New Chapters is a family-run service that offers vulnerable adults the opportunity to live independently but in a supported environment.
We are seeking two dedicated and caring senior support workers to not only provide support to a person with complex needs but also to supervise and mentor other colleagues. Work will be carried out in a supported living environment in the Severn Beach and Kimberley Road areas of Bristol.
If you want to make a difference working within a caring, close-knit team while also receiving competitive pay and benefits, we could be for you.
About the role
The people we support may have autism, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, epilepsy, mental health concerns and complex needs, and may display behaviour that challenges.
Responsibilities include:
* Encouraging the people we support to participate in their chosen activity or follow their interests, which will involve assisting them in the community.
* Co-ordinating scheduled activities for the people we support, using personalised rotas, liaising with others and ensuring facilitated activities and appointments are attended.
* Assisting with personal care, including bathing, dressing, toileting, and grooming, while respecting dignity and privacy, and/or supporting or prompting service users to undertake their personal care (as appropriate).
* Implementing behaviour management strategies when necessary.
* Educating, informing, training and mentoring new/existing team members, at the request of the locality manager.
* Supervising the effective running of the service in the locality manager's absence.
* Supporting the locality manager with auditing processes.
Shifts are typically 12 or 14 hours and we expect our support workers to carry out sleep-in shifts regularly (perhaps once a week). Sleep-ins are paid extra.
Requirements
* Experience as a senior support worker (or demonstrable experience of mentoring other team members) in a care setting.
* A genuine desire to work with people who have mental health concerns, learning disabilities and/or display challenging behaviour.
* The ability to remain calm, empathetic and level-headed in all situations, particularly if faced with challenging behaviour.
* Excellent communication and listening skills, as you will be supporting people who use various methods of communication.
* Good basic comprehension of the English language, literacy and numerical skills.
* Ongoing commitment to your own personal development and training.
Unfortunately, we cannot sponsor visas, so we can only progress your application if you have the authority to work in the UK without visa sponsorship from us.
There are many great reasons to join our team
* Competitive pay of £13.75 per hour, with the opportunity to earn more through sleep-ins.
* A free employee assistance helpline.
* Access to a wellbeing hub and online training through our employee training platform and eligibility to join the Blue Light Card scheme.
* A gift voucher for your birthday and a long-service reward.
* Support to gain NVQs (while government funding lasts).
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £13.75 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Application question(s):
* Which role would you prefer: the one in Severn Beach, the one in Kimberley Rd or either?
* Unfortunately, we cannot sponsor visas. Do you have the authority to work in the UK without visa sponsorship from us?
* Why would you like to work for New Chapters Support and Wellbeing as a Senior Support Worker?
* This role is 40 hours a week, plus the possibility of a sleep in. Are you happy with this?
Work Location: In person