Senior Support Worker

Description

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of others? Do you have a heart for supporting and empowering others to reach their full potential?

If so, we have a great opportunity for you to enjoy a rewarding career within Social Care, and we want to hear from you!

We are currently looking for full time (37.5 hours a week) Senior Support Workers (Known internally as a Lead Support Worker) to support adults with learning disabilities and autism.

Key Responsibilities

As Senior Support Worker you will be assisting the Locality Manager by working on shift providing day to day support to the staff team. The role will include assisting the staff to deliver excellent person-centred support via supervisions, positive role modelling, team meetings, observations, and their own consistent support on a 1 : 1 basis.

Not only will you be providing support to your Locality Manager and your staff team, a major part of your daily role is to also have an understanding for the person you are supporting, which at times will include providing emotional and practical support to enable someone to live their life, their way.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Minimum of 1 years’ experience supporting adults with learning disabilities and / or Autism.
• A commitment to empowering people.
• Ability to work closely with families and outside agencies.
• Ability to take responsibility and remain calm in difficult situations.
• Willing to work weekdays, weekends, evenings, bank holidays, and sleep-ins.
• Must have a full UK Manual driving license.

Benefits

As a Senior Support Worker with Partners in Support, you have the flexibility to increase your earnings with sleep in duties, overtime and on-call duties.  With these opportunities, Lead Support Workers earn on average

What We Offer :

Ready to Make a Difference?

Apply now and be part of a team that truly makes a difference in people's lives!

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and the advert may close before the stated deadline if we find a suitable candidate. We encourage you to apply early to avoid missing out.

Partners in Support work with people with learning disabilities and autism in Hertfordshire.

We support individuals to lead the lives that they choose and assist people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and their chosen communities.

Partners in Support is not aiming to be a large organisation or work across the country, it only aspires to offer the best possible support to those people we work with within Hertfordshire.