Senior Support Worker

Description:

Your new company:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Senior Support Worker to provide care to a range of service users and support them with their needs. The service is based in Kidwelly, providing 24/7 care to service users. This could include those with learning disabilities, autism, complex needs, and challenging behaviour. Their service users are typically very active and enjoy getting out into the community for activities such as bowling, the cinema and singing and dancing.

Your new role:

In your role as senior support worker, you will be providing support to a range of ages and personalities, promoting their individuality, and enabling them to live in-line with their support plans. As part of this role, you will be involved in social, educational, and work activities to help promote the service users' social, emotional, cultural, and physical well-being. There are elements of personal care within the role, as well as general housekeeping and domestic duties. Typical shifts can range, including days and nights. The shift patterns are long days and wakeful nights. There is also a potential for sleep-ins too.

What you'll need to succeed:

To succeed as a senior support worker, you will need at least 6 months experience in a social care role within the last 2 years, desirable experience in the learning disabilities field. You will also need a QCF level 3 in health and social care or to be currently working towards it. It is important that you are passionate about supporting people, are flexible and can adapt in response to a range of situations. You must be able to use a caring approach to build trust and strong relationships.

What you'll get in return:

Weekly pay
An internal payroll system with no umbrella companies and hidden costs/additional charges
A friendly, supportive office team is available 24/7 with our on-call system.
Career progression
Referral bonuses
Free training
Free DBS
Flexible working
Holiday pay

What you need to do now:

If the role of senior support worker sounds like something you might be interested in, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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