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Experienced Senior Support Worker
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Senior Support Worker
Essential- Experience working as a senior support worker
Kings Heath
£12.81 per hour. Permanent Full Time 37.5 hours
Day Shift: 7:30am-3pm & 2:30pm-10pm. Flexibility and working weekends Please note, we are only seeking candidates with experience as a Senior Support Worker or acting Senior Support Worker previously
About Falcon Mews
A supported living service for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning Disabilities and Mental Health needs. Some of the individuals who we support may also present challenging behaviour experience in this is essential.
Overview
To take the lead as Senior Support Worker in the provision of support, to act as key worker where appropriate and to take personal responsibility for dealing with emergency or complex situations that may arise. To provide high quality support to people based upon their needs and wishes using a person centred approach. The residential services provide support to adults with learning disabilities and autism.
Duties
- To take the lead in the development of Person Centred Plans for people and to implement the elements of the plan as a member of the staff team.
- To act as a key worker for individual people where appropriate.
- To take the lead in dealing with emergency or complex situations that may arise.
- To lead the implementation of Person Centred Plans and support people in their daily living and personal care based upon the Active Support Approach.
- To support people in undertaking activities or development in their own home and in the community, including employment, education and other opportunities.
- To maintain records as required relating to people’s lives, service and individual financial affairs.
- To assist with the drawing up of risk assessments relating to individuals and the service in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of all and to implement and contribute to the review of these.
- To liaise with external parties, carers and parents as required.
- To be responsible for the supervision of other Support Workers as required.
- To undertake any other duties commensurate with the general level of responsibility of the job.
Full Time Benefits
- A comprehensive induction offers a holistic journey
- Career Progression Opportunities
- Recommend a friend incentive
- Employee Assistance Programme focussed on your well-being.
- Access to Blue Light Card savings
About Us
At Precious Homes, we work by empowering individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Conditions, and other complex needs, to live as independently as possible, to become integral members of the community and to achieve their goals and aspirations through individual care pathways. As a social care provider we also empower our staff family to make important decisions in the workplace and our aim is to be as person centred with our staff as we are with our service users.
About Us
At Precious, we work by empowering individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Conditions, and other complex needs, to live as independently as possible, to become integral members of the community and to achieve their goals and aspirations through individual care pathways.
Any successful candidates will be required to undergo a enhanced DBS check.