Location: Gainsborough and the surrounding area
About the role
Linkage Community Trust is looking for an experienced Senior Support Worker to join our Linkage Care team as we develop a new and exciting service in and around the Gainsborough area.
Everything we do is about valuing and supporting individuals, their carers and families to ensure that they can achieve their aspirations. We are committed to creating opportunities to improve the lives of the people we support now and in future generations.
This new role is an opportunity to join our Linkage Care team as we continue to invest in the development of services within Lincolnshire and specifically this new location of Gainsborough.
We are looking forward to providing more services for individuals with a wider range of support needs across a wider area.
Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer.
As a Senior Support Worker you will:
* work as part of the support worker team working across the Gainsborough area, providing short term care and support to people with a Learning disability and/or Autism
* facilitate discharges from hospital to residential settings or to the individuals own home, and/or prevent in patient admissions where possible
* contribute to and undertake initial assessments for individuals ensuring that person centred support plans are implemented and any identified risks are managed positively to promote independence
* support the service in providing a swift response to service requests and to act as the co-ordinator between the person needing the support and other organisations and agencies as needed
* be flexible to requests for assessments and support, providing engagement at times that may be outside of core hours
* have experience of working with service commissioners, acting in a responsive manner upon receipt of referrals, and working flexibly to meet the needs of the individuals accessing the service
* be confident in maintaining accurate and detailed electronic records, and have good IT skills
About you
* You’re an established professional working as a senior carer ideally in a Learning disability setting with good knowledge of undertaking assessments, creating care plans and identifying risks to ensure that individuals independence is promoted and managed in a positive way
* You’re passionate about quality and committed to providing high quality care
* You’re supportive of choice, enthusiastic and committed to championing the independence of the people we support
* You’re able to remain calm in challenging situations with a considerate and understanding approach towards the needs of the individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism
About Linkage
Linkage Community Trust, commonly referred to as Linkage, is a registered charity that supports people with learning disabilities and autism. We deliver high quality specialist education, care, community support, adult day services, employability and support services throughout Greater Lincolnshire and East Riding, Yorkshire.
Our values are central to providing high quality, personalised and effective care, support and education to the people we support and to our students.
* Independence: we will support and encourage individuals to make decisions about their own lives and the freedom to live the life they choose, based upon their talents and abilities
* Teamwork: we will work together collaboratively, as one Linkage, to achieve common goals and engage with partners to deliver more services to more people
* Respect: we will respect and value the views, ideas, feelings and opinions of everyone we deal with
* Honesty: we will be honest, open and transparent in our dealings. Linkage Community Trust is proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Employer
Benefits of working for Linkage
* Six weeks Annual leave
* Health and wellbeing support including employment, financial and mental health via an employee assistance programme
* Eligibility for a Blue Light Card (£4.99 for 2 years’ membership)
* Linkage Lottery cash prizes
* Long Service bonus every 5 years
* Recommend a friend bonus
* Linkage Employee Perks & Discounts (BHSF)
We do not hold a sponsorship license, therefore if you are looking for sponsorship we will not be able to accept or process your application.
You will be joining a 600 plus team of staff and volunteers who are working county wide in the Lincoln, Spilsby, Skegness, Louth, Mablethorpe, Beverley and Grimsby.
All applications for this vacancy are to be submitted online, and strictly no agency calls or agency CV submissions. You can initially apply by CV. Should you do this you will be asked to complete an application form for our safer recruitment process. Communication is undertaken via email, we advise you check your inbox and junk mail. Should you be offered a role you will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check. We welcome and value applications from all candidates who identify with our values and behaviours.
As an equal opportunities employer, Linkage Community Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible as we may choose to close our vacancies early in the event that we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
If you have any questions or require further information please contact our Recruitment team.
Linkage deserves credit for giving people the opportunity to get into the real world and be part of something.
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