Overview
Senior Support Worker · Location: Melksham · Pay Rate starting at: £13.34ph + Enhancements · Contract: 30 hours
Typical shifts are on a rota basis, Monday to Sunday.
Benefits
* 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)
* Wagestream – 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
* 24/7/365 doctor line for colleagues and their families
* Access to cash plans for colleagues, which also covers their families
* Enhanced retirement leave
* Long service awards
Role Summary
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. This service is a welcoming and friendly environment with a dynamic team that supports a fantastic group of people.
As a Senior Support Worker, you’ll help people gain more independence in their daily lives, while assisting the Manager with day-to-day supervision and management of the service. Responsibilities may include allocating shifts, booking in training, inducting new colleagues, supporting supervision, ordering medications, and ensuring the people we support are helped to manage their finances. You’ll keep sight of why you do this, as our seniors remain at the heart of day-to-day support.
This is an amazing role for someone who wants to make a difference to the lives of others, whether that’s helping colleagues grow in confidence or supporting the people we serve to meet their goals.
Qualifications & Experience
We’re looking for Senior Support Workers with the right experience and values. For this service, 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 behaviours of distress, mental health conditions, autism, forensic histories and people who have experienced trauma.
Why choose us?
We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You. If you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can provide the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career. We offer excellent training from induction onward, with opportunities for promotion and progression, plus job security in a sector-leading organisation.
Don’t hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we’re supporting. All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.
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