Overview
Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are currently looking to add a Senior Support Worker to our team in Rugby, Warwickshire.
We are recruiting proactive, motivated, and professional Senior Support Workers to provide person centred support at our supported living service in Rugby. You will be supporting service users with a vast range of support needs, including mental health needs such as psychosis, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, self-harm, and personality disorders; physical disabilities; alcohol and substance misuse; Autism; brain injuries; epilepsy; learning disabilities; and health needs, visual and hearing impairments.
You will contribute to inspiring the people we support to pursue opportunities for personal development and engagement within their local communities, enabling them to lead a fulfilling and valued life.
About the service
Lanchester Court is an exciting new build supported living complex for 17 people, comprising self-contained bungalows and town-house flats within walking distance of Rugby town centre. This modern Housing with Care and Support service delivers a safe and supportive environment for people to thrive within.
Senior Support Worker Duties
* Develop and sustain warm and trusting relationships with service users.
* Enable service users to gain independence, confidence and competence in areas such as social skills/relationships, personal care and hygiene, daily living and more.
* Monitor, review and evaluate protocols for people with complex needs in line with person centred plans.
* Assist service users in the administration and monitoring of prescribed medication following the Scheme's Medication Policy.
* Offer support and supervision to junior staff, relief staff, students and volunteers as appropriate, under direction of the Supported Living Manager.
Qualifications and Experience
You must have at least one year’s experience in supporting people with a learning disability. Full training offered.
Vacancy Reference Number: 86576
Employment Details and Benefits
Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS. We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold.
Application Instructions
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the vacancy reference number above. To apply, please read the job description and complete the online application form using the links above. You can also download a copy of our application form. Completed applications must be submitted to our Head Office address or emailed to the provided address. If you have not received a response within 10 working days of the closing date, please consider the application unsuccessful. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying. If you require advice on completing your application form, please call 0161 236 0829.
Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS
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