Job Introduction

Do you have a caring nature? Are you looking to make a difference to people’s lives? Do you want to work in an environment where no two days are the same? Are you flexible with your working hours? Can you see yourself providing care to adults who need your support?

Are you currently a Support Worker looking to move up into management?

If you have answered a big YES to these questions we would LOVE to hear from you.

What will I be doing?

At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities across England.

As a Senior Support Worker, you will make a real difference to people’s lives as you support staff to improve their daily living skills. Passionate about people, you will enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress with us.

Where will I be working?

You will be working in our Garlinge service, which is one of our Supported Living, Learning Disability services in Thanet.

Within this location we support people with learning and physical disabilities to live within their own purpose-built home. This property has 8 flats in one location where Support Workers are linked to work with a specific person based on shared preferences and personalities creating a bespoke core team of staff.

People that we support here have a mixture of communication, mobility and health needs and this would be described as a busy and active environment. A local bus route directly opposite is available for those using public transport.

We endeavor to create positive family relationships offering a good circle of support. There is a strong focus on supporting individuals’ lives in a person centered way which includes various activities, shopping, managing own budgets and cooking. We tailor our services to enable people to be as independent as possible.

This is a 24 hour service, therefore flexibility is essential. You will be expected to be flexible with your Rota, working a range of shifts to meet the needs of the service. Please note that the shifts may vary.

Role Responsibility

The role of the Senior Support Worker is varied, including:

• Creation and maintenance of staff rota’s, including booking and managing agency.
• Completing financial, medication and health/safety audits and implementing improvement work
• Supporting a large staff team including completing supervisions, competencies and signposting to wellbeing support
• To support the management team in the supervision of the Support Worker team in their day to day activities,
• Ongoing training of current staff and ensuring that new staff are inducted to their roles, including temporary and agency staff.
• Creating, maintaining and enhancing support planning and risk mitigation plans.
• Ensuring we are working to compliance and following the organization’s policies and procedures.
• Senior Support Workers will model their own good practice within the team to ensure a high quality service is provided. It’s a hands-on job so you will also be leading the team to support people with a full range of daily activities, personal care, medication administration, and health/well-being support.

This list is not exhaustive, however please be assured you will receive training and induction and will be joining a well established and supportive team of managers.

The Ideal Candidate

What skills and qualities do I need to have?

You will have to have Support Work experience, ideally within Learning Disability setting.

You will also be:

• Passionate, caring and enthusiastic
• Flexible, patient and non-judgemental
• A great team player with lots of energy
• Able to demonstrate good communication skills
• Able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling
• It would be an advantage if you can use a computer, produce documents in word and use emails

About us

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.

• You will get 31 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 33 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
• Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.

Turning Point Benefits

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

Turning Point

Attached documents

• Role Profile

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