Senior Support Worker

Would you like a job where you can make a real difference to someone’s life?

Then working for Minstead Trust could be a perfect match for you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join us with working within our friendly and dedicated Supported Living Service located in Portsmouth.

Senior Support Worker 37.5 hours per week (Full Time) – Portsmouth (and the surrounding areas)

Flexible shifts over a 24/7 week, 365 days a year (Incl. weekends, bank holiday’s and sleep in shifts on a rota basis)

Salary: £25,837 per annum

At Minstead Trust, we celebrate people by working to provide excellent support to those with wide-ranging care needs. Without our incredible team of staff and volunteers, we simply wouldn’t be where we are today! We are always looking to welcome people who are passionate, dynamic and able to celebrate difference.

The primary role is to support adults with learning disabilities assisting them to develop greater independence. You will be responsible for managing a single service and will take the lead on supporting individuals in the property to lead independent lives. This will include anything between going to the cinema to visiting a garden centre. Alongside this you will also lead your team through providing guidance, support, and training to further develop their skills.

The role:

• To support individuals to meet their goals and outcomes in health, wellbeing, and independence
• To support people with their individual personal, social, and healthcare needs as required
• To contribute to the operational running, quality assurance and leadership of the designated team
• To contribute to the management and leadership of Minstead Trust including undertaking on-call duties as required in order to ensure an effective 24-hour management team cover of the establishment
• To provide guidance and support to the learning and development of the staff team to ensure they are prepared to deliver high quality care
• To monitor home life, care materials and equipment is in correct working order and reporting any faults
• To build positive working relationships with family members, carers and other professionals as required

What are we looking for?

• Enthusiastic and motivated individual
• Good Listener, with adaptable communication skills
• Experience of diary management
• Outgoing individual who is happy to complete different activities
• Experience of supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and behaviours that challenge is essential
• Level 3 NVQ in Health and Social Care
• A full UK driving licence, with access to a motorised vehicle (in-work travel paid)

What benefits can we offer you?

• 33 Days Holiday (pro rata) including Bank Holidays
• Refer-a-Friend scheme worth £750!
• A Celebration Day’s Leave for Your Birthday (pro rata)
• Death in Service Insurance
• Company Pension
• An easy access health and wellbeing Scheme
• Cycle to Work
• Blue Light Card eligibility
• Furzey Gardens Membership
• Hanger Farm Membership
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Company Sick Pay

Our Vision at Minstead Trust is to live in a society where people with learning disabilities enjoy fulfilling lives of their own choosing.

As a trust, our mission is to support people with learning disabilities to fully develop their individual potential by providing opportunities, enhancing life skills, ensuring informed choice, and influencing society.

• We appreciate each person. Everyone is different – we respect and celebrate this.
• We’re always learning. We all have something to offer and more to learn.
• We’re always improving. Striving to give our best and to have more impact.
• We push for change. We will challenge society to be fully inclusive.
• We find the joy in everyday life. We have the freedom to be ourselves and enjoy what we do.

To find out more about the Trust, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcslp66ohEM

This role is working in a regulated activity and will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

No terminology in the advert you have seen is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we will gladly accept applications from all sections of the community.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £25,837.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Experience:

• working with adults with learning disabilities: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (required)
• Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person