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Senior Support Worker
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Location: Ferndown, Dorset, BH22
Salary:£24,375 per year + Benefits
Hours:full-time, permanent, 37.5 hours per week
Please see below SeeAbility's extensive benefits and reward package!
28 days holiday(incl. bank holidays), increasing to 36 days with long service (1 extra day for each year of service)
Discounts and cashbackat hundreds of shops, restaurants, and activities, plus eligibility forBlue Light Card discounts
Refer a friend and receive £600
Develop professionally to achieve professional qualifications: CareCertificate, QCF levels 2-5, at no cost to you!
Free eye care vouchers
Who will you be supporting?
Dorset Service isseeking a compassionate and dedicated Senior Support Worker to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing support to a lady with a range of disabilities who require assistance with daily living tasks.
About you
- Anatural leader with experience of providing extraordinary support, ideally to people with disabilities, you'll be professional, patient and calm under pressure
- You'll be a strong team player with the ability to lead by example and nurture and develop talent, both in your team members and the people we support
- You'll haveA QCF in Health & Social Care level 2 Diploma (or equivalent) with willingness to under level 3 and beKnowledge of regulatory standards for supported/residential living but above all you'll take personal responsibility for the quality of care and support delivered to the people we support, striving always to surpass expectations and do what is right by them.
- Supporting the manager and deputy manager you'll lead a team of support workers to provide extraordinary, person centred support, which is safe and maximises choice, dignity and independence.
- Acting as a role model and mentor to the support workers youll facilitate the use of sound judgment and creative solutions to enable people to achieve goals and explore new opportunities.
- You'll supervisor daily outputs and assist the deputy manager in managing staff performance, development and appraisals.
- Provide support with personal care tasks such as bathing, dressing, and grooming
- Assist with meal preparation and household tasks
- Administer medication as directed by healthcare professionals
- Accompany the lady we support to appointments and activities
- Maintain accurate records of daily activities and provide reports as necessary
- Ensure the safety and well-being of the people we support at all times
Training and Development
Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK and has pioneered specialist support for over 220 years.
At SeeAbility, we fully support your training and development. You will start with an extensive Induction programme and throughout your probationary period you will be equipped with face-to-face training, e-learning and guidance to support you whilst in your new role.
Your continued development is important to us, therefore, SeeAbility offer the means to progress your career, your way! You will learn and be supported in your role, and have the opportunity achieve professional qualifications - Care Certificate, QCF levels 2-5, which are funded by SeeAbility!
Our Benefits
Your extraordinary opportunities
- Leadership development academyand talent programme for the next steps in your career
- Fully paid essentialtraining
- Fundedprofessional qualifications Care Certificate, QCF levels 2-5 available
- Annualexcellence awards
- Long service awardsand recognition
- Quarterly 1:1s: Opportunity to discuss your progress and your future
- 28 days holiday(incl. bank holidays), increasing to 36 days with long service (1 extra day for each year of service)
- Buy and sellup to 3 days annual leave
- Life events-Time off when you need it most
- Flexible working-We are up for anything that works for your team and the wider organisation
- Discounts and cashbackat hundreds of shops, restaurants and activities
- Eligible forBlue Light Card discounts
- Save 10%on monthly bus travel
- Pay reviewsand commitment to pay competitive rates
- Employer contributorypension scheme- Support and tools to help you make the right decisions about your future
- Refer a friendand receive £600
- Paid DBSand renewals
- Season ticket loans
- Discountedmobile phone options
- Life assuranceof 2x annual salary
- Free 24/7employee assistance programmefor advice and support
- Freeeye care vouchers
- Discountedgym membership
