Senior Support Worker

22 hours ago

Nottingham, United Kingdom Framework Housing Association Full time

**SENIOR SUPPORT WORKER, EDWIN HOUSE, NOTTINGHAM, PERMANENT, 37 HPW, FRWK09 £23,048 - £24,995**

**_ Anyone appointed for a permanent position through this recruitment campaign will receive a £500 payment in their first pay after starting with us, followed by a further £500 on successful completion of their probationary period._**
- Do you have care experience and would like to expand your knowledge?
- Do you have an understanding of wider issues affecting substance misusers e.g. homelessness, Mental Health issues
- Do you want to work for a company where you will be seen, heard and valued?

Framework Housing Association is the lead provider of drug and alcohol treatment within the City of Nottingham and is offering an exciting opportunity to join a team of staff in this Care Quality commission rated GOOD care setting.

Edwin House is a 63-bed facility based in Radford. Of these 63 beds, 15 are used for an in-patient detox and 48 beds provide residential accommodation. The vacancy is in the residential area of this facility and the role involves supporting people who present with a range of complex support and health conditions resultant from historic or current problematic substance misuse.

Framework is looking to appoint a Senior Support Worker that will take a leadership role in ensuring the provision of high standards of care and support are delivered to service users to enable them to gain some control over their substance use, improve their quality of life and build recovery capital within the residential care and move on support areas.

**Duties & Responsibilities**
- Be responsible for assessing and evaluating the needs of Service Users, recording relevant information specific to person’s care and support needs.
- To undertake and review assessments of need and risk and develop appropriate risk management strategies and care and support.
- To work with service users and other professionals to agreed care and support plans.
- To liaise appropriately with service users family, carers and significant others, to ensure appropriate support is offered.
- To take on and develop a specialist interest role and act as a central point of information and advice on the specialist interest area for the wider staff group.
- Take a lead role in the planning/ management/ prioritisation of shifts to include direct support to Service users, office duties, Monitoring and accurate daily record keeping.
- To take responsibility for the day-to-day supervision, management and appraisal of less senior staff
- To undertake general personal care and support functions within the service as required.
- Deliver a service which maintains a safe environment and meets legal obligations around health and safety.
- **For the full job description please go here**:Senior Support Worker**

**Why Join Us?**
- Working for Framework is a great way into social care. We invest in you and encourage career progression - providing a full induction, e-learning and classroom training, management development pathways, fully-funded professional qualifications and more.
- Your wellbeing is important to us. We emphasise wellbeing in all our working environments and employ a Wellbeing Practitioner to support our staff.
- Employee assistance programme, salary sacrifice schemes.
- Stakeholder pension, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid sick leave.
- 32 days holiday including Bank Holidays - increasing with service.
- Paid DBS and Update Service.
- Loyalty awards and non-contributory life insurance.

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