Supported Living Senior Support Workers

Vacancy Reference: BN-23535

Location: Bolton BL2 2LW

Salary: £23,048 per annum based on 37 hours per week, plus sleep-in allowance

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37 per week

Looking to further your career in Social Care?

Bolton Cares’ Supported Living are recruiting Senior Support Workers to provide leadership to teams of support workers and facilitate the delivery of high quality, compassionate care and support to help local people live better lives. We are person centred teams working from properties across the borough of Bolton. 

The service operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and full time you will work 37 hours each week (pro rata for part time positions), on a rota which includes weekends and sleep-in cover.

We want people with the right values, behaviours and attitudes that match our own.

These are: 

·         An aptitude for management, with the ability to lead and inspire.

·         Treating people with compassion and care.

·         Showing dignity and respect to the people they will be working with.

·         A commitment to quality and being the best that we can.

About the Senior Support Worker role:

As the senior member of a team you will be supporting people in their own homes; the people we work with have a range of needs including learning disability, autism and mental health. Some of the people who use our services also have significant physical health and personal care needs.

Responsibilities:

·         Staff support and supervision

·         Rota management

·         Working with people with complex needs

·         Helping them live more independently and undertake life enhancing activities.

·         Ensure people’s needs are at the heart of everything you do.

·         Working with care managers and health colleagues to implement and support therapy plans.

·         Personal Care as required

Experience and skills required:

·         Must have experience supporting adults with either learning disability, autism, or physical care needs

·         Be able to develop supportive relationships, promoting independence and well being

·         You will be highly motivated to deliver outstanding care and support.

We will provide the right candidate with a range of training and specialist development opportunities.

All applications will be subject to satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service checks and references.

Please note, in order to be considered for this role – and all other Bolton Cares roles – an application form must be completed.  If you have a preference for working with individuals with particular support needs, please specify this within your application. 

To Apply for this job, please download the BC Application.docx Please return completed applications to Admin@boltoncares.org.uk or post to Thicketford Centre, Thicket Road, Bolton BL2 2LW

For further information of job requirements, please read Job Description & Person Specification.docx

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