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Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker looking to elevate your career, where you can make a real difference and change lives for the better? If so, join Felbrigg House and provide care for Service Users with Learning Disabilities and Autism. You will be key in supporting individuals to lead a full and valued life. It’s a career that you can take pride in.
At Felbrigg House, you will have the chance to develop your skills and career. With a range of courses on offer, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.
What You Will Be Doing
You will join an inclusive, supportive team that provides care to people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. You will use your knowledge and skills to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society. As a Senior Support Worker, your key responsibilities will include organising and overseeing the smooth running of a shift, ensuring the well-being of all service users, responding to any challenges or concerns, and supervising support staff.
It can be a challenging environment, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. It is rewarding to see people improve because of your work. No two days are the same, offering a diverse work environment. The rota includes days, nights, and weekend shifts to ensure a well-balanced team effort. Permanent, full-time employment, 37.5 hours. Shifts are 07:00–14:30 and 14:00–21:30.
As a Senior Support Worker You Will Have
* Experience as Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience from a learning disability and autism residential setting and NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
* Leadership skills and experience
* Strong empathy and a caring, compassionate nature
* Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene
* Excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
* Ability to deal with challenging behaviours
* Positive and professional approach
* Reliability, flexibility, hard-working and honest
Where you will be working: Location: St Alphege Road, Dover, Kent CT16 2PU
What You Will Get
* Annual base salary of £26,130 (£13.40 hourly pay)
* 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off
* Free meals and parking in local streets
* Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain work-life balance
* Career development and training
* Pension contribution
* Life Assurance
* Enhanced Maternity Package
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and offers.
About Your Next Employer
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a network of over 90 services across England and Wales. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network across 10 countries. It is a Disability Confident employer and follows safer recruitment practices; all staff understand it is each person’s responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Other
Industry: Hospitals and Health Care
EEO statement: Elysium Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive recruitment.
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