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Senior Support Worker

Southdown Housing Association
Posted 18 hours ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1PX, England

Salary

£23,000 - £27,600 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Employee Assistance

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  • Southdown is seeking a Senior Support Worker for a service in Chichester that supports adults with learning disabilities.
  • Candidates should have experience in supporting individuals with autistic spectrum conditions and learning disabilities, along with excellent organizational and communication skills.
  • The role offers a salary above the Real Living Wage, along with a range of benefits including a pension scheme, health care cashback, and flexible working options.
  • Applicants must have a Full Manual Driving Licence and previous experience in relevant care roles is preferred.
  • The closing date for applications is November 11, 2024, with interviews scheduled for November 18 and 19, 2024.

Are you a warm, caring person with practical life skills? Are you looking for a local role that fits your commitments and comes with variety, challenges and rewarding results, not to mention excellent benefits? Then make the move to Southdown as a Senior Support Worker

Benefits at Southdown include:

  • Salary above the Real Living Wage
  • Pension scheme
  • Employee Assistance (EAP), Free advice and counselling service
  • Access to Blue Light card
  • Health Care cash back scheme
  • Interest-free Loans
  • Life cover: For staff under the age of 65 years in our pension scheme
  • Flexible working
  • Access to the Easit Network
  • Free access to financial services and advice through Salary Finance
  • Cycle to Work scheme.
  • Free Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
  • Support with Career Progression
  • Supportive working environment.
  • £100 reward for passing your probationary period.

We’re looking for a Senior Support Worker to join this pleasant service in Chichester that’s home to 5 adults with learning disabilities. The job involves role modelling good practice to the team and supporting staff to maintain consistently high standards of service delivery. Candidates should have previous experience of supporting people with autistic spectrum condition and learning disabilities.

As part of the management team, you will need excellent organisation and communication skills as you’ll be regularly supporting clients with meeting friends, family and professionals.

We are looking for candidates with a Full Manual Driving Licence, as you will be required to drive our Service Vehicles as part of this role.

Our ValuesSouthdown is a psychologically informed organisation where the well-being and happiness of our employees’ matter. We’re committed to creating a positive and compassionate work environment where employees feel valued, respected, and inspired to do their best. In addition, we’re a family-friendly employer that recognises the importance of a work-life balance. If you share our values and want to work for an organisation that helps change lives for the better, we want to hear from you.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and are fully committed to supporting Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and welcome applications from all candidates that meet our job specifications. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, do get in contact with us, as we are always happy to discuss (or arrange a discussion with the recruiting manager) to explore if any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application

We very much welcome previous experience in roles such as Health Care Assistant, Care Assistant, Support Worker, Senior Support Worker, Nurse, Social Care Worker, Senior Care Assistant, Mental Health Care Worker, Nursing Home Assistant, Personal Assistant or Residential Care Worker.

Closing date: 11th November 2024

Interviews will be held: 18th & 19th November 2024

Service Visits will be held: 20th & 21st November 2024

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