Description

Senior Support Worker

Reference: SSW/WISHAW/0

Pay Rate: £13.75 per hour

We’re recruiting a Senior Support Worker on behalf of one of the UK’s largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare, in Wishaw! It’s an exciting opportunity for a Senior Support Worker to join a friendly and experienced specialist brain injury and neurological care service. The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre provides specialist care for up to 46 residents at any one time. They provide individualised assessment and intensive rehabilitation to help people recover from a brain injury. Working at all times to achieve the best possible outcomes in terms of independence and quality of life.

The service has a minibus for appointments and some fun outings and a state-of-the-art therapy pool, which allows residents to focus on re-gaining cognitive abilities that may have been lost. A specially designed therapy kitchen allows users to learn new skills that will serve them long after they have left the service. There is also a gymnasium where all residents are encouraged to keep themselves active and socialise with others. Our client is extremely proud to be accredited as an approved provider of specialist Brain Injury Care by the Headway Brain Injury Association.

What to look forward to:

25 days plus bank holidays
An extra day off for your birthday
A Learning Hub where you can benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
A Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
A Nest Personal Pension account
Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials
Monthly, quarterly and annual awards programmes, recognising those going above and beyond in their role
Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
……and, of course, the support and guidance of the qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with the group
What you’ll be working:

Full time hours
38.5 hours
What you’ll be doing as a Senior Support Worker:

Supporting our clients with daily activities
Effectively lead the shift by ensuring appropriate staffing levels are maintained at all times.
Supporting their care plans to establish routine
Ensure that all service users have up-to-date risk assessments and person centered plans in place and review and update as required with the service manager
Ensure the client feels safe, and stable within their day to day care
Personal Care
Cover all aspects of the support worker role as and when required to work on the floors in order to meet the needs of the service.
Responsible for attending and completing all mandatory training.
Administrating medication (if required)
Support service users with physical disabilities using trained techniques and aids e.g. hoists, wheelchairs, modified bathing equipment
What you’ll have:

Strong organisational, time management, planning and communication skills.
Flexible, professional, and positive approach to multi-site working.
Level 3 NVQ or QCF Diploma in Health & Social Care or be willing to work towards.
Proven reliability in terms of full attendance and timekeeping.
Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual.
Self-confidence and ability to manage challenging situations
Driving License would be preferable
Ability to address and respond to employee issues in a fair and consistent manner.
Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS
Our client wants to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, they are a Disability Confident committed employer.

If this sounds like the role for you, apply to be a Senior Support Worker in Wishaw today