Senior Support Worker - Stroud, United Kingdom - NFP People Limited

NFP People Limited

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Stroud, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Senior Support Worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an important charity that works with people in local communities to help them access the support, opportunities, and skills they need to overcome social inequalities, improve their well-being and change their lives.

Position:
Senior Support Worker

Location:
Stroud Community Hub

Hours:
Minimum 16 hours per week including Monday and Thursday

Salary:
£11 per hour

Closing Date: 30th June 2023

Benefits:
Pension scheme, EAP from Health Assured, career development & training opportunities, 23 days annual leave rising to a maximum of 28 days plus bank holidays, flexible working hours

About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team at our Stroud Community Hub as a Senior Support Worker.

If you are a friendly people person looking for a job that taps into your experience of motivating people to be their happiest and helping them achieve their goals, this could be the opportunity you are looking for.

Purpose

To support the Stroud Hub Team Leader in the management of staff, volunteers, and activities of the Hub, giving support to ensure a high standard of service delivery.

(Not direct line management).

Key responsibilities of the Senior Support Worker include:

Plan programmes of activities with service users.
Directly deliver activities at the Hub.
Research best value and obtain materials or resources to deliver planned activities.
Carry out assessments to establish the suitability of the service for potential new service users.

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Coordinate the key working system for support planning, goal setting and reviews.

Create and review support plans/personal development plans with service users to ensure that activities are personcentred.
Communicate regularly with service users and their support network, as appropriate.
Liaise with organisations and the local authority as appropriate to support the needs of individuals using the service.

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Oversee the recording of daily, weekly, and monthly health & safety records.

Lead and participate in team meetings as requested by the Team Leader.
Contribute to service development and growth.
Contribute to the evaluation of service performance.
Attend training opportunities as appropriate to keep up to date with best practices.
Take advantage of appropriate opportunities to
promote and raise awareness of the services and increase attendance.

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Deputise for the Team Leader when required to ensure adequate staff and volunteer service cover on a day-to-day basis.

To succeed in the role of Coach Practitioner, your key skills will include:

Able to support a team and to work as part of a team.
Able to efficiently plan and arrange services and activities with the team.
Able to communicate effectively at all levels, with excellent verbal and written skills.
Able to build and maintain productive internal and external relationships.
Able to demonstrate an excellent understanding of confidentiality and data protection.
Able to be assertive and patient in complex situations.
Able to be proactive, take initiative and demonstrate good problem solving, decision making and negotiating skills.
Able to understand and work to a budget.
Able to maintain accurate and timely records.
Able to recognise and respond to a Safeguarding need.
Able to demonstrate understanding and empathy for all service user groups.

About the Organisation

The employer is a UK-based charity working with people in local communities to help them access the support, opportunities, and skills they need to overcome social inequalities, improve their well-being and change their lives.

They run a range of services that are focused on helping people to achieve their potential regardless of their circumstances.

They connect people together so that they can experience the joy that comes from friendship, activity, learning, purpose, and occupation.

They love what they do, and they love seeing people flourish.

Many of the people they support come from the most disadvantaged groups in our society, including children and adults with additional needs and disabilities, people with mental health problems, older people with dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions, and the families or carers of all these groups.

They believe that all people should be equally valued and have an equal chance to live the best life possible, that is why they do what they do.

You may have experience in areas such as include Senior Support Worker, Support Team Leader, Home Carer, Care Worker, Health Care Assistant, Support Worker, Nurse, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Mental Health Care Worker, Voluntary Worker.

PLEASE NOTE:
This role is being advertised by Social Care People on behalf of the organisation.