Senior Support Worker - Rosemont/Waterside
We have an opportunity for a full time (37.5 hours) Senior Support Worker at our supported living services, Waterside (Chesham) and Rosemont (Princes Risborough). You will be working an equal split across both schemes.
Both Waterside and Rosemont are shared supported living homes which are home to five and four people respectively aged between 31 and 63.
Working as part of a dedicated team, your role as a Senior Support Worker is to assist the manager to promote high standards of practice and appropriate support. You will provide leadership, direct line management supervision and support to a number of care & support staff and provide frontline support delivery to the people we support, whilst covering shifts on a rota basis.
About you:
We are looking for someone withexperience in the care or support sector, who brings a can-do attitude and a genuine desire to help others thrive.
You will also need to:
Communicate effectively and adapt to different needs and preferences
Be flexible and reliable, able to work shifts including weekends and bank holidays
This role also includes one shift per week of completing a sleep in.
Work well as part of a team and independently
Be committed to equality, diversity, and person-centred care
Hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work which includes business insuranceIt is essential that you have strong IT skills, hold a full UK driving licence, have access to a vehicle for work purposes and are happy to do sleep-ins. (an allowance for £52.78 per sleep in is paid)
Hightown Benefits:
Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year, including statutory bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service
£27,828 pa for a 37.5 hour a week contract
Workplace pension scheme and life assurance of three times your annual salary
Mileage paid for car usage
Fully paid DBS
Annual bonus based on satisfactory performance
Monthly attendance bonus and annual salary and cost of living review
Ongoing professional development and training to help you deliver outstanding support
Employee assistance helplineAppointment to this position will be subject to satisfactory right to work, enhanced DBS, reference and medical checks.
We are an Equal Opportunities & Disability Confident Employer