Senior Support Worker

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We’re currently recruiting for a Senior Support Worker within the Radcliffe area of Greater Manchester. Join our fantastic team of staff and help make a difference to lives for the better!

If you are looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference and change lives for the better, then a Senior Support Worker role at the Brothers of Charity Services is the right choice for you.

Job Summary (Description of main purpose of job)

You will be responsible for leading a designated group of support workers to ensure that excellent services are delivered to each person supported by Brothers of Charity.

The person appointed will display a level of judgement and initiative proportionate with the significance of their post and have the skills and ability to manage a larger group of clients and Support workers and support the delivery of a large number of support hours.

Our ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Qualification with experience of working with adults who have learning disabilities and their families
• Knowledge and understanding and a track record in planning with people
• Excellent listening skills – Ability to actively listen to what the people we support are asking for and design support to reflect this.
• Excellent leadership skills – To demonstrate an ability to set direction, lead and motivate staff
• Positive role model – Hard working, motivated, flexible with a proactive approach
• Integrity – Clear desire to work and commit to delivering a service in an open and honest manner.
• Problem solving skills – Demonstrate skills in understanding complex situations and difficulties and work in a sensitive manner to solve these.
• Personal learning and development – Show a desire to learn and develop through continuous training and development.
• Management/Organisational skills – to be able to manage more than one location (home) and support teams of staff and clients.
• Excellent communication skills – Ability to communicate to a high standard with strong interpersonal skills.
• Experience of delivering change
• Experience of working with and relating to people from a wide variety of backgrounds including marginalised groups
• Relevant experience of working with people with learning disabilities
• Ability to effectively support the delivery of the ethos, vision and values of the Brothers of Charity Services.
• To work on rota including evenings and weekends

Our offer to you:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Competitive rates of pay for sleep-in shifts
• Extensive Training, Development and Support Given
• Sickness Absence scheme
• Pension
• Refer-a-Friend scheme
• Access to Medicash Employee Health and Wellbeing benefits
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Award and Recognition incentives
• Investors in People Gold Accredited Employer
• Customer Services Excellence Plus Employer
• Disability Confident Employer
• Friendly working environment
• On-site Holistic Therapy Services

If you are interested and have the relevant skills - please apply today.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £13.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Private dental insurance
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Day range:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Health and Social Care: 2 years (required)
• Leadership: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: On the road