Senior Support Worker

Purpose of the job

You will support the Manager to deliver safe, effective, excellent, and personalised services through hands-on support and additional duties to support people have a good quality of life and become more independent from Services.

Senior Support Worker Responsibilities:

Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and practices
Ensure safeguarding of vulnerable adults
Promote, encourage, and deliver person centred practice
Ensure compliance in all aspects of service delivery to all Statutory and Regulatory requirements including health and safety procedures.
Promote and encourage client’s engagement in all activities within the organisation and community.
To be part of the S2I on call Rota
To ensure that staff comply with S2I policies and procedures
To assist the Manager in supervision, appraisal processes, absence and disciplinary processes
To assist the Manager in the training programme
To implement, monitor and review clients support plans and risk assessment
To maintain and develop professional working relationships with colleagues and working partners and hold meetings, disseminate corporate messages, capturing information and communicating to line management in feedback
To contribute to the development of quality services
To uphold the vision and values of S2I
To travel within the operational areas of S2I
To work flexibly in accordance of the needs of the service
To promote the personalisation agenda in making services fit around people and achieving outcomes in the following areas:

Improved Health and Wellbeing
Improved Quality of Life
Making a Positive Contribution
Freedom from Discrimination and Harassment
Achieve Economic Well-Being
Exercise of Choice and Control
Personal Dignity
Senior Support Worker Requirements:

NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care or commitment to work towards
NVQ 3 in Leadership and Management or commitment to work towards
Knowledge of the National Minimum Standards (2000)
Knowledge of Valuing People / Valuing People Now
Knowledge of the Reach Standards
Competent user of ICT / Windows Applications
Full Driving Licence / Access to Transport
Capacity to Travel quickly and cost effectively within designated area of responsibility
Experience in delivering Social Care in different geographical environments
Experience of being part of support projects and support initiatives
Experience of improving services
Experience of person-centred practice
Experience of report writing and taking minutes of meetings
Experience in support planning and risk assessment
About Support 2 Independence:

We support adults within the community and are rated as Outstanding by CQC and are also accredited by the National Autistic Society. We have support schemes on the Wirral and in Cheshire West in the Overpool Area and outreach services in the wider community. We want people to be as independent as they can manage, and live positive and meaningful lives as part of the community.

Location: Wirral
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £13.52 per hour

You may have experience of the following: Lead Support Worker, Care Team Leader, Senior Care Assistant, Support Coordinator, Senior Care Worker, Support Supervisor, Senior Residential Support Worker, Care Manager, Support Services Supervisor, Residential Support Lead, etc.

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