Please note that this vacancy is not part of Surrey County Council, we are advertising this on behalf of a partnership organisation.
The salary range for this role is £27,990 to £29,480 based on a 36 hour working week. You will be working flexibly over a seven-day period: with a mixture of shifts varying between long-days (7:30-20:15 pm), late shifts (14-20:15 pm), and an early shift (7:30-14:15pm). You will also be required to work every other weekend and there may be occasional sleep in duties required as part of the role.
Rewards and Benefits
* Full training given - career progression encouraged
* £500 refer a friend scheme
* Generous pension and sick pay scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Automatic entry into Perkbox benefit scheme
* Employee Recognition Award Scheme
* Subsidised access to a Blue Light Card
* Long service award
About the Organisation
Surrey Choices was founded on the principle of supporting people with a variety of needs to live a life of their choosing. Our guiding belief is that we enable people to live active lives in their communities in ways that they choose, and that remains our approach today.
Our support takes many forms, and extends across an array of settings, whether that be at home and or day support settings, or in the community. Wherever our services are delivered, we strive to do our best for those we support by focusing on:
* Building and maintaining friends, relationships, and community inclusion
* Promoting health and well-being
* Facilitating employment, volunteering, and vocational learning
* Encouraging independent living and life skills development
Every Life, Every Chance is the cornerstone of our mission, guiding us to deliver compassionate and impactful services to our community. Every Life. Every Chance and our values are at the heart of everything we do at Surrey Choices.
At Surrey Choices, we put the people we support at the heart of everything we do, inspiring and challenging them to learn, enjoy life, and achieve their goals. Our mission is to deliver innovative, sustainable services that enable choice and positive outcomes for the people we support. These services are provided by skilled, engaged, and inspired colleagues.
About the Role
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and committed Senior Support Worker to join our Short Breaks team at Surrey Choices to be based in a new, purpose-built site in Woking from Early 2025. We are currently working in partnership with Surrey County Council to deliver on their vision for quality Short Breaks for people with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs, through the development of two state of the art, purpose built overnight services.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Registered Manager and Deputy Manager to oversee the daily running of the respite service for people with disabilities. You will lead shifts to support the staff team, providing formal and informal supervision for Support Workers. You will ensure compliance with the day-to-day delivery of the service, whilst promoting a high level of person-centred support so that all individuals using the service are treated with dignity and respect, and that their independence and choices are actively promoted by a wide range of engaging activities. The successful candidate will work within the requirements of relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks and ensure that all practices within the respite service actively promote the vision and values of Surrey Choices.
What we would like from you:
* Previous experience of working with adults or children with disabilities
* Good knowledge of CQC's Regulatory Framework and obligations under the Care Act
* Excellent communication and organisational skills
* Competent IT and electronic record keeping skills
* Flexible approach to the requirements of a 24hr service. Shift working required 7am to 9pm, Monday to Sunday.
* Ability to lead by example and develop the team
* A positive attitude towards change and continuous improvement
* Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care (Level 3 or willingness to work towards is desirable but not essential)
* Previous supervisory experience is desirable but not essential
The close date for this advert is 28.03.2025 with interviews to follow.
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