Lead Support Worker

Senior Support Worker/ Lead Support Worker

£12.65 per hour plus fantastic benefits

Milton Keynes, MK5

Full time, part time and bank contracts available.

Casford is recruiting a brand-new team of Senior Support Workers; people with the right values, skills, and behaviours to work with him in his new supported living home in Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire. Could this be you? He certainly hopes so

We are Dimensions UK, a high-quality social care service, who are passionate about supporting adults with learning disabilities. We are seeking to recruit a team of senior/lead support worker who can encourage a workplace culture based on respect and dignity for those in need of care and support.

We are keen to recruit a team with the right values, skills and behaviours who can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do. Our values are:

- Ambition - We seek to help people reach their potential.
- Courage - We are guided by the courage of our convictions to make a difference.
- Integrity - We ensure that what we do is grounded in what we believe.
- Partnership - We work with others to achieve more for people.
- Respect - We recognise that every person’s unique contribution is valuable.

Do you share these values? If so, read on..

As a senior/ lead support worker, you will assist the locality manager and assistant locality manager in maintaining a high quality of support, acting as a role practitioner, coaching, and mentoring support workers and relief support workers to ensure Casford achieves the outcomes identified within his support plans.

We promise that no two days will be the same; each new shift will present you with inspiring opportunities to help you grow both professionally and personally whilst having a positive impact on the life of Casford and his family.

You will enjoy variety and assist people in the following ways:

- Fully understand the support needs of the person you support and their families, maintain appropriate records for these two groups, and be a role model of good practice.
- Recognise that every moment has potential and instill this in the culture of the team.
- Support with medication, organise stock control and ensure systems are safe.
- Participate as appropriate in relevant reviews at individual, team and service level and work to continually improve practice whilst challenging poor practice.
- Coach frontline staff to develop the skills they need to deliver the best possible support and provide meaningful and mindful feedback to members of the team.
- Support the locality manager and assistant locality manager in promoting and embedding Dimensions values and standards, compliance with contracts and CQC/CSSIW regulations, ensuring adherence to Dimensions policies and procedures.
- Help the people we support to shop for things they wish to buy including their clothes and food, and to prepare their meals as required.

In addition to the above, a lead support worker is expected to:

- Be prepared to work flexibly. This includes working weekends, nights, bank holidays (including Christmas and New Year) and to do sleep-ins where required.
- Complete all required training either by e-learning or attending courses.
- Adhere to our policies, procedures and standards as published.
- Be able and willing to wear all necessary PPE (personal protective equipment) such as surgical facemasks, gloves and aprons as required by Dimensions policies.
- Develop professionally as a lead support worker. This means that you are expected to get involved and contribute to meetings, work towards gaining qualifications about your work, attend training courses and be willing to learn new things and ways of working.

If you have the right values for Dimensions, you will be supported by a programme of continuous training and development.
- Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and interviews will take place until the positions are filled.
- An enhanced Adult DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions.
- As disability confident leaders, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy - Dimensions has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training, and career development of disabled employees.