Senior Support Worker

Location

Tadley, Hampshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Role Description

Senior Support Worker

Please note: If you require a Visa to work in the UK, SeeAbility is currently unable to support any sponsorship requests

• Location:Fir Tree Lodge, Tadley, Hampshire
• Salary: £25,740 per year + Benefits 
• Hours:37.5 hours per week, Monday to Sunday on a shift rota basis
• Employment type:Full- Time, Permanent

Are you ready to progress your career and use the skills you have gained?

Can you keep calm in a crisis and have had exposure to behaviours that challenge?

Do you live in the local area and have the Right to Work in the UK?

Do you drive and hold a manual UK Licence?

If you have answered YES to the above, you could be exactly what we are looking for. Come and be part of something extraordinary!

We are on the lookout for Senior Support Workers who are calm, patient, and resilient. You will need to be able to drive andhave a consistent approach to assisting the people we support to engage in the interests they love. 

Furthermore, as Senior Support Workeryou will: 

• You'll be a strong team player with the ability to lead by example, being professional, patient and calm under pressure with experience of providing extraordinary support
• You'll supervise daily outputs and assist the deputy manager in managing staff performance, development and appraisals
• You'll have A QCF in Health & Social Care level 2 Diploma (or equivalent) with willingness to undertake a level 3 in Health & Social Care and demonstrate reasonable knowledge of regulatory standards for supported/residential living.
• Take personal responsibility for the quality of care and assistance delivered to the people you will care for
  
• Help the people you will assist plan towards and achieve both short and long term aims
• Plan and be in favour of activities, such as vacations, learning and social engagements always being creative and exploring new opportunities 
  
• Ensure the people, you will assist and their families, are treated with respect, dignity, and equality
• Work in accordance with SeeAbility’s values

We are looking for someone who can devote 37.5 hours per week and are willing to work on a shift rota basis, covering mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Who will you be supporting?

At Fir Tree Lodge, we support 10 people with learning and physical disabilities, sight loss, complex health conditions including epilepsy, cerebral palsy and autism.

The people we support enjoy going out for fun activities such as day trips to the seaside or to music concerts, bowling, accessible adventure playground, discos and the Active Life Centre! They also enjoy the comfort of their own home, each bedroom has a fully accessible ensuite bathroom, we also have a separate hydro-bath. They also watch movies, love cooking/baking (and tasting the end result!), gardening for the lovely smells from the herbs and flowers, foot spa and pamper sessions, sensory sessions and stories. 

Each person we support has access to the Penney Centre, located next door, which includes activity/therapy rooms such as a Sensory Room, Music Room, Art & Craft room and Cooking area.

If you are looking to make a real difference, Fir Tree Lodgeis the place for you!

Responsibilities

• Providing direct support when displaying behaviours to enable them to participate in a wide range of activities
• Ensure good working practice including understanding and awareness of health and safety
• To promote independence and develop skills whilst assisting with all tasks necessary to ensure positive life experiences
• To work positively with other agencies, parents, carers, and other services to ensure person-centred support
• Develop and contribute to the maintenance of  records and support plans and function as a Key Worker when required
• To support and maintain a clean-living environment appropriate to meet their individual needs
• To participate in regular and ongoing training relevant to needs
• Manage daily activities such as personal care; laundry; meal preparation; medication and administration

Our Benefits

Your rewards

Our colleagues at SeeAbility are extremely valued, and so everyone has access to a fantastic package of benefits.

Your extraordinary opportunities

• Leadership development academyand talent programme for the next steps in your career
• Fully paid essential training
• Funded professional qualifications– Care Certificate, QCF levels 2-5 available
• Annual excellence awards
• Long service awardsand recognition
• Quarterly 1:1s: Opportunity to discuss your progress and your future
• We are aLiving Wage Employer
• Free Winter Breakfast Club – January to March

Your work-life balance

• 28 days holiday (incl. bank holidays), increasing to 36 days with long service (1 extra day for each year of service)
• Life events - Time off when you need it most
• Flexible working- We are up for anything that works for your team and the wider organisation

Your money goes further

• Discounts and cashbackat hundreds of shops, restaurants, and activities
• Eligible for Blue Light Card discounts
• Save 10%on monthly bus travel
• Pay reviewsand commitment to pay competitive rates
• Employer contributory pension scheme- Support and tools to help you make the right decisions about your future 
• Refer a friend and receive £600 (Support Workers to Deputy only)
• Paid DBSand renewals
• Season ticket loans
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounted mobile phone options

Your wellbeing counts

• Life assurance of 2x annual salary
• Organisational Sick Pay Scheme after 6 months service starting at 2 weeks and increases with service up to 12 weeks at 3 years' service
• Free 24/7 employee assistance programmefor advice and support
• Free eye care vouchers
• Discounted gym membership 

Training and Development

At SeeAbility, we fully support your training and development. You will start with an extensive Induction programme and throughout your probationary period you have face-to-face training, e-learning, and guidance to support you whilst in your new role.

Your continued development is important to us, therefore, SeeAbility offer the means to progress your career, your way! You will learn and have support in your role, and have the opportunity achieve professional qualifications - Care Certificate, QCF levels 2-5, which are funded by SeeAbility!

Safer Recruitment and Diversity

SeeAbility safeguards and promotes the welfare of the young people and adults we support. Therefore, we collaborate with successful candidates to complete appropriate vetting checks prior to joining.

SeeAbility is committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion among our workforces. We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and the people we support.

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£25.74k per annum