Senior Care Support Worker

Job Description

Peabody currently have a Senior Care Support Worker opportunity available to join our team in Saffron Walden. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis,and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £20,716 per annum.About therole: Peabody has an exciting full time, permanent opportunity to join our Care and Support services in West Essex as a Senior Care Support Worker. Youll be working across three services in Saffron Walden, supporting people with learning disabilities and some complex health needs.You will be providing direct support to customers and working alongside a Team Manager to help oversee the day to day running of the services. You will be an excellent role model demonstrating at all times how best to support customers with kindness and compassion ensuring that they are assisted to make choices and be involved in all aspects of their life.Key responsibilities of ourSenior Care Support Worker: - Work with your Manager to ensure that the service is delivered in a way that reflects the choice and wishes of customers- Ensure that customers are enabled to develop skills and have access to the widest possible range of experiences- Assist the Manager in bringing innovation and ideas to the service that increase the opportunity for customer inclusion- Support the recruitment and induction of new team members- Facilitate person centred active support- Support the manager in communicating important matters and instructions to the team- Devise staff rota’s ensuring adequate staffing cover within the service at all times- Be a positive role model advocating for the human rights of your customers and challenging discrimination that they experience- Play an active and key role in developing and influencing team and directorate objectivesWhat we’re looking for in ourSenior Care Support Worker:- Due to our locations, drivers are preferred. Please note this role does involve personal care.- Positive values and empathy towards people with a disability or vulnerability- Energy, motivation, enthusiasm with a willingness to suggest and try new ideas- Experience of organising, supervising and leading other people either in a volunteering or professional role- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and reasonable IT skills.- Courage to stand up for what is right and protect the rights of people with a vulnerability- Ability to work as part of a team and build and maintain effective and supportive relationships with peers and partners- Excellent time management skills and demonstrable ability to meet deadlines and achieve goals- Excellent administration and organisational skills, including the ability to keep accurate records and write reports- Approachable with a can-do attitude- Confidence to communicate effectively with stakeholders and partners- Ability to participate in an on-call rota and work outside of normal working hoursBenefits of becoming one of our Senior Care Support Worker:- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays- Sleep-in payments £73.89 per night (as applicable)- Paid Mileage at 45p per mile (as applicable)- Up to 4% pension contribution matched 1:1- Flexible benefits of 1% of salary with a minimum of £300- Spot Bonus awards- Long Service awards- Paid Induction Training- Paid DBS (roles that require enhanced checks will include both the child and adult barring checks)Closing date: Monday 7th June, 5pmVideo interviews will take place week commencing 14th June 2021If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Senior Care Support Worker, please click ‘apply’ now!We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and all opportunities provided by The Peabody Group.