Overview
and Responsibilities
Senior Support Worker – Boveridge College
Location: Cranborne, Dorset
Salary: £.-£. per hour
Hours : hour shifts, 8am-8pm- average hours per week spread over 3-4 shifts per week
At our Aurora Boveridge College, we support young people between the ages of and who have additional social, emotional and mental health needs, by preparing them for adult life and facilitating their transition into further education, training or employment.
We’re currently hiring for a Senior Support Worker to assist our students at home (on-site) and in the classroom (no personal care responsibilities).
Our working environment is amazing - To take a virtual tour around our site, click here;
The main purpose of the role:
Your role will provide support to the Shift Manager (and deputising in their absence) in managing motivating and coaching a team of support workers to maintain a stable, happy and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of our young people first.
Key duties:
1. Ensure that the medical needs of the young people are met at all times
2. Ensure that all young people receive a high standard of care and live in a safe, clean and homely environment
3. Communicate with Managers about the day to day running of the home and when any difficulties arise.
4. Take responsibility for the shift, including making decisions regarding staffing levels and allocation in the absence of the Shift Manager.
5. Complete regular supervisions and support the process of formal performance review
6. To encourage independent living skills through budgeting, shopping, cooking and accessing the wider community including public transport and leisure activities or own interests.
7. Support the induction of new team members and their continued mentoring.
8. Keep records accurately and up-to-date
9. Ensure safeguarding and health and safety procedures are followed at all times
10. There will be no personal care requirements for this role.
Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.
Skills and Qualifications
Successful candidate qualities:
11. Full UK driving licence and access to your own car
12. Level 3 Diploma or equivalent in Health and Social Care.
13. Be positive and creative in meeting young person’s needs
14. Be able to work on your own as well as part of a team
15. Good numeracy and literacy skills
16. Competent ICT skills
17. Show a strong understanding of what “good care” looks like and how to put the young person’s needs first, whilst empowering them to be independent and treating them as an individuals
Benefits and Additional Information
What’s on offer?
18. Full training and continued support
19. Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
20. Free lunch
21. Life assurance and pension
22. Health cash back plan
23. Car lease scheme
24. Bike to work scheme
25. Perk box
26. Free parking
At Aurora we believe in empowerment through learning, all of our staff pull together to work as a team ensuring the best care and support is given to all at Boveridge College at every moment.
For more information, please contact Carl in the recruitment team;>
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 4 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer