Senior Support Worker - Days And/Or Nights

Medsolve are currently hiring for an amazing company who are looking for full time, dedicated Senior Support Workersto provide quality, person-centred support to Children and Young people who require structure in their lives in the Teesside area.

This is a Permanent role, and we offer a salary of £13.00 per hour. Please note we do NOT offer sponsorship.

Shift pattern is Days and/or Nights (12 hour Shifts).

Look below at the many benefits on offer:

• NVQ 2,3,4,5 free training.
• Progression opportunities
• Access to gym & spa memberships
• Access to discounts at over 100 shopping outlets
• Same day GP appointments.
• Birthday bonus £25
• Career progression and mentoring.

We are committed to finding individuals who want to make a real difference to young people’s lives - people that are passionate, committed and invest in all that they do to achieve their potential and support others to do so.

As a Senior Support Worker, you will work alongside the Manager in managing the home in an effective, confidential manner whilst supporting our young people to progress positively through receiving encouragement, understanding, care and patience. You will work with external agencies and attend relevant meetings as necessary. All daily and specific paperwork will need to be completed to a high standard.

You will undertake duties specific to Senior Support Workers such as updating risk assessments, completing supervisions, supporting training plus offering support in daily tasks.

We are looking for Senior Support Workers with some of the following skills and attributes:

• Right to Work in the UK
• 6 Months+ UK experience of working within a similar setting
• 5 years of professional references
• Enhanced DBS, subscribed to the update service (or willing to get one)
• Relevant Qualifications (desirable)
• Driver (or willing to learn)
• level 3 Diploma in Social Care (0-18 year olds) Will require no further NVQ.
• Next Desirable Qualifications
• level 3 Diploma in Adult social care (Will require doing 3 units of Residential Care level three NVQ)
• No Qualifications requires full level 3 NVQ in Residential Childcare (17 Units)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £13.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Employee mentoring programme
• Gym membership
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Store discount

Day range:

• Monday to Friday

Physical setting:

• Residential home

Shift:

• Day shift
• Night shift

Experience:

• Residential Care home: 1 year (required)
• Working with Children: 1 year (required)
• Leadership: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)
• NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Location:

• Stockton-on-Tees, Durham (required)

Work Location: In person