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Senior Support Worker

4 weeks ago

Witney, United Kingdom Guideposts Trust Full time

**Title: Senior Support Worker**

**Salary**:£11 per hour

**Location**:West Oxfordshire (primarily Witney and Chipping Norton)

**Hours**: Up to 37.5 hours per week (part time will be considered)

Guideposts is a UK based charity working with people in local communities, to help them access the support, opportunities, and skills they need to overcome social challenges, improve their wellbeing and change their lives.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team across West Oxfordshire as a Senior Support Worker. If you are a friendly people person looking for a job that taps into your experience of motivating people to be their happiest, and help them achieve their goals, this could be the opportunity you are looking for.

**Purpose**

To support the West Oxfordshire Team Leaders in the management of staff, volunteers and activities of the Hubs, giving support to ensure a high standard of service delivery.

**As our successful Senior Support worker, you will**:

- **Plan programmes of activities** with service users
- Directly deliver activities at the Hub
- Research best value and obtain materials or resources to deliver planned activities
- Carry out assessments to establish suitability of the service for potential new service users
- **Coordinate the key working system** for support planning, goals setting and reviews
- Create and review support plans/personal development plans with service users to ensure that activities are person centred
- Communicate regularly with service users and their support network, as appropriate
- Liaise with organisations and the local authority as appropriate to support the needs of individuals using the service
- **Oversee the recording of** daily, weekly, monthly health & safety records
- Lead and participate in team meetings as requested by the Team Leader
- Contribute to service development and growth.
- Contribute to evaluation of service performance
- Attend training opportunities as appropriate to keep up to date with best practice
- Take advantage of appropriate opportunities to **promote and raise awareness of the services** and increase attendance
- **Deputise for the Team Leaders **when required to ensure adequate staff and volunteer service cover on a day to day basis
- Carry out regular supervision meetings with allocated staff members
- Support and develop staff and volunteers to maximise their strengths
- Maintain accurate records of attendance to facilitate service invoicing
- Accurately record service expenditure
- Maintain an awareness of service budget
- Adhere to risk assessments and carry out health & safety checks to ensure that the environment and activities are safe for all individuals
- Ensure that arrangements are in place for building security
- Ensure safe systems are followed where money handling is required

**In return you will receive a competitive salary plus**
- **Pension scheme**:Guideposts will contribute 6% of your salary when you contribute 3%.
- **EAP from Health Assured**
- **Career Development & Training Opportunities**
- **Annual leave**:23 days rising to a maximum of 28 days plus bank holidays

An enhanced DBS check is required for this role. The cost will be met by Guideposts.

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

**Salary**: £11.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Day range:

- Monday to Friday

Shift:

- Day shift

Application question(s):

- If shortlisted, when would you be available for interview?

**Experience**:

- Health and Social Care: 3 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 19/07/2023

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