Senior support worker - West Sussex County Council : Job Details

Senior Support Worker - BTC

Our team at Ball Tree Croft (Adults Residential Service) focuses on providing the right balance of the individuality, needs, wishes and rights of each of our residents. We're looking for Senior Support Worker to join our amazing team on a full time basis.

Why not have a look at our dedicated Careers in adults' residential services, day opportunities and shared lives webpage to learn more about the difference you can make!

About The Job

Salary: £30,296 - £33,024 (plus enhancements)

Enhancements:Weekend working - Time & a half, Bank Holidays - Double time & Night enhancement (8pm - 10pm shifts)Working Pattern: Shifts on 4-week rotation which will include evenings, sleep ins & weekends

Contract Length: Permanent (37 hours per week)Location: Ball Tree Croft, Sompting

About You

To become a Senior Support Worker with us you will be:

• Passionate about supporting people to be the best they can be.
• Empowering people to live the life they choose.
• Supporting people to have the opportunities to learn and grow.
• A good listener, patient and treat all with respect, kindness and dignity.
• Ensure people have opportunity to be involved in/Co-produce every aspect of their care and support.
• Support people to maintain friendships/relationships important to them and to make new friendships/relationships.
• Support people to maintain their health.

If you would like to join our dynamic team, take a look at the attached jobdescription.

About Ball Tree Croft

We are a registered residential service providing person-centred care and support for up to 15 people over the age of 18 who have a range of learning disabilities. We also have a lovely, covered courtyard area for our residents enjoy.

We aim to enable every person to be engaged in their local community to the best of their ability. For some of the people we support, this could be through a programme of tailored support to build and develop them for day-to-day life skills on a one-to-one basis.

Key Skills: (These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)

• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills to monitor budgets and document activities in care plans.
• Ability to organise/ prioritise work, co-ordinate a variety of tasks in a clear and logical way and meet agreed deadlines which minimise the disruption to the business.
• Sound communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with a range of people and create effective working relationships. Ability to build relationships with people and ensure the views of service users are heard and that their needs are met.
• Effective people and performance management skills and the ability to provide direction and motivate and inspire the team.
• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to seek and introduce continuous improvement and innovation, for self and team. Ability to maintain a sympathetic and understanding attitude whilst dealing with challenging behaviour from service users and/or their families.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate problems and resolve issues independently, planning solutions and make sound pragmatic decisions.

Qualifications/ experience

• Minimum of 4 GCSEs, including English Language and Maths, or equivalent qualification or demonstrable equivalent comparable experience.
• NVQ 3 in Care or equivalent qualification or demonstrable equivalent comparable experience.
• NVQ 4 in Management or equivalent qualification - Desirable
• Relevant organisational knowledge of systems, procedures and policies in specialist area e.g. protection of vulnerable adults, health and safety etc.
• Knowledge of a wide range of disability issues and the needs of older people.
• Significant experience of working with adults who have a wide range of disabilities.
• Experience of involving service users and carers in planning, developing and evaluating services.
• Experience of working with people from a wide variety of cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds.

How to Apply:

Upload your CV and complete the application explaining the key skills listed on the Job Description and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.