About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker looking for a rewarding role where you can truly make a difference every day?
We are looking for a compassionate, dedicated, and proactive Senior Support Worker to join our friendly team within a specialist social care home (without nursing), supporting seven gentlemen aged 60-76 who have severe learning disabilities, autism, and other complex needs.
This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in helping people live meaningful, fulfilling lives while progressing your career within a supportive and person-centred environment.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Senior Support Worker, you will be at the heart of delivering outstanding care and support. You will lead by example, providing guidance and support to colleagues while ensuring the highest standards of care are maintained.
About the People We Support
The gentlemen we support lead active and varied lives. They enjoy:
Spending time with family and friends. Community activities and social events. Holidays and day trips. Exploring new experiences and opportunities.. You will support them both within their home and out in the community, helping them to live life to the fullest while ensuring their safety, comfort, and wellbeing.
Why Join Us?
This is more than just a job,it's an opportunity to make a genuine difference in people's lives every day.
If you have the experience, passion, and commitment to support people to live their best lives, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
You will act as a Team Leader, keyworker and delegate responsibilities to colleagues in line with people's needs and preferences, ensuring the shift planner is updated accordingly. Support people with their medication. Assist individuals with eating and drinking Support personal hygiene needs and all aspects of personal care, such as bathing/ showering and support with continence needs. Support physical care needs which may be due to a range of acute or chronic difficulties and includes manual handling using equipment provid Contribute to, monitor and record, health checks, risk assessments and care plans, using physical records and/or digital tools (depending on registered home).
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.
We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description Job responsibilities
For full details of the job description and main responsibilities, please see the attached job description. Ofqual regulated qualifications and Ofqual regulated awarding organisations can be found via the link below
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Care Certificate in Health & Social Care or working towards it within 3 months from the start of employment. Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, regulated by Ofqual (for example, BTEC, NVQ, or recognised Apprenticeship Standards).
Desirable
To drive Trust transport in line with service needs. A driving licence suitable driving in the U.K, and meets the requirements set out by the Trust insurers to drive the Trust vehicle.
Experience Essential
Experience in a senior care role as a shift leader. experience in the safe handling and administration of medication. Experience of Working in a team Experience of working with people with learning Disabilities.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Shieling
St Ebba's Way
Hook Road, Epsom, Surrey
KT19 8QJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)