19 Oct
Iris Care Group
Worcester
Job description
Senior Support Worker Pirton Grange, Worcester
- Location : Worcester
- Salary : £12.20 per hour
- Hours : 37.5
Are you looking for a rewarding career? If you are a caring, energetic, enthusiastic individual, Iris Care Group has an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Support Worker to join our well-established team at Pirton Grange, Worcester .
Employing over 1,600 people, Iris Care Group is the largest independent health and social care provider across the Southwest of England and South Wales.
We provide innovative, effective, and forward-thinking care for adults with specialist mental healthcare needs.
With over 90% of staff saying they enjoy their job; we are proud to have created environments where our staff feel rewarded and fulfilled.
Work for us and you’ll go home knowing that you’ve made a difference .
What will you receive?
- 28 days of annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
- Industry-leading training
- Employee Assistance Program free 24 / 7 confidential helpline (domestic, financial, legal, health support, etc.)
- High street retail discount scheme
- Recognise Me’, our new staff benefits, wellbeing and recognition platform
- Free on-site parking and uniform
- Friendly and supportive work environment
- No zero-hour contracts
- Overtime opportunities
- Death in service
Iris Care Group also offers a refer a friend’ scheme : where you could earn as much as £1000* for every new staff member you successfully introduce.
Role Responsibilities
- Working as a Senior Support Worker, your job is to supervise other team members as well as providing direct support to our clients.
- We would look for someone to safely promote and encourage independence, choice,
and community inclusion for the people we support.
- We would need you to carry out regular supervision sessions and appraisals with the staff team.
- You would be responsible for co-ordinating scheduled activities and appointments for the people we support, including planning their transport method and budgets.
- You would need to support, prompt and assist people with their personal care, maintaining their privacy and dignity at all times.
- We would need you to encourage the person being supported to utilise or develop any proactive strategies to maintain their emotional wellbeing and mental health.
- You would be involved in creating and updating written information and reports, including support plans, guidelines, risk assessments and on occasion,
attend care reviews along with the Manager / Deputy Care Manager.
- We would need you to monitor absence and sickness of the staff team and follow Absence Policy of recording and reporting to the Manager / Deputy Care Manager.
- You would have some involvement with the recruitment and induction of new team members.
- We need innovative and forward-thinking individuals.
- You would also be responsible for making sure the frontline staff have completed the required paperwork during their shift, including daily notes and incident reports.
- You would also be accountable for medication audits and supervising Support Workers to dispense medication to the people we support.
Role Requirements
- You need a minimum of 1 year experience of supporting individuals with Mental Health,
Learning Disabilities or Challenging Behaviour.
- We need good basic comprehension of English language including basic literacy and numerical skills.
- Ongoing commitment to own personal development and training is required.
- We are looking for someone who has a Level 3 NVQ in Health and Social Care or who is willing to work towards it .
- Valid UK Driving Licence
▶️ Senior Support Worker – Pirton Grange, Worcester
🖊️ Iris Care Group
📍 Worcester