Senior Support Worker

5 days ago

Stanmore, United Kingdom Norwood Organisation Full time

Senior Support Worker - Stanmore, HA7

**About us**

For more than 225 years Norwood has provided a lifeline to the children, adults and families we support, and is an important part of the Jewish community we serve. The reason we have been so successful in doing so is due to the passion and dedication of those who work here, which is critical to everything we do.

The role of the Senior Support Worker is to assist the Manager in the day to day running of services for Adults with Learning Disabilities and other needs.To lead the team delivering a person-centred service through Active Support with a commitment to Life Long Learning and independence for all.

At Norwood, we look to recruit people who have never worked in social care as well as people who can bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the role of Support Worker and are passionate about making a difference.

**MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
1. To take part in the rota system covering the service, working at varying sites as directed.

2.To recognise and respond to issues with regard to the people we support health/ behavioural needs andto carry out risk assessments as necessary, liaising with the Manager

3. To assist the Manager in carrying out assessments of prospective new service users.

4. To work closely and effectively with other professionals both within and outside Norwood, such as Doctors, Social Workers, etc., and to establish and maintain good relationships with the people we support, relatives and friends in line with their wishes and respecting their rights to confidentiality.

5. To have responsibility for the drawing up of staff rotas and arrange alternative cover in the event of staff absence. To ensure that adequate cover is always maintained to the agreed staffing level of the individual service. To ensure that clear records are kept of staff rotas and timesheets and that hours worked are accurately recorded for monitoring purposes.

6.To ensure that the key worker system is implemented and adequately supported.

7.To assist with Recruitment and Selection of support staff in the absence of the Manager and to also assist the Manager with training and development of support staff as and when required.

8.To take part in the on-call managers’ rota as required and be prepared to troubleshoot in any homes

should the need arises.

**Benefits include**:

- Fully paid induction
- Paid DBS
- £300 Friend Referral Scheme
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Access to Discounted Shopping Scheme - offering monetary savings and offers
- An Employee Assistance Programme (for confidential advice and support)

This is a great opportunity to develop your career in ever expanding social care industry - if this role sounds interesting to you, simply click Apply

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