Pershore Adults Senior Support Worker

Job title: Senior Support Worker
Team: Pershore Short Breaks
Location: Pershore, Worcestershire
Job reference number: REC#31516
Salary: £24,993 - £27,214 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)*
*Plus additional rate for working nights & Sundays
 

Do you want to make a difference to someone's life? Do you have the enthusiasm and passion to enhance the lives of the individuals we support? Are you flexible, sensitive, and able to use your own initiative?

Our enthusiastic and experienced team are looking for part-time Senior Support Workers.
 

About Us
Pershore Short Breaks is a service that offers respite to individuals who have a learning and physical disabilities. We are regulated and inspected by CQC from whom we currently have a rating of “Good”. We provide a range of support and assistance with personal care to general day to day support with all activities of daily living, emotional, psychological, practical, and social support with the aim of meeting the individual’s chosen outcomes and promoting their independence.

We currently have a range of contracts available, for 19, 25.5, 20.5 hours in the day on a permanent contract and 31.5 hours in the night on a 12 month contract.
 

About You
You will have knowledge of care standards, CQC regulations and be able to promote person centred practice, choice dignity and respect. You will be an assertive and inspiring individual able to lead a team of support staff in ensuring these values are promoted and met. You will have a good understanding of adult safeguarding procedures, mental capacity and Deprivation of Liberty.

You will be experienced in leading and supporting staff, identifying staff motivations and managing conflict. You will be able to organise people, workloads and prioritise. You will be able to carry out effective supervision and always ensure agreed ways of working are met. You will support the management team in maintaining delivering a high- quality service and maintain the running of the service in their absence.

You will have strong written and verbal communication skills, complete records to a detailed and accurate standard. You will communicate effectively with the Exmoor team and wider multidisciplinary teams. If this and the above sounds just like you, then get in touch.

For further information or just a chat about the role please contact Joy Townend 01386 552978. Or Jon Mcleary on 01905 643481
 

Benefits
You’ll find an overview of the benefits Worcestershire County Council have to offer on our webpage Why work for us? | Worcestershire County Council, so do take a look!  Some of these offers include:

• Great Holiday Entitlement: As well as bank holidays, you'll get 26 days paid holiday (pro rata for part-time staff). This goes up to 31 days when you have been with us for 5 years. If you get more than 26 days where you work now, don't worry because if you join us without a break, we'll match your holiday up to 31 days. If you’re successful and want to take advantage of this do let us know!
• Brilliant Pension Scheme: The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a nationwide, career average pension scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government.
• Flexible Working: We are proud to offer hybrid working to provide a better work/life balance where possible.
• We also have a generous relocation package for those individuals looking to move from further afield. **

Equality
Worcestershire County Council is committed to promoting equality and diversity and ensuring that all appointments are made based on the suitability of a candidate to the role only. In line with the "Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, we do not automatically reject applicants with a criminal record. Every application will be considered individually, considering the nature and circumstances of the conviction and the type of work applied for. You will not be asked to disclose 'spent' convictions unless the work requires access to children and vulnerable adults.

Disability Confident
We are inclusive – this is really important to us, and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, Disability Confident is helping us recruit and retain great people to meet our workforce needs. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

How to Apply
Application forms or CVs are invited for this role. 

Please find the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Please write your submission with consideration for the essential and desirable criteria on the Person Specification. This should include examples why you should be considered; the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

Please submit your application to recruitment@worcestershire.gov.uk

Interview date: The manager will review applications weekly, and invite after this. 
** Relocation - T&Cs apply