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Senior Support Worker- days (shift work)
SeeAbility Heather House, Tadley, Hampshire.
Heather House is a Registered Care Home (Nursing) with an Activity and Resource Centre (The Penney Centre) providing a person centred service for young adults aged 16-30 with a visual impairment, complex special needs and life limiting conditions, and offering support for their families and friends. Our aim is to provide a supportive and stimulating environment in which individuals are enabled to use their skills and abilities in order to maintain their quality of life. We currently have vacancies for the following posts: Senior Support Worker- days (shift work)
Pay band from: £18,273 pro rata –without NVQ, £ 18,606 pro rata- with NVQ The role: • Working as part of the senior team to deliver support and care, using a person centered approach, for people who use the service.
• Supervising, supporting and acting as a mentor to support workers.
• Working as part of the senior team to maintain standards according to Seeability’s policies and procedures. The person: • Enthusiastic and organized with good communication, time management and I.T. skills.
• Committed to the empowerment of young people in a residential setting.
• Experience working with people who have complex needs.
• Have at least 2 years experience at Support Worker level with NVQ level 2 in Care and have or be willing to work toward level 3.
• REGISTERED LEARNING DISABILITIES NURSE
Band 5/6 equivalent: 37.5 hours p/w from £27,695
Minimum of 18 months post registration experience required. The Role:
• Assess, plan and deliver nursing care and support to young people who have Juvenile Battens Disease and other complex disabilities with life limiting conditions.
• Using a person centred approach to support people who use the service with all aspects of daily living.
• Supervising, supporting and acting as a mentor to junior staff.
• Work within the multi disciplinary team structure.
The Person:
• Caring, empathetic and person centred with a desire to enable and motivate others.
• Dynamic and self-motivated, possessing the skills and abilities to lead a team on a daily basis.
• Good communication and I.T.skills. Support Workers Day shifts full/ part time posts and Bank Staff
Pay band from: £15,669 pro rata –without NVQ, £ 16,983 pro rata- with NVQ
Applicants will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, promoting individual choice, autonomy and a person centred lifestyle. Have the ability to compile and maintain basic records, both written and computer based . Previous experience in working in the care sector and a relevant NVQ would be advantageous. Activity and Resource Centre Support Workers 2 Full time 37.5 hrs per week
Pay band pro rata from £14,719 without NVQ, £15,073 with NVQ, The Post holders will as part of the Activity & Resource Centre team, support people who use the service in planning, implementing, assessing and evaluating their individual daily programmes.
Have the ability to compile and maintain basic records.
Previous experience in working in a day service setting and a relevant NVQ would be advantageous. Ideally you should be a driver. For an application pack or more information please contact Sarah Kenrick, Registered Manager SeeAbility, Heather House on 0118 9817772 (24 hour answer phone)
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