If you are passionate about supporting others, then a Senior Support Worker role at Quarriers is the job for you! We have an excellent opportunity to join our Homelife Girvan service!
Your new opportunity
Quarriers Homelife Girvan supports adults with learning difficulties to live in their own home. We also support adults within their family home. We offer a variety of flexible supports in response to the persons own needs, wants and aspirations, in order for them to live in their own home.
We promote a Person-Centred approach to ensure full user choice and control, develop new and innovative supports as well as building on those that already exist. This Enables people with learning and physical disabilities to live a full and valued lifestyle.
As a Senior Support Worker, your duties would fall under the following areas:
Coaching and mentoring front line staff, providing support and regular supervision.
Identifying the training needs of your team and ensuring that training is provided.
Creating the monthly rota for your team, considering budgetary requirements and managing holiday cover and absence.
Developing your team's ability to create accurate and effective support plans.
Being available for on-call shift work as needed.
Planning and facilitating meetings with individuals and important people in their lives to gather information for support plans.
Matching supported individuals to staff members based on identified outcomes and goals.
Collaborating with external agencies, such as individuals' families or Social Work Services.
Ensuring compliance with standards set by the SSSC, Care Inspectorate, and Quarriers.
Representing Quarriers' values positively when working with multi-agency teams.
This is a permanent role working 39 hours per week. Shifts pattern will be discussed with the successful candidate
What you will need to succeed/bring to the role
Reliability, flexibility and a positive attitude
Ability to build trusting long-lasting relationships
Empathy and excellent communication skills
Excellent team player
Ability to apply transferable life experience and skills to support and enable individuals.
It is essential for the successful candidate to have access to a car
What's in it for you?
Opportunity to gain SVQ qualifications via our SVQ accredited centre.
Family friendly working policies and procedures.
HSF Health Cash Plans.
24/7 free and confidential Employee Assistance programme.
£500 refer a friend scheme (t&c’s apply)
Life Assurance Benefit.
Workplace Pension.
Registered with Concert for Carers.
Access to health services free of charge (physiotherapy & occupational health)
Cycle to work scheme.
Christmas saving scheme.
Quarriers have Investors in People Platinum accreditation.
Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile.