Senior Support Worker

Description:

Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker looking to elevate your career, where you can make a real difference and change lives for the better? If so, join Beech Grove in Sutton-in-Craven, Keighley, and provide care for people with continuing challenging behaviour and high support needs. You will be key in supporting individuals to lead a full and valued life. It’s a career that you can take pride in.

At Beech Grove you will have the chance to develop your skills and career. With a huge range of courses on offer, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.

What you will be doing:

You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with Mental Health conditions. You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

As a Senior Support Worker some of your key responsibilities will include organising and overseeing the smooth running of a shift, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to any challenges or concerns and supervising support staff. You will organise activities, administer medication, communicate with families and professionals, oversee daily reports, budgets, complete financial audits and complete H&S checks.

It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. It is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week.

No two days are the same in this role, offering plenty of engagement and motivation. While there's a degree of routine, you can expect a diverse work environment. Our rota includes days, nights, and weekend shifts to ensure a well-balanced team effort.

As a Senior Support Worker you will have:

Experience as Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience in Mental Health and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Leadership skills and experience

Strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature

Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene

Excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour

Deal with challenging behaviours

Have a positive and professional approach

Be reliable, flexible, hard-working and honest

Be local or within commutable distance

You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time.

20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visa's cannot be accepted.

Where you will be working:

Location: Main Street, Sutton-in-Craven, Keighley BD20 7JS

With 21 beds across four Community Houses and situated in the semi-rural areas of Steeton, Sutton-In-Craven and Cowling, our care homes are ideally located for safe, structured and gradual reintegration into the Community.

What You’ll Get 

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future: 

Hourly rate £13.46

The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window. 

Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals 

Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub! 

Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance 

Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts 

Life Assurance, for added peace of mind 

Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support. 

24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be 

Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time 

Pension contribution, to help secure your future 

Free/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking 

About us:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure