Adult Senior Care Worker

**How would you like to be paid for 100% of your contractual hours, but only work 80%?”**

**This is what changing people's world feels like**

**Job Title: Adult Senior Care Worker**

**Salary: Up to £29,571.00 per annum (inclusive of sleep in allowance, based on 8 sleep ins per month)**

**Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire**

**Hours: 42.5 hours per week**

**Contract: Full Time; Permanent**

**Full UK Driving Licence & access to a vehicle essential**

Are you looking for a challenging, yet rewarding career where you can support people to reach their full potential and gain independent lives?

If so, look no further

**Your wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance.**

**We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).**

**If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group - so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG**

Options Autism are recruiting an Adult Senior Care Worker to join our teams within the Grantham area. Our registered independent homes offer residential care for vulnerable adults with autism, complex needs and learning disabilities.

Hazel House is a renovated property which has been adapted to meet the needs of the individuals within our care. A 4 bed site the house has a large enclosed garden, sensory corner and large communal areas which include a breakfast and kitchen area, diningroom and lounge.

Our service and support is unique, bespoke and tailor made to fit each service user’s needs and we fit the service around the individuals, not the individuals around the service. Through ensuring that we provide clear structure and continuity in all aspectsof care and life skills we teach, we are able to produce positive outcomes for the individuals living at Hazel House.

Hazel House is **based in Grantham**, but is within commutable distance from Grantham, Lincoln and Peterborough and surrounds.

**The Role**:
ou will be responsible for the wellbeing of the adult residents in your care. This will include chaperoning the children to appointments and activities, completing relevant paperwork, undertaking household tasks, and where appropriate administering medication.

You will also lead, train and develop new and existing care workers within your team, helping the deputy manager to maintain a skilled and knowledgeable team in order to deliver the best care for our adult residents.

**Key Skills Required**:

- Currently hold your Adult Care Worker Level 2 Apprenticeship or Equivalent,? and the Right to Work in the UK
- Previous experience in a similar care setting with ambition to progress
- Full and valid UK Driving Licence
- Access to a car

**Who we are looking for**:

- People with a big heart and passion to make a difference to the residents’ lives
- Understanding that the people we care for can be challenging
- Be patient, resilient and calming
- Willingness to learn about the people we support.
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written

**What we can offer**:

- **Funded qualifications**:

- Annual Leave Entitlement equivalent to 5.6 weeks per year (with options to purchase more)
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- **“Your Wellbeing Matters”** - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And market leading benefits offering through our **Flexible Benefits Platform Vista** that enable you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover

**How do I apply?**
- Click the **apply** button below NOW Or call for more information

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, more time for you Dependent upon site location.