Senior Support Worker
7 months ago
This is a part time role of 20 hours per week. This post can be added to 17 hours of support work to make it a full time role. The rate of pay for the senior support worker will be £18.05. The rate of pay for support work will be £16.05
The senior support worker (personal assistant) is a key leadership role in the establishment and running of a high-quality support package to Michael Benson.
Reporting to Dawn Benson (Michael's mum) and the HR department at Hugh Jones solicitors, as his Court of Protection deputies.
The Senior Support Worker (Personal Assistant) will:
- Lead a team of support workers
- Oversee Michael’s provision of support, care and therapeutic interventions
- Ensure Michael is never without support & care
- Provide advocacy for Michael and supervision for his team
- Represent Michael and his family
The post holder will be responsible for:
- Providing hands on support, care and therapeutic interventions to Michael
- Working with the administrator and others to arrange and seek opportunities to maximise Michael's quality of life through lifestyle management and activities
- Work with the administrator and others to ensure that medication is used to support Michael and regularly reviewed to maximise its impact and is used safely and as prescribed
- Work with the administrator and others to ensure Michael has access to equipment which is in good working order, properly maintained and capable of meeting his needs
- Work with others to ensure that Michael's care plan is kept up to date so that it acts as a working document and is used to ensure his needs are met
- Manage, and where needed, initiate health appointments for Michael
- Plan and manage domestic rolls, rotas and checklists
- Organise Michael's home environment, systems and equipment. Identify maintenance issues and arrange solutions
- Managing training logs for staff and monitor competencies of staff
- Undertake staff appraisals and 1:1 meetings
- Liaise with administration and book training as identified through appraisals and 1:1 sessions
- Maintaining oversight of Michael's menu and shopping to support him and his team to make good lifestyle decisions, which balance healthy eating with his medical needs and personal preferences
- Supervising and training staff in all aspects of Michael support, care and therapeutic interventions
- Managing, supervising and cascading, across the team, all personal care routines
- Undertake all support assistant/ personal assistant tasks
- Undertake regular analysis of data to identify patterns and trends and take action where required
- Any other duties as required by Michael or supervisor
Values
It is important to Michael that he has people working for him who are:
Professional - Working to the highest professional standards
Supportive - Enabling Michael to do the things he wants and needs as well as undertaking physical and cognitive tasks on his behalf
Respectful - Interacting with Michael, his family, friends, staff and others in a considerate and respectful way
Caring - Empathising and being compassionate whilst nurturing and ensuring Michael is always safe and comfortable
**PERSON SPECIFICATION**
Category Criteria Essential (E) Desirable (D)
**Education & Qualification**
Educated to degree level or equivalent, with professional understanding and experience in management, support and care, disability equality, healthy eating. (D)
Educated to NVQ level 2 or 3 or A level or equivalent, with understanding and experience in management, support and care, disability equality, healthy eating. (E)
Full clean driving license (E)
**Skills & Abilities**
Excellent oral and written communication (E)
Proficient IT skills and ability to use Microsoft office packages & understanding of finance and budgeting - ability to learn new software systems. (E)
Well-developed negotiating and influencing skills (E)
Ability to work autonomously with mínimal supervision and to be highly motivated as part of a small and specialist team whilst also being an active part of the team (E)
Skills in maintaining high levels of domestic standards in all domains (E)
Experience and skills in playing games on PlayStation/Xbox and have a high level of patience in supporting others to develop their skills (E)
Ability to follow a plan and convert written information into practical task (E)
Demonstrate sound decision making skills in regard to safety (E)
Experience Previous line management and or supervisory experience (E)
Experience of setting and managing staff rotas (E)
Experience or providing personal care to others including washing, toileting and preparing food (D)
Experience of using gym equipment and physical exercise (D)
**Job Type**: Part-time
Pay: £18.05 per hour
Expected hours: 20 per week
**Benefits**:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Night shift
**Language**:
- English (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
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