Senior Support Worker

1 week ago

Perth, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom Balhousie Care Group Full time

Salary:
£11.85 per hour

We have just introduced a '£1000 Golden Hello' joining incentive for Care and Support Worker positions at this site

Join us now in a career that makes a difference.


As Scotland's largest private care provider, with 25 homes, over 900 residents and 1500 staff; Balhousie is one of the country's leading providers of elderly and specialist care.

As well as award-winning care home teams throughout Scotland, we boast a stunning HQ and highly skilled support staff.


We have excellent roles on offer within our award winning business, based at our lovely Balhousie
Rumbling Bridge site, near
Dollar/Kinross.


Our shift patterns are typically
8am-8pm/8pm-8am.

  • Within our home, we have two purposebuilt Huntington's units. These spacious and therapeutic environments were designed with consideration to the care needs of adults with Huntington's disease and the challenging behaviours that can be associated with the condition._
  • This a great opportunity to join our fantastic team in a rewarding, permanent position where you will receive excellent training and have scope to develop the complex skills required to support people with Huntington's Disease._
Our
core values are integral to how we operate, and that starts with recruitment.

So before you apply, ask yourself:
Are you someone who is seen as a
TRUSTED colleague?

Do you always ensure you are
RESPONSIVE to the needs of others?

Do you have the potential to be an
INSPIRING influence to colleagues and residents alike?

Are you keen to work within Care and
PASSIONATE about making a difference to the lives of others?

The Role


To work within a team to provide care and support services for adults with learning and/or physical disabilities, and/or behaviours that may challenge; which aims to maximise the potential of individuals in line with ordinary life principles.


Duties Include

  • Ensure Residents' individual needs are met through effective care planning and review
  • Act as a Keyworker to individual residents; taking on responsibility for specified areas of care and support. Ensure all medical needs are met and support the residents to advocate his/her own needs and wishes
  • Lead the care team and support nursing staff with medication administration
  • Support training and supervision of junior and new Staff Members in all aspects of their work in the Care Home, under the supervision of senior Staff Members.
  • Support Residents' participation in social, leisure, educational and employment opportunities within the local community in line with ordinary life principles
  • Support Residents to access holidays and day trips of their choice
  • Provide care and support as identified in care reviews and care and support plans, as directed by senior Staff Members

Skills, Abilities and Experience

  • Good communication skills (written and verbal). Ability to communicate effectively with Residents, colleagues, Managers and others
  • A commitment to a service which provides support to vulnerable individuals, and which is respectful and according to the individuals' wishes
  • Satisfactory Police Check and check against the PVG List
  • SVQ 2/3 or equivalent (essential)
  • Experience of working in a care/support setting, ideally within learning disability services (essential)
  • Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to people with learning disabilities (essential)
  • Please note that due to the rural location, having your own transport is essential
Just some of our great suite of
'Balhousie Benefits'**:


  • _Access to a huge range of discounts including holidays and grocery shopping_:
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_The ability to access your wages before payday, through an easy-to-use app_:

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_Enhanced overtime rates_:

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_Free health and legal advice_
- _terms apply_

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