Support Worker

VOYAGE CARE; Oldbury; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Evening/weekend pay bonus

Overtime Premium

Stream access

Blue Light Card

Doctor line

Cash plans

Retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care in Oldbury is seeking a dedicated Senior Support Worker to lead our residential service and help people gain independence in daily life. You will support the Manager with day-to-day supervision, allocate shifts, induct new colleagues, and monitor care delivery to ensure high standards.

We value the right experience and compassion: prior Senior Support Worker experience, a Health & Social Care Level 3, and experience supporting individuals with distress, trauma or mental health needs.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Senior Support Worker.
• Health & Social Care Level 3 qualification.
• Experience supporting individuals requiring enhanced support, including distress or trauma.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day supervision of the service.
• Allocate shifts and induct new colleagues.
• Support with supervision and training.
• Order medication and assist with finances.
• Maintain high standards of care and safeguarding.

Skills

Senior Support Worker experience

Health & Social Care Level 3

Behaviour support & trauma awareness

Education

Health & Social Care Level 3

Job description

Senior Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support are at the heart of our management teams. We're currently searching for a fantastic Senior Support Worker to join us in leading our residential service in Oldbury. This service is a welcoming and friendly environment with a dynamic team that supports a fantastic group of people!, As a Senior Support Worker with us you'll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst assisting the Manager with the day-to-day supervision and management of the service. You could be allocating shifts, booking in training, inducting new colleagues, supporting with supervision's, ordering medication and ensuring the people we support are supported to manage their finances. You'll never lose sight of why you choose to do this, as our Seniors are still at the heart of providing day-to-day support.

We're interested in our Senior Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Seniors should have previous experience as a Senior Support Worker and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care as well as experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviour's of distress, mental health conditions, and people who have experienced trauma.

We embrace people's differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you've got the passion to make someone's life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career. We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.

Join Voyage Care and Feel Valued, we reward your dedication with:

• Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Stream - giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
• Funded Blue Light Card - hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
• 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
• Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
• Enhanced retirement leave
• Long service awards