Band 5 Senior Support Worker - Dungannon, United Kingdom - MPA Recruitment

MPA Recruitment

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Dungannon, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

MPA Recruitment are working in partnership with the local Health and Social care trust to recruit a Band 5 Senior Support worker for the Dungannon Area.

JOB SUMMARY
The Trust is further developing its Supported Living Schemes within the Trust Area for adults with a learning disability.

Staff will be required to support tenants in a person centred way within their own homes, taking into account individuality and promoting social inclusion within the wider community.

Staff will provide a housing support service and care where appropriate to these individuals to enable them to maintain their own tenancies within their local community.

The aim is to provide everyday experiences, opportunities and choices to support and enable tenants to live ordinary lives based on their assessed individual need and to promote empowerment to enable them to make informed decisions in relation to their daily lives.

Senior support workers will be expected to assist management in the everyday delivery of the service, ensuring a high standard of Care/Support is achieved in accordance with the ethos of supported living, policies & procedures of the Trust, Supporting People Programme and the Domiciliary Care Agencies' Regulations (NI) 2007.

As a Senior Support Worker, the post holder will direct and supervise, by example and good practice, the work of support workers and trainee support workers.

Seniors will ensure that all specific strategies outlined in support plans, as they relate to Care/Support, are put into practice and are reinforced in keeping with the ethos of supported living.

The post holder will also take responsibility for being the senior member of staff on dutyand provide supervision and appraisals for support workers.

It is also arequirement that the post holder has up-to-date registration with their relevant professional body.
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Qualifications / Experience Required_

Hold professional qualification in Nursing / Social Work / Allied Health Profession

OR
Hold one of the following qualifications
and have 2 years' paid experience providing health / social care service to people with disabilities

QCF Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Health and Social Care;

- a relevant health care related degree (e.g. health promotion, psychology);

OR

Hold ILM Level 4 Certificate in Leadership (or an acceptable equivalent[1]) and be willing to undertake QCF Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Health and Social Care within 24 months of commencement
and have 3 years' paid experience providing health / social care service to people with disabilities.

Current registration with a relevant professional body (e.g. NMC, NISCC, HCPC) where applicable.
Hold a current full driving licence which is valid for use in the UK and have access to a car on appointment.
Be willing to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service including shift, weekend and evening working.

Hours of work
37.5hrs per week ( p/t may be considered)

8:00 - 20:30

Weekends and evening and night cover.

Will consider reasonable requests.
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initially for 6 months, will be reviewed after_

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time

Salary:
£13.84-£22.14 per hour

Day range: