Senior Support Worker – Lead Care & Independence (40h)

New-Chapters-Support-and-Wellbeing; West of England; Presencial; GBP 16.000 - 22.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive pay

Free wellbeing support

Online wellbeing hub & training

Blue Light Card eligibility

Birthday gift

NVQ funding support

Descripción de la vacante

New Chapters invites applications for a full-time Senior Support Worker in the Lockleaze area of Bristol. The role is 40 hours per week, with shifts typically 12 or 14 hours and potential for sleep-ins.

The pay rate is £13.75 per hour, with a focus on supporting adults with autism, learning disabilities, and related needs in a supported living setting. The successful candidate will lead the team, mentor staff, maintain care plans, and ensure a high standard of care.

Formación

• Experience as a Senior Support Worker or in a similar role within a supported living setting.
• Experience managing, supervising or mentoring team members.
• Excellent communication and listening skills, including supporting people who use different methods of communication.
• Good standards of English, literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
• Commitment to ongoing personal development and training.

Responsabilidades

• Supervise the effective running of the service when the management team are off-site.
• Educate, inform, training and mentoring new and existing team members as requested by the management team.
• Support auditing and quality assurance processes.
• Encourage the people we support to participate in activities and pursue their interests.
• Coordinate planned activities and appointments using personalised rotas and liaising with relevant individuals and organisations.
• Assist with personal care, including bathing, dressing, toileting and grooming, maintaining dignity and privacy, or supporting individuals to undertake these tasks independently where appropriate.
• Implement behaviour management strategies when required.
• Maintain a clean, safe and welcoming environment.
• Update and maintain accurate records and take the lead in developing care plans.

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Communication skills

Empathy

English literacy

IT skills

Descripción del empleo

New Chapters invites applications for a full-time Senior Support Worker in the Lockleaze area of Bristol. The role is 40 hours per week, with shifts typically 12 or 14 hours and potential for sleep-ins.

The pay rate is £13.75 per hour, with a focus on supporting adults with autism, learning disabilities, and related needs in a supported living setting. The successful candidate will lead the team, mentor staff, maintain care plans, and ensure a high standard of care.