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Senior Support Worker

Service Care Solutions - Healthcare
Posted 6 hours ago, valid for 15 days
Location

Blackburn, Lancashire BB1 8PE

Salary

£20,000 - £24,000 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • Service Care Solutions is seeking Senior Support Workers for a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Step Down/Supported Living Service in Lancashire.
  • Candidates must have experience working within Child and Adolescent Services (CAMHS) and as a Senior Support Worker in a mental health setting.
  • The role involves providing care and support to children with challenging behaviors, acting as a keyworker, and ensuring that support plans are up to date.
  • Strong communication skills and a caring attitude towards children's welfare are essential for this position.
  • The salary for this role is competitive, and candidates should ideally have NVQ Level 2 and a transferable fully enhanced DBS.

Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting Senior Support Workers for a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Step Down/Supported Living Service in Lancashire.

Duties:

  • We are looking for experienced, passionate and patient Support Workers.
  • The successful Support Worker will work as part of the team in the provision of care and support services with behaviours that may challenge.
  • As a Support Worker you will also need to be proactive in completing regular supervisions with staff and set a leading example of good practice.
  • You will act as a keyworker for a child, to ensure that their support plans are always kept up to date and their individual needs are being met.
  • You will recognise and respond to the effects of mental health struggles, abuse, deprivation, trauma, and the environment on children's functioning.

Person Specification

  • Experience working within Child and Adolescent Service (CAMHS).
  • Experience working as a Senior Support Worker within CAMHS or Mental Health.
  • Strong communication and engagement skills with children.
  • You will have caring and empathetic attitude with a genuine interest in the rights and welfare of children.
  • Transferable fully enhanced DBS
  • NVQ Level 2 would be desirable.

Interested, please contact Carly Harrison at Service Care Solutions.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.