March Supported Living and Respite Service is based in the Fenland town of March. The service provides adults with a learning disability access to short term respite and supports tenants living in a range of bungalows and houses. The role of Senior Support Worker is to lead a staff team of Support Workers to support and empower adults with a learning disability to enhance the quality of their life, maximise their potential and to continue to promote and develop independence skills within their home, the community, or within a supported unit or whilst accessing respite.
The Senior Support Worker supervises a team of Support Workers and provides support, training and ongoing supervision, ensuring continued high quality care and compliance with relevant legislation and guidelines.
The shifts are on a 4-week rota which could be subject to change to meet service need. Shifts will be during the week, evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays (between 7am- 10pm). Additional enhancements are paid for weekends and Bank Holidays. You will be required to work one weekend in four and complete sleep ins.
The post available is 30 hours per week. As this role is part time, it does not meet the salary requirements to offer sponsorship. The starting pay for the posts is £14.36 per hour with enhancements for Sat £21.54, Sun £25.56 and bank holidays £28.72.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Main duties of the job
You will report to the Registered Manager to ensure the service meets Care Quality Commission requirements. You will ensure that information within the service is accurate and up to date and reviewed to meet requirements. This will include care plans, medication management and recording, health action plans, hospital passports, risk assessments, safeguarding, and accident and incident reports. You will also undertake audits and quality assurance checks.
You will take responsibility for more complex health needs and liaise with health professionals, attending meetings and appointments with professionals when required, working within Mental Capacity legislation and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. It is vital that you have the ability to apply legislation within your area of responsibility. Managing staff resources to ensure the service has adequate staff cover to agreed levels will also be required.
You will be completing a comprehensive training program and benefit from excellent career development opportunities as well as being part of a supportive team committed to delivering an excellent service for adults with disabilities.
About you
You will need to have a proficient level of written and spoken English for the purposes of case recording and will hold a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care and at least 2 years of experience working with vulnerable people. You will have a thorough understanding of respite and supported living principles, and knowledge of safeguarding and mental capacity assessment.
As a Senior Support Worker, you will need to have excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as having proficient IT skills. You will be able to demonstrate commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion principles and anti-discriminatory practice.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes. Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
Our benefits
* A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family.
* Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme.
* Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances.
* Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings.
* Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth.
* Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day.
* Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
* Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards.
* An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes.
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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