Senior Support Worker

Senior Support Worker

Surrey
About the Organisation
Our client enables those with disabilities, their families, and their carers to lead fulfilling lives.

They offer a diverse range of services for all ages and abilities.

Their wonderful site houses three specialist buildings, each with great facilities and services. They also offer many activities such as trips out, art, baking, swimming, and much more!
They are now looking for a Senior Support Worker to join them on a full-time, permanent basis, working 36 hours per week between 6:30am and 10pm.
The Benefits
- Salary of £27,031.68 per annum

- A culture of progression and development

- 38 days’ annual leave (including Bank Holidays) to support a healthy work/life balance
- A wide range of professional development opportunities
This is an incredible opportunity for a qualified Carer with supervisory experience to make a huge difference to the lives of young people.
 

Joining a dedicated team, you’ll enable our client to achieve their vision of a world which is inclusive to all, regardless of ability, making a difference to countless lives across the country.
What’s more, they pride themselves on their employee experience, many of their staff have exceptional lengths of service. They are committed to inclusivity and over the years they have had many employees working for them who were previously attending their nursery and therapy services.  

So, if you’re ready to advance your career and join the team, our client would love to hear from you!

The Role
As a Senior Support Worker, you will support and ensure the safety of the young people using our client’s service that offers a home away from home environment with additional support to enhance the skills and understandings of young people.
Planning and delivering leisure activities, you will help young people work towards their individual goals, alongside preparing their meals and refreshments and administering medication.
You will also provide exceptional leadership to your team, carrying out risk assessments and ensuring they are actively working towards the goals of those they support and meeting their health needs.
 

Please note, due to our client’s open and collaborative working environment and the nature of their work with children and adults with disabilities, all office-based roles can experience periods of elevated noise levels and some elements of disruption.

About You
To be considered as a Senior Support Worker, you will need:
- Experience of working with children and/or young people in a work setting or voluntary basis in a supervisor role
- Knowledge of safeguarding and data protection

- Good IT skills
- To hold, or be willing to work towards, the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or an equivalent level 3 qualification e.g., NVQ Child Care, Health and Social Care

Please note, successful applicants will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check.
Other organisations may call this role Senior Care Assistant, Lead Care Assistant, Senior Care Worker, or Senior Healthcare Assistant.
Webrecruit and our clients are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you’d like to step into a rewarding and engaging role as a Senior Support Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.