Senior Support Worker Male

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team dedicated to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. As a Senior Support Worker, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the lives of vulnerable residents. Your responsibilities will include supervising shifts, ensuring wellbeing, and leading a dedicated team in a dynamic environment. This role offers a diverse work experience with opportunities for career growth and personal development. Enjoy a rewarding career where your efforts lead to meaningful progress and positive change in the lives of those you support.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Free meals

Free parking

Wellbeing support

Career development opportunities

Pension contributions

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Retail discounts

Special offers

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience.
• Leadership skills and ability to handle challenging behaviours.

Responsibilities

• Organising and overseeing the smooth running of shifts.
• Ensuring the wellbeing of all service users and responding to challenges.
• Supervising support staff and organising activities.

Skills

Empathy

Leadership

Communication Skills

Flexibility

Compassion

Resilience

Ability to Handle Challenging Behaviours

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

What you will be doing

You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

As a Senior Support Worker, some of your key responsibilities will include organising and overseeing the smooth running of a shift, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to any challenges or concerns, supervising support staff, organising activities, administering medication, communicating with families and professionals, overseeing daily reports, managing budgets, completing financial audits, and conducting H&S checks.

It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance are important. It is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of your support; achieving progress that they couldn’t last week.

No two days are the same in this role, offering plenty of engagement and motivation. While there's a degree of routine, you can expect a diverse work environment. Our rota includes days, nights, and weekend shifts to ensure a well-balanced team effort.

As a Senior Support Worker, you will have:

• Experience as a Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience in a learning disability and autism residential setting, holding the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care.
• Leadership skills and experience
• Strong empathy and a caring, compassionate nature
• Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene
• Excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
• Ability to handle challenging behaviours
• A positive and professional approach
• Reliability, flexibility, hard work, and honesty
• Must be local or within a commutable distance

You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time.

20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visas cannot be accepted.

Where you will be working

Location: 185 Arabella Drive, Roehampton, London, SW15 5LH

Arabella Drive is part of our learning disability and autism division, providing support for people who may have severe learning disabilities, autism, and behaviours that may be considered challenging due to their diagnosis. Residents may also have profound and multiple communication difficulties, sensory impairments, and physical health issues.

What you will get:

• Annual Salary of £25,350
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking on local streets
• Wellbeing support and activities to help maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Career development and training opportunities
• Pension contributions
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

Additional benefits include retail discounts, special offers, and more.