Senior Support Worker - Social Care - Day Centre

Eco Wings & Nights LTD; Leigh on Sea; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Eco Wings & Nights LTD is seeking a Senior Support Worker for a day centre in Leigh on Sea, UK. The role involves supervising a team, planning activities, and delivering personal care to young adults with disabilities or learning difficulties.

The post requires a background in Health & Social Care and, ideally, an NVQ level 3 or willingness to complete it. Training for medication administration and other care tasks will be provided as needed.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or willingness to complete.
• Experience in a supervisory role within social care.
• Ability to provide personal care and support activities for young adults.

Responsibilities

• Assist the manager with supervisory duties within the team.
• Create timetables of activities and outings for the young adults.
• Provide personal care and assist with meals and daily routines.
• Be aware of medication needs and assist with administration after training.
• Cover Team Leaders during annual leave or sickness and support/cover clubs.
• Ensure records and communication books are completed daily and logged.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Personal care

Medication administration

Education

NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Senior Support Worker - Social Care - Day Centre

Would you like to lead a team to enhance the lives of young adults with additional needs?

We have an opportunity to join our team at our day centre, providing and support for young adults with disabilities/ learning difficulties/ challenging behaviour, and to support the Management.

Duties of a Senior Support Worker will include assisting the manager in supervisory responsibilities within the team, creating timetables of activities/ outings for the young adults in our care, personal care and maintaining the welfare of the young people alongside having understanding and commitment that this care is provided in line with the legislation, policy and ethos as required by Eco Wings.

Ideally you will have NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care (or be wiling to complete this) or above and experience in a supervisory role within social care.

Personal and Social Care

• 1. Assist and provide personal care to any of the young people.
• 2. Assist the young people when eating their lunch/ food/ drinks
• 3. Be aware of all young adults who require medication.
• 4. Administer routine and emergency medication as and when required. (Once training has been completed)
• 5. Tube Feeding (Once training has been completed)
• 6. Ensure the centre is cleaned and kept to a good standard, completing all cleaning that is required each day. Ensure rooms are clean and tidy at the end of each day.
• 7. Setting the rooms up for activities.
• 8. To cover Team Leaders annual leave or sickness.
• 9. To help support/ cover clubs alongside the Team Leaders.
• 10. To ensure young people’s bags are checked for medication and it is signed in/ out according to policy.
• 11. Assist the young people in activities.
• 12. Assist the young people in the preparation on meals and drinks.
• Communicate with the young people in an effective manner according to their needs.
• 13. Assist and support young people to use their specific equipment and physiotherapy/ other plans

• 1. Prepare and present displays of young people’s work
• 2. Support in photocopying and other tasks in order to support sessions.
• 3. Undertake other duties from time to time as the manager required.
• 4. Assist Team Leader in planning sessions for each term and holiday.
• 6. Ensure communication books are completed correctly at the end of the day and go home with the young person.
• 7. Ensure all logs/ Reports are on the Cloud before you leave at the end of the day.