Senior Support Worker

MacIntyre ,
London, Greater London
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Salary: £10.83 an hour plus amazing benefits

Overview

Are you ready for the next step in your social care career? Could you mentor a team whilst supporting people with learning disabilities? We love what we do and are recognised as an award winning chartiy for our passion and dedication. Join us as a Senior Support Worker and you'll soon see why About the role You'll be Senior Support Worker at our services in Tooting/Streatham, which are home to 12 people aged 40 to 80. They enjoy getting out and about to the local parks and places of interest, eating out, going to the cinema and shows, and shopping. You'll support them to attend day centres, church services and to visit family. At home, people like to cook and bake, watch TV, plus listen to and make music, along with enjoying puzzles and games. As a Senior, you’ll develop rotas and deputise for the Frontline Manager. You will work closely with the staff team, ensuring people’s support plans are followed. You'll encourage the team and meet development needs, whether that's by way of formal training or day-to-day coaching and reflection. You'll support people as they go about their daily lives, encouraging them to keep up with their interests and hobbies. The people here require assistance with intimate care or medication. They can display challenging behaviour when stressed, and you'll support them to manage their emotions and conduct. This is a full-time role, 38 hours a week. You'll take your turn working shifts on a rota with a mixture of early and late shifts (7am to 3pm / 3pm to 10pm) including weekends, plus a sleep-in once a fortnight. You'll also be part of the on-call rota. What we need from you You will need some experience working with vulnerable people, ideally those with learning disabilities. Perhaps you have been a Support Worker or Care Assistant and are ready for more responsibility. It’s important that you share our values, and are ambitious to grow and develop. You’ll need to be flexible and organised, with a positive approach. You must be a driver with a manual licence, to drive the service vehicle. About us We are an Award winning Charity that has the core belief that everyone has potential, something to offer and a valuable contribution to make to their community. We use a person centered approach to keep the people we support safe, happy and healthy and to ensure each individual is able to live a life that makes sense to them. Using a Positive Behavior Support strategy ensures we see the person first, not their disability. Training and benefits MacIntyre provides a full induction and ongoing training, including the opportunity to gain nationally accredited vocational qualifications, free of charge. Our benefits include: 30 days' annual leave (including public holidays) Workplace pension scheme MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme Cashplan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody MacIntyre Rewards Scheme MacIntyre pays for your DBS check Part-time positions are pro rata. Next Steps If this job sounds like the right fit for you, click on the green Apply button on the MacIntyre website, complete some brief details and upload your CV. We are also currently recruiting Temporary roles to people who find themselves out of work at this time. You can find them in the job search facility on our website by searching for Temp, or contact us on 01908 357106 Safer Recruitment Statement MacIntyre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining. If you would prefer to complete a manual application form, you can either download one from the attachments on our website advert or phone us on 01908 357 016 and we will send an application form to you. Please note: we reserve the right to close this advert early if we have received a sufficient number of applications, so don't delay, apply today. Empowering people with a learning disability to live a life that makes sense to them Contact 01908 357016 in case of query. Registered Charity No. 250840 Keywords macintyre care, charity, charity worker, learning disabilities, learning disability, autism, autistic, learning support worker, support worker, relief support worker, care worker, part time, part time care worker, carer, health care worker, HCA, health care practitioner, care practitioner, London, Streatham, Tooting, Senior Support Worker, Senior Care worker, Senior health care worker, Senior Learning Disabilities care worker, London care jobs, Care work in London, This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89739717

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