Senior Support Worker - Birmingham, United Kingdom - GreenSquareAccord

GreenSquareAccord

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Job Title -Senior Support Worker**
Location - Albert Road, Harborne, Birmingham B17 0AN

Salary -£11.42**
Contract type - Permanent

Working hours - 35hrs

About the role

Build relationships with customers we support, which are open and two ways, and approached in an holistic manner.
Support customers to undertake their daily routines and appointments, shopping
Establish methods of communication with customers, reducing barriers when necessary
Accurately report and/or record work activities
Support with activities of daily living where required
Support to budget finances where required

Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require a DBS check to be completed. Further details will be sent following offer.

About you

Experience working within a Care environment (is an Advantage but not essential as full induction training will be given)
A warm hearted, friendly manner, patience, kindness and good communication, a willingness to help others, requiring patience
An open and honest character, respectful and celebrate diversity, connect with colleagues and residents to celebrate uniqueness.
The ability to be a natural care giver and someone who can communicate in an open and honest manner with your colleagues, residents and their visitors
Be empathetic to customers needs and their feelings

About us

GreenSquareAccord is one of the biggest social housing and care providers in England, we provide care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society.

This includes older people's residential care, Specialist dementia care, Mental health nursing and supported housing for people with learning disabilities, with over 25 years' experience in over 100 care schemes, providing three million hours of care each year - GreenSquareAccord provides a hugely rewarding place to work

We also provide care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. This includes support for people who are homeless, experiencing domestic violence or are part of the criminal justice system.

Our purpose

We are proud to be able to support tens of thousands of people across England by providing affordable housing and care to help people live independently.

Our focus is on building better lives.

Everything we do is about people - whether that's providing a good quality, safe home or providing care which helps someone to live an independent life.

Our colleagues live and breathe this social purpose and we need great people, with skills across a range of disciplines, to make this happen.

The GSA Way
We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. To help us make a difference, together, we created the GSA Way.

A culture we commit to, aspire to, and live and breathe. Commitments and behaviours which together make our organisation what it is.

Our five core commitments are:

We believe our customer is everything
We are one team
We are supportive and caring
We are businessminded for social purpose
We are curious and ambitious.

You can read more about the GSA Way in our recruitment pack.

Benefits

In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package.

This includes; annual holiday entitlement (plus statutory bank holidays); a defined contribution pension scheme; trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

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