Senior Support Worker

**About The Job**

**Salary**: £21,269 to £22,571 per annum
**Working Pattern**: Full-time (37 hours per week)
**Contract Length**:Permanent
**Location**: The Laurels, Rustington
**About The Laurels**:The Laurels is a Day Opportunity Service that welcomes people with a variety of needs. The Hubs promotes wellbeing and independence. Based in Rustington, the hub is open from Monday to Friday 08:30am to 5:00pm.

Are you a leader who can direct, guide, and inspire?

We're looking for a Senior Support Worker join our vibrant and dynamic team

**As a Senior Support Worker, you will**:

- Be a part of a supportive team where the key aims to support people to achieve their individual goals and promote independence.
- Listen to people and treat all with respect, kindness and dignity.
- Lead by example and give daily support, advice and guidance to support workers and volunteers to ensure a focus on inclusion, person centred practices and building on people's strengths
- Provide activities and lead on community-based group activities.

The people who attend the hub can be on a time-limited programme to build their independent living skills or develop new interests and hobbies. Other people, with more complex needs, attend to retain independence, reduce isolation and loneliness, providecarer respite, and learn new skills, in a safe environment.

If you would like to join our dynamic team, please take a look at the attached job description and see if you have the skills, qualifications, and experience to be a Senior Support Worker

**Experience and Skills**

(These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)

**Key Skills**:
- A good understanding of the needs of the people you will be supporting and their rights as an individual.
- You will be able to offer guidance and instruction to staff and volunteers to deliver clear expectations about practice and behaviours, contributing to a person-centred working culture. This includes acting as a mentor to improve and develop daily practice(e.g. moving and handling, medication, personal care, supporting mobility, communication techniques, supporting eating and drinking, running activities, etc.).
- Be able to communicate clearly with the people accessing the service and participate in basic conversations with family members, paid/unpaid carers, professionals and colleagues to give updates of people's progress and raise issues/concerns that need tobe resolved (e.g. Safeguarding, etc.).
- Able to clearly contribute to and update support plans, risk assessments and write simple reports. Be able to adapt language appropriately, being aware of sensitivities of language when working with a diverse range of people. Willing to learn how to usespecific communication tools and equipment for example, computer based talking and Makaton.
**Qualifications and/or experience**:

- Minimum of 4 GCSE's including English Language and Maths or equivalent qualification.
- Lead Adult Care Worker - Level 3 or equivalent is desirable. If you do not have this qualification it is expected that you will begin this immediately after your 6-month probationary period.
- Demonstrable experience in a social care setting or similar community/ health-based service.
- Relevant organisational knowledge of systems, procedures and policies in specialist area such as safeguarding adults, health and safety.
- UK full driving license - Desirable

**Rewards and Benefits**

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

- 24 days annual leave + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme
- A range of flexible working options
- Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres

**Further Information**

**How to apply**:
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