Senior Support Worker - Days or Nights

We are looking for dedicated and passionate people to join our team who want to make a difference to the lives of the residents they work with by empowering their independence and dignity.

Are you looking to work in a dynamic role that not only gives you job satisfaction, where every day presents a new challenge, but also offers comprehensive training, support and a clear route to progression? If so, why not visit our website for more information https://chaseley.org.uk/about/

Job description

Job purpose

To provide high quality care to all residents. To provide leadership and direction on the care shift.

Duties and responsibilities

Quality and Regulation

1. To ensure the delivery of high-quality personal care following the care plan and individual resident wishes to ensure the comfort and dignity of each resident

2. Adhere to the local Safeguarding policy, following the Duty of Candour requirements

3. Monitor the delivery of care when on duty to ensure that it is of high quality and maintains the dignity and well-being of residents

4. Understand the importance of privacy, dignity, choice and consent and uphold these basic rights at all times

5. Contribute to the individualized person-centered care planning process of each resident and recording appropriate daily interactions and observations.

6. Complete all regulatory and statutory training requirements and comply with all company policy and procedures whilst at work

7. Individual key worker responsibility for residents ensuring that residents receive one-to-one quality time when on duty. Additionally supervising the care team to ensure they perform their key worker responsibilities.

8. In consultation with the resident/families offer support to maintain the residents room, clothing and property in order.

9. Train and develop new starters/agency staff supporting sign of for induction and probation.

10. Lead on residents physical and mental well-being and ensure that all residents are treated with dignity

Clinical Tasks on sign off of training only

Person specification

Qualifications

Desirable

• GCSE English and Maths at Grade C or above, or equivalent
• Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health and Social Care

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Team player
• Caring
• Enthusiastic manner
• Trustworthy and honest
• Can-do attitude
• Strong communicator
• Personally committed
• Learns from mistakes
• Tenacious and resilient
• Takes accountability
• Professional
• Integrity and confidentiality

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Clinical and/or caring skills

Experience

Essential

• Care home or caring experience
• Supervising a team

Desirable

• Customer service experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Able to demonstrate specific knowledge of clinical care in residents with neurological and spinal injuries.

Other special requirements

Essential

• Physically able

Desirable

• Willing to undertake further training to Care Practitioner level

About the employer

The Chaseley Trust is dedicated to supporting individuals with diverse neurological impairments at our stunning seafront location in Eastbourne. We are looking for dedicated and passionate people to join our team who want to make a difference to the lives of the residents they work with by empowering their independence and dignity.

Are you looking to work in a dynamic role that not only gives you job satisfaction, where every day presents a new challenge, but also offers comprehensive training, support and a clear route to progression? If so, please view our current vacancies and click apply on the appropriate job role you are interested in.

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