Senior Support Worker

The Bridge ,
North Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary: From £10.35 to £10.65 per hour Dependent on Experience

Overview

Senior Support Worker - various shift patterns - Days and Nights The Bridge provides community based registered care services for people with learning disabilities, autism and associated complex care needs. We provide personalised outcome based support to enable individuals with enhanced care and support needs to live safely, happily and successfully in the community. Our values… Change perceptions. See the world through the eyes of the people we support and mould the world around them Take a different outlook. Be confident to use our wealth of experience and knowledge to look at unique situations differently Be nice, kind, patient, resourceful, open minded, resilient and forgiving Understand why situations occur. We take an evidence based approach to why behaviour occurs and how to respond appropriately. Everyone’s opinions matters. We value every individual as part of the team and they are key to the success of the people we support and the organisation We operate three apartment based care homes in Castleford, Garforth and Snaith supporting 6-7 people at each within their own homely flat based accommodation. We are looking for experienced, dedicated and motivated individuals to join our growing team in Snaith. We offer Competitive salary Opportunities for career progression A comprehensive induction with ongoing bespoke training 28 days annual leave including bank holidays An inclusive culture. We are a small growing organization and value the opinion of everyone within our team The ability to change the lives of people with uniquely complex needs Purpose of the role The people we support are at the heart of everything we do. Your role will involve supporting individuals to live their lives to their maximum potential in a way that they want to. This will be a varied and diverse role that will involve leading the shifts for the home. Some of the individuals we support will at times display complex or difficult to understand behaviours. We provide the environment and social support model to see the world through the lives of those individuals so that we better meet their needs. We are looking for: A genuine interest in changing the lives of people with autism, learning disabilities and uniquely complex needs Leadership and guiding skills Honesty and integrity Knowledge and understanding Professional competency to implement and follow systems and processes Ambition and energy to go above and beyond Compassion Kindness Equal Opportunities The Bridge are committed to anti-discriminatory policies and practices and it is essential that the post holder shares and promotes this. This job was originally posted as www.caterer.com/job/89839385