SENIOR SUPPORT WORKER - ADULTS & CHILDREN

Standard Nursing Agency; Brent (FL); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly pay

Pension scheme

Referral bonus

Supportive team

Job summary

Standard Nursing Agency is urgently seeking an experienced Senior Support Worker for the Brent area. The role involves two days per week in the office for client visits, initial assessments, and care plan reviews, plus the rest of the week in the community delivering care to service users with complex needs in homes or community settings.

The ideal candidate will be compassionate, reliable, with strong communication and writing skills.

Qualifications

• Experience with PEG feeding, stoma care, and using hoists and moving/handling equipment.
• Medication management and epilepsy care experience.
• Ability to provide personal care with dignity and respect; strong written and spoken communication.

Responsibilities

• Write initial assessments and review care plans.
• Maintain excellent communication and precise written records.
• Assist with domestic tasks and personal care.
• Identify individual needs and provide appropriate support.
• Help service users maintain health and hygiene.
• Report incidents to Line Manager.
• Keep records per policy and procedures.

Skills

PEG feeding

Stoma care

Hoisting equipment

Medication management

Epilepsy management

Catheter care

Personal care with dignity

Strong communication

Nursing background desirable

Report writing

Learning Disability & Autism Support

Managing Challenging Behaviour

Adult complex needs & disabilities

Education

NVQ Level 3/4 in Health and Social Care

Tools

Moving & handling equipment

Job description

Standard Nursing Agency is urgently seeking experienced Senior Support Worker for the Brent area. We are looking for a Senior Support Worker to work 2 days per week in the office, carrying out client visits, completing initial assessments, reviewing care plans, and conducting spot checks and the rest of the week to work in the community providing care to Service users. The Senior Support Worker we are looking for must also be compassionate and reliable individual who would be able to provide exceptional standard of care and support to Service Users with complex care needs in their homes or community settings.

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience with PEG feeding
• Stoma care
• Safe use of hoists and other moving & handling equipment
• Medication management
• Epilepsy management
• Catheter care
• Ability to provide personal care with dignity and respect
• Strong communication, professionalism, and reliability
• Nursing background is desirable (but not essential)
• Require minimum 2 years’ experience in the role of Senior Support Worker
• Report writing
• Learning Disability & Autism Support
• Management of Challenging Behaviour
• Adult complex needs & disabilities
• Behaviour Management
• Be able to provide support the Service Users in the home and wider community
• Good understanding of Safeguarding
  
  

Other Requirements

• You must be eligible to work in the UK
• NVQ Level 3 or 4 in Health and Social Care.
  
  

Main Duties

• Candidate must have experience writing initial assessments, reviewing care plans
• Must have excellent communication and written skills.
• To undertake practical tasks as required, this may include, cooking, washing up, laundry duties and other related activities.
• To assist the service user with domestic and personal care.
• To assist in the identification of individual needs and ensure that appropriate support is provided to meet these needs.
• To assist/enable service users to maintain high standards of health care and personal hygiene.
• To report any incidents and complaints to your Line Manager.
• To keep accurate records of individuals as laid down in policies and procedures
• To undertake any task as required, in consideration for the changing needs of the service.
  
  

What We Can Offer In Return Are

• Competitive hourly rates of pay.
• Workplace Pension scheme.
• Referral fee of £25.00.
• Dedicated and highly supportive team throughout your employment.
  
  

As part of the recruitment process we will check your right to work, professional qualifications and mandatory training certificates. All relevant documents will be requested prior to interview. The successful candidate will be required to provide two satisfactory professional or educational references and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring service formerly known as CRB.