Senior Support Worker

If you care for others without a second thought, and are looking for a rewarding career, where you can make a difference and change lives for the better and enjoy a £500 welcome bonus, then a Senior Support Worker at Walcott House could be the right choice for you.
It's a career that you can take pride in while enjoying the satisfaction of helping people and seeing them improve. It's what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

As an experienced Senior Support Worker from the NHS or private sector, you'll receive training to join the team, where you will be valued and supported, with career development opportunities available.

What you will be doing:
You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. Whether you have experience as a Care Assistant or Care Worker, you will use your knowledge and skills to help support people lead a valued and fulfilled life.
It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. But it is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn't do last week.
You will have access to the Elysium Wellbeing team, which is on hand to keep you feeling great; be it a chat,or group activities.
With a huge range of courses that will help you grow and succeed, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.
Where you will be working:

Location: 12 Annandale Avenue, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 2EU
Walcott House is part of our learning disability and autism division and provides a specialist residential service for men and women with a range of learning disabilities, including autism and sensory communication impairments.
The House provides spacious accommodation and communal areas. There are nine full en-suite bedrooms, two lounges, a sensory room and a fully enclosed gardens. It is situated in Bognor Regis in West Sussex.

Shifts are as follows: Early: 7am-2.30pm, Late:2pm-9.30pm. We can discuss the long day if you prefer: 7am-9.30pm. Weekends are on a rota basis.

*You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time. 20-hour Student Visa's cannot be accepted. No visa sponsorship.

What you will have:

• Ideally have Senior Support Worker/Team Leader Support Worker.
• The ability to show strong empathy, a caring and compassionate nature
• Willing to support the resident with the personal hygiene
• People skills, communication skills and a good sense of humour
• Willingness to deal with the challenging behaviour
• A positive & professional approach
• Reliability, flexibility, hard work and honesty
• Team working ethos aligned to our company values

What you will get:

• Annual Salary of £23,244
• Enjoy a £500 welcome bonus
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave - plus your birthday off!
• Free meals
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Flexible working opportunities
• Enhanced Maternity Package

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.
About your next employer:
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.