About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker, holding a NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, and looking to elevate your career, where you can make a real difference and change lives for the better? If so, join Beck House in Darlington, and provide care for people with continuing challenging behaviour and high support needs. You will be key in supporting individuals to lead a full and valued life. Its a career that you can take pride in. At Beck House you will have the chance to develop your skills and career. With a huge range of courses on offer, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.
What you will be doing
You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with Mental Health conditions. You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable ...
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Support Worker at Beck House in Darlington, you'll be part of an inclusive team providing care for individuals with Mental Health conditions and challenging behaviour. With responsibilities including overseeing shifts, supervising staff, and enhancing resident wellbeing, you'll play a pivotal role in advancing lives. Your duties encompass activity organisation, medication administration, family communication, and health checks. Emphasizing compassion and resilience, this role demands an NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, along with leadership experience.
A challenging yet rewarding setting, you'll partake in a diverse environment with varying shifts. Elysium Healthcare supports your career growth, offering a robust benefits package, from annual leave to professional development, in a workplace committed to diversity and safeguarding. Staff are required to live in the UK and have full working rights, with student visas not accepted.
About us
Elysium Healthcare operates Beck House, a registered care service in Darlington offering specialised support for people with Learning Disabilities and Autism. This facility provides tailored single-person apartments, aimed at fostering independence and comfort for residents with intricate needs. As part of a larger network, Elysium Healthcare, under Ramsay Health Care, boasts over 8,000 employees and more than 80 services in England and Wales, spanning various care sectors including Mental Health and Neurological support.
Elysium's approach focuses on comprehensive, person-centred care, facilitated by a broad array of educational and occupational pathways. Employees benefit from a supportive and development-focused environment, reinforced by the company's commitment to diversity, equality, and continuous professional growth. Elysiums international affiliation with Ramsay Health Care highlights its expansive impact across 10 countries, offering vast opportunities within the care industry.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker, holding a NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, and looking to elevate your career, where you can make a real difference and change lives for the better? If so, join Beck House in Darlington, and provide care for people with continuing challenging behaviour and high support needs. You will be key in supporting individuals to lead a full and valued life. It’s a career that you can take pride in.
What you will be doing
You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with Mental Health conditions. You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.
As a Senior Support Worker some of your key responsibilities will include organising and overseeing the smooth running of a shift, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to any challenges or concerns and supervising support staff. You will organise activities, administer medication, communicate with families and professionals, oversee daily reports, budgets, complete financial audits and complete H&S checks.
It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. It is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week.
No two days are the same in this role, offering plenty of engagement and motivation. While there's a degree of routine, you can expect a diverse work environment. Our rota includes days, nights, and weekend shifts to ensure a well-balanced team effort.
As a Senior Support Worker you will have:
- Experience as Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience in Mental Health and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
- Leadership skills and experience
- Strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature
- Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene
- Excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
- The ability to deal with challenging behaviours
- A positive and professional approach
- To be hard-working and honest, reliable, flexible
- To live local or within commutable distance
You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time.
20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visa's cannot be accepted.
Where you will be working
Location: Beck House, Hammond Drive, Lakeside, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 5TH
Beck House is a registered care service with nursing that forms part of Elysium’s Learning Disabilities & Autism complex care service, which provides six bespoke single-person apartments, enabling individuals to live in their own space.
What You’ll Get
At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:
- Annual base salary of £26,656
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window
- Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
- Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
- Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
- Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support
- 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
- Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
- Pension contribution, to help secure your future
- Free meals and onsite free parking
About us
Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience as Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience in Mental Health and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care. Leadership skills and experience. Strong empathy, a caring and compassionate nature, and the willingness to support residents with personal hygiene. Excellent communication skills, a sense of humour, and the ability to handle challenging behaviours. A positive, professional, and flexible approach, being honest and reliable, and living within commutable distance.
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
Elysium Healthcare
Address
Elysium Healthcare
Darlington
DL1 5TH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)