Senior Support Worker

6 months ago


Hawick, United Kingdom Streets Ahead (Borders) Full time

**Could you support people to lead great lives?**

**Come and join our amazing team.**

We are a charitable organisation based in the Scottish Borders. We provide care and support to adults to lead great lives. Most of the people we currently support have learning disabilities or mental health problems. Our team help people to live an independent and fulfilling life in the local community.

We are looking to recruit a full time Senior Support Worker to join our team in our Hawick (West service).

The ideal person will be dynamic with a strong value base, a commitment to promoting positive outcomes for people we support and the skills to support colleagues in the workplace. Ideally, you will have a level III qualification in Social Care or equivalent plus a minimum of two years’ experience working in Social Care along with experience of supervising staff and co-ordinating support provision.

**About you**:
Are you:

- Committed to an outcomes based approach to supporting people in what matters to them.
- Honest, reliable with a strong value base.
- Self-motivated, proactive and solution-focused
- Able to meet deadlines
- Adaptable and flexible in the workplace
- Committed to team working
- Keen to join an established, successful, team

**About the role**:
You will:

- be responsible for contributing to the assessment of support and care needs and the development, implementation and review of support plans to the people who receive a service.
- Co-operate with and assist the Deputy Service Manager and the Manager in developing, leading and managing the staff team.
- Be required to supervise junior staff and contribute to the induction of new staff.
- Be required to manage resources efficiently and ensure compliance with the law, national care standards and service policies and procedures.

This is a full time, 39 hour permanent position. Applicants should be flexible in their approach to hours of work, as staff will be required to work a range of shifts including regular weekends, sleepovers and waken nightshifts. A valid driving licence would be desirable although not essential.

Any offer of employment will be conditional on a satisfactory _Protecting Vulnerable Groups_ (PVG) check and two satisfactory references.
- 6% employer pension contributions
- Flexible working
- Free PVG registration
- Life insurance
- Health & Wellbeing app
- Blue Light Card staff discounts
- Bike-to-work scheme
- Company sick pay scheme

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £11.34 per hour

Expected hours: 39 per week

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Work Location: In person



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