What you will be doing
You will join the qualified and experienced team that supports people with mental health conditions. As a step-down service between Three Valleys Hospital and Independent Living, service users who are ready to leave the hospital setting but do not quite have the full life skills to live on their own in the community are supported.
Whether you have been a Healthcare Assistant, Support Worker or a Care Worker, you can utilise your experience to support people to lead a valued and fulfilled life.
We have a 4-tier working structure and all Senior Support Workers are on one level. You will report to a Team Leader with the Registered Manager and Deputy on-site daily and can be approached for support, questions and anything else you will need. The last staff survey identified that at our staff answered yes to the question ‘I feel well supported by my line manager’.
You will work across all four houses and encourage our Service Users to lead a full and valued life, helping them to live more independently, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. It can at times be a challenging environment, but regular feedback from staff is that it is hugely rewarding to see people improve; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week because of you.
As a 24/7 service the standard shift pattern is on a rolling two-week basis covering days, nights and weekends. Overtime is also available and occasional flexibility can also be offered.
Senior Support Worker duties include:
1. Assist Service Users with their day-to-day activities i.e. Cooking, cleaning, washing, some personal care
2. Contributing to individual recovery journeys
3. Promoting independence and empowerment
4. Writing and updating care plans
5. Recording Service User electronic notes
6. Promoting activities and supporting Service Users with in-house and community-based rehabilitation
7. Issuing Medication
8. General duties such as admin, cleaning, stock ordering, contacting external healthcare services
The role in some of our community houses involves independent lone working, medication administration and contributing to CPA’s, therefore some previous knowledge and experience in these areas are required.
As a Senior Support Worker you will have:
9. Experience as Senior Support Worker
10. Leadership skills and experience
11. Strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature
12. Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene
13. Excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
14. Deal with challenging behaviours
15. Have a positive and professional approach
16. Be reliable, flexible, hard-working and honest
17. Be local or within commutable distance
You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time.
We do not offer sponsorship for this role. Part time and full time hours available.
Where you will be working:
With 21 beds across four community houses and situated in the semi-rural areas of Steeton, Sutton-In-Craven and Cowling, our care homes are ideally located for safe, structured and gradual reintegration into the community.
A driving licence is not essential for the role, but due to the location of the services, please ensure that you are able to commute on public transport if living out of area. Many existing staff that live in and around Keighley, Steeton and Colne use public transport very successfully. Day shifts start at 7:35am.
What you will get:
18. Annual Salary of £24,961
19. £750 Annual Retention Bonus
20. The equivalent of 33 days annual leave– plus your birthday off!
21. Free meals and parking in local streets.
22. Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance
23. Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals
24. Pension contribution to secure your future
25. Life Assurance for added peace of mind
26. Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time
There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.