Job Title: Senior Support Worker
Location: Colchester
Salary: £11 – £11.50 /h
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time/Part time dependant on preference.
Black Swan Care Group has been involved in the Care Sector since its founding in 1991. We now own 20 separate care homes in East Anglia with plans to open one more soon.
The role:
We are currently looking for Senior Support workers to work in one of our residential care facilities – Drummonds – for adults with physical and/or learning disabilities.
Full and part time positions are available with various shift patterns including both Daytime and Night-time shifts.
As senior support worker you are to support the Manager and Person in Charge in all aspects of the Home’s management, including taking on a temporary basis, complete charge during the absence of the Person in Charge (Residential Homes Only).
You will also be teaching and by example, to help train junior members of the support workers in all aspects of their work in the Home.
Ideal Candidate will have experience in
- Manual Handling
- SOVA
- Infection Control
- Dementia
- Care of Medicines
- First Aid
- Basic Food Hygiene
- Fire Safety
- MCA and DOLs
It would be ideal if they possessed NVQ 2 or above but this is not essential.
Responsibilities include
- Helping to ensure that all junior and domestic staff contribute to the best of their ability to the efficient running of the Home and the creation of a homely atmosphere.
- Assisting residents with their personal care needs and help to provide health supervision and attention when needed.
- Assisting with the creation of social and health care plans for new residents and with current resident’s reviews and care plans.
- Assisting, where authorised by the Person in Charge with the administration and issue of medications.
- Participating in the development of activities and day care programmes.
- Helping to ensure that the preparation, cooking and serving of food meet the required standards.
- Assisting with ensuring that bedrooms and communal areas are properly cleaned and maintained.
Benefits:
- £250 Bonus on completion of probation.
- Paid annual leave 28 days per year. (Based on hours / pro rata)
- DBS costs paid for by the company.
- Paid breaks.
- Full paid induction and training programme.
- *Free meals.
- Excellent on-going training from day one and throughout your career.
- Continuous training, mandatory and specialised.
- Progression with internal promotions available, across the group.
- Enhanced pay for working Christmas and Boxing Day & Bank Holidays.
- Pension scheme.
- Blue light card.
- Refer a friend bonus scheme. (£200 per placement)
- Excellent apprenticeship scheme.
- Employee Careline with our confidential telephone counselling, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.
Please click the APPLY button and to submit your CV and Cover Letter.
Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Domiciliary Care Assistant, Senior Care Assistant, Team Leader, Care Work Assistant, Resident Care Assistant, Resident Care Worker, Elderly Care Worker, Elderly Care Assistant, Elderly Support Worker, Elderly Care, Support Assistant, Enabler, Healthcare Assistant will also be considered for this role.
