Senior Support Worker

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I am a young lady with a learning disability, clinical diagnoses and limited verbal communication. I communicate with various electronic aids, and by BSL and/or Makaton. I live at home with my family in the Morpeth area of Northumberland.

I am looking for a Senior Support Worker to lead my team of fabulous Support Workers!

Knowledge and qualifications: You must have experience implementing a PBS framework and be willing to commit to further training in PBS (training will be provided).

Have an appropriate professional qualification, such as an NVQ level 2 or 3 or A level equivalent and or relevant experience.

Experience of working with people with additional communication needs and a qualification in British sign language or Makaton or a willingness to complete training in this (training will be provided).

Ensure behaviour support plan and other care plans are consistently implemented. This will include observing staff, completing staff competency assessments, giving staff effective feedback, aiming to constructively improve their performance with the goal of supporting the young person to live their best possible life.

High level of computer literacy using; Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Google sheets and Excel to produce reports, correspondence, documents, databases and spreadsheets

The ideal candidate would be: enthusiastic, patient, fun to be around, strong communication skills, have a caring nature, trustworthy, respectful, able to take direction and possess a genuine commitment to the role. You need to have experience of managing and coaching others as you will lead my team of Support Workers.

You need to be a happy, positive, and caring person. I love to get out and socialise, and will need you to help facilitate this. I enjoy going out to see friends, go bowling, shopping, etc, so you will need a full, clean driving license.

You will lead on the implementation of a Positive Behavioural Support framework of support for me. There are a number of strategies in place to help me be the best I can be, and you will help implement these, offering guidance and coaching to my Support Workers. You will help others understand the reasons behind any periods of behavioural challenge, which will help guide future practice and will help my team to manage the emotional impact of their role through supportive practices such as supervision, incident analysis and debriefs.

Hours: 37 hours per week Monday to Friday.

Rate of Pay: £14.07 per hour.

Flexibility of working hours is important, and you will need to provide emergency support cover for staff sickness as required.

An excellent training package is available to ensure you are trained to the highest standards.

Working as part of the Solo Support Services organization will also give you access to a supportive company who promote person centered practice. You will have access to our health care plan, pensions scheme, contracted hours regular supervisions and annual appraisals. Please visit our website for further information: http://www.solosupportservices.co.uk/home/

5.6 weeks holiday is awarded per year as standard (pro rata for part time positions). Employees are also able to join the Company Pension scheme after 3 months’ service, subject to the rules of the scheme, as well as our Cash Back Health Plan after completion of a successful probation period.

If you are interested in applying, please send a covering letter and your CV to office@solosupportservices.co.uk or please ring the office on: 0345 241 5565 to request an application form.

(The position is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and is exempt from the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974)

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