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FISH4JOBS

Salary

From £6 to £9 per hour + £6.87 per hour

Location

Birmingham

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Senior Care / Support Worker
Salary: 6.87 per hour
Location: Various locations in the West Midlands area

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Support Worker / Senior Care Worker within an established residential
care company that provides support across the West Midlands area. Our services based in the West Midlands area have the
following vacancies at our residential homes based in Dudley, Wolverhampton, Coventry and the surrounding area.

Here at Inshore Support, we help individuals with complex needs to become full and valued members of their local
community. By providing small family houses which are built and furnished, we can enhance the social standing of those
who live there whilst also supporting those looking for their own tenancies.

To enable us to carry on this vital service, we are now looking for a Senior Support Worker / Senior Care Worker who will
support individual service users with learning disabilities, including challenging behaviour, helping them to undertake
everyday activities and functions.

As our Senior Support Worker, your main responsibilities will include Supervisory, Personal Care, Activities,
House-keeping, Medical and Physical Intervention (if trained) duties. The Senior Support Worker will also be expected to
keep accurate records and consistently adhere to our confidentiality and safeguarding policies.

Senior Support Worker / Senior Care Worker Duties:
* Provide an excellent standard of care and support to our service users and take the lead in emergency situations
* Understand individual service user needs' and support individuals to achieve supported independence in home and
community activities
* Support and assist the Area/Home or Deputy Manager to develop and initiate personalised care plans
* Monitor staff performance and provide mentorship to support workers and colleagues as required
* Manage staffing levels on shift, compiling job lists and delegating tasks
* Undertake on-call duties as identified on the on-call rota
* General personal care and house-keeping duties
* Administer medication if qualified
* Train other support workers regarding witness and medication duties
* Senior support workers are expected to understand and work to the O'Brien's five key accomplishments and support junior
staff in understanding and working within the principles

Senior Support Worker / Senior Care Worker Person Specification:
* Solid experience in a managerial or senior position within care and support
* Experience working with people with learning disabilities and / or challenging behaviour
* Ability to delegate tasks and manage a team
* Passion for care and working with those with disabilities
* Excellent organisation, record-keeping and communication skills

This is a highly rewarding position in which the Senior Support Worker can play a key part in ensuring our high standards
are maintained and that the dignity and integrity of each individual service user is at the forefront of our service.

If you fit the profile above and would like to join us in our mission to provide a truly person-centred approach to care,
please apply with an application form you can download from our website. Click the 'Apply now' button and go through to
the Careers section.

Please note that CVs without an application form will not be considered.