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Potens; Weymouth (MA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (24/7)

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Potens is seeking a Senior Support Worker at Apple Tree House in Weymouth to support a team and contribute to care plans for children with learning difficulties and autism. A full manual or automatic driver’s licence is essential due to service needs.

Role includes inductions, on-the-job mentoring, and being part of an on-call system with the management team. Shifts include mornings, afternoons, nights, weekends, and bank holidays as required.

Qualifications

• Must be a driver with a full (not provisional) manual or automatic licence due to service needs.

Responsibilities

• You will support a team of staff members and will be completing inductions for new members of the team.
• You will also support with training and development through mentoring and on-the-job supervisions.
• You will be contributing to the young person’s care plans, risk assessments, their review and implementation to provide effective strategies to assist the young people we support to achieve their identified outcomes.
• You will be part of an on-call system for the home, along with the Registered Manager and Deputy Manager.
• Our young people have a mix of interests and different levels of independence; you will be supporting with daily tasks to increase their confidence levels and everyday skills.
• You will support the children to have fun and engage in learning.
• You will be cooking, cleaning and supporting with everyday tasks, depending on the child’s ability.
• Personal care will also be involved.

Skills

Driver

Job description

We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity here at Potens for a Senior Support Worker!

Please note that sponsorship is not available for this role.

Must be a driver with a full (not provisional) manual or automatic licence due to service needs.

Apple Tree House is a residential, Ofsted Registered ‘Good’ children’s service situated on the on the outskirts of Weymouth, Dorset. Here we support 4 children aged 8 to 18.

Apple Tree House has been carefully adapted to provide specialist accommodation for children and young people with moderate to severe learning difficulties, autism, ADHD and associated behavioural challenges.

What we’ll give you:

• £14.10 per hour.
• 42 hours per week.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Confidential, supportive Employee Assistance Programme, accessible 24/7.
• Paid comprehensive learning and development opportunities so we can invest in your future – including internal leadership competency sessions and recognised qualifications (level 2 to level 5 NVQ in Health & Social Care).
• Access to attractive and exclusive employee benefits including savings on shopping, leisure, and household expenses.

What you’ll be doing:

• You will support a team of staff members and will be completing inductions for new members of the team.
• You will also support with training and development through mentoring and on-the-job supervisions.
• You will be contributing to the young person’s care plans, risk assessments, their review and implementation to provide effective strategies to assist the young people we support to achieve their identified outcomes.
• You will be part of an on-call system for the home, along with the Registered Manager and Deputy Manager.
• Our young people have a mix of interests and different levels of independence; you will be supporting with daily tasks to increase their confidence levels and everyday skills.
• You will support the children to have fun and engage in learning.
• You will be cooking, cleaning and supporting with everyday tasks, depending on the child’s ability.
• Personal care will also be involved.

We make the most of being close to the seaside and local amenities. We enjoy days out together, shopping, visiting the cinema and take part in and encourage the children’s interests.

Shifts will include 7 am to 2 pm, 2 pm to 9 pm and Waking Nights 9 pm to 9 am. Weekend and Bank holiday working is also required.

To be discussed at Interview / Next stage depending on experience.