Senior Support Worker – Plymouth

Job description

Job SummaryAt Salutem Care and Education, we are dedicated to ensuring that the individuals we support receive exceptional, empowering care from a team of highly trained and compassionate staff within warm and nurturing environments. We pride ourselves on being innovative, solution-focused, and committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for every person in our care.

As a Senior Support Worker, you'll be instrumental in providing high-quality, enabling care, facing new challenges and rewards daily. Your leadership and expertise are key to our success.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain detailed, person‐centred support plans that promote health, wellbeing, relationships, and diversity, while ensuring compliance with legal and safety standards.

Implement robust activity plans that encourage autonomy, new experiences, and flexibility, regularly engaging with individuals to seek their views.

Support individuals in financial planning, medication self‐administration, and regular health reviews, adhering to the Mental Capacity Act principles.

Tailor the environment to meet individual needs, ensuring Health and Safety policies, including Fire Safety, are followed.

Recruit and manage staff through robust induction, supervision, and training processes, ensuring person‐centred schedules and personal development plans.

Deliver outstanding care and support by adhering to Salutem's Quality Assurance framework, embodying core values, and managing incidents according to policies.

Qualifications and Attributes

Compassionate and empathetic, naturally caring and understanding.

Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Detail‐oriented and organised, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently.

Proactive and innovative, always looking for ways to improve care delivery.

Committed to diversity and inclusion, respectful of all backgrounds and beliefs.

Team player, collaborative and supportive within the team.

Holds an L3 qualification or willing to complete.

Has extensive experience working with learning disabled, autism and managing people.

Additional InformationRelevant pre‐employment checks, including an enhanced DBS and, where applicable, overseas criminal record checks, will be required.

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Extra information

Status

Closed

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Plymouth

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Profession type

Counselling and Social Services

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English