Senior Support Worker/team Leader - Dunfermline, United Kingdom - Integrity Social Care Solutions Ltd

Description

Job Title:
Senior Support Worker

Salary:
£ pa

Mon-Fri:
£13 per hour


Sat/Sun enhanced weekend rate: 13.36 per hour


Reports to:
Resource Manager


Responsible for:
Support Workers


Job purpose

Key responsibilities

Support Responsibilities

• Support people in accordance with their needs and wishes as detailed in their personcentred support plans.
• Safeguard vulnerable adults recognising and report any disclosure, suspicion or evidence of harm, risk of harm, abuse or neglect in line with Integrity Social Care Solutions' Safeguarding procedures.
• Encourage and enable the clients to become active members of both their local and wider communities.
• Support people to develop and maintain good family relationships and a range of friendships.
• Support people in all aspects of their daily living, for example, going shopping, cooking, keeping their home clean and tidy, budgeting and paying bills.
• Deliver personal care (if required) with dignity and respect.
• Support people to stay healthy and safe, following guidance from health professionals where health support is required.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, family members and professionals, verbally and in writing.
• Raise any concerns about practice or the clients in a timely manner.
• Assist people towards volunteering and paid employment
• Attend training, including induction training, team meetings and individual supervision meetings as required.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.

Senior responsibilities:

• Lead and act as the first point of contact in the absence of the Resource Manager
• Take responsibility for full and accurate communication at handover.
• Assist the Resource Manager with the day to day supervision of Support Workers and undertake the formal supervision of Support Workers.
• Compile team rotas and activity plans as required by the Resource Manager
• Maintain and check the accuracy of the financial records of the clients
• Carry out 'oncall' duties as required
• Schedule and undertake service reviews
• Model person centred practice and contribute to the induction and support of new and less experienced support worker colleagues
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested.

Recording Responsibilities

• Ensure that support plans reflect the changing needs and wishes of the clients by contributing to regular monitoring and review.
• Accurately complete documentation, including clients' records.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

• Passionate about making a difference and the work of Integrity Social Care Solutions Ltd
• Experience of supporting people or of working in a social care setting.
• SVQ Level 3 in health & social care or equivalent
• To achieve SSSC registration and undertake the required qualification within the given timescales
• Clear written and verbal communication style.
• Basic IT skills and numerical ability.
• Willing to undertake required training, sometimes off site and outside normal working hours.
• Willing and able to travel between locations as required.
• Available for flexible working patterns including evenings, weekends, sleepins and nights as required.
• Previous supervisory experience
• Experience of communicating with professionals or other agencies.

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Permanent


Salary:
£25,350.00 per year


Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company car
• Company pension
• Sick pay
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Dunfermline: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

- providing care: 3 years (required)

- supervisory: 1 year (required)


Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location:
One location