Senior Support Worker - CB

Job description

*Job Title: * Senior Support Worker

*Location: * Carisbrooke

*Contract: * Full Time

*Hours: * 37.5 hours per week

*Salary: *£ 18,915.00

*Recruiter Contact Details: * /

*Additional Information*: This Role is Shift Work (early 7am-3pm, late 3pm-10pm, sleep in 10pm-7am)

*Who are we?*

Choice Care Group is one of the largest Health and Social Care providers in the UK and we are looking for caring, committed and passionate Support Workers in your area.

*Where would I work?*

*Carisbrooke* provides residential support for six adults with severe learning disabilities and associated complex needs. The home has six en-suite bedrooms, (three on the ground floor and three on the first floor). On the ground floor there is also a separate bathroom, kitchen, dining room, large lounge and conservatory, leading out to a safe, secure garden with its own 'sensory' summer house.

*What does a senior support worker do?*

The role of a senior support will involve supporting adults with learning disabilities and/or Mental Health Disorders and complex needs in a supported living service environment and out in the community providing a high standard of care and support. Supporting someone with learning disability isn't just personal care, you could be taking people shopping, cinema, bowling, spending days on trips out and many more activities.

Experience essential and a QCF level 2 or equivalent desirable. Duties involve taking the lead in supporting adults with learning disabilities in all aspects of their lives, assisting with their care and educational needs, in their own homes and out in the community. You will also be supervising and advising less experienced staff and assisting in the overall management of the service and medication administration.

The position requires extensive knowledge, including supervisory experience working within Adult Social Care. You will need to have a professional approach with the ability to organise and prioritise. Good knowledge of relevant codes of practice and legislation.

*What experience do I need?*

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have previous experience working with people with learning disabilities or other disadvantaged groups. If you are caring, kind and want to work in a job that is genuinely rewarding, this is for you. We will train and mentor you to become a highly skilled professional. We offer all our training in house free of charge and set a career path for you from day one.

*What are the benefits?*

23 days Annual Leave (including Bank Holidays), Pension, Health Assured - Employee Support Line to Support you and your Family, Introduce Friend Bonus, Management Development Academy, Complex in house Training.

Discounts on: Cinema, Top High Street Brands and Restaurants, Gym Memberships, Train tickets, Mobile Phone contracts, Apple products, Theme Parks and many more!

_We reserve right to close this advert before closing deadline if we interview and offer the right candidate. Apply now to avoid disappointment._

*COVID-19 considerations: *
*As a health and social care company we have a rigorous COVID-19 policy in place and access to medical-grade PPE.*

Reference ID: EL000

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £18,915.00 per year

Application question(s):
* Are you prepared to have both vaccines prior to 11th November?
* If not , do you have a medical exemption letter from you GP?

Experience:
* care assistant: 2 years (preferred)