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Job Title: Senior Support Worker - Full Time – 37.5 hours per week

Shifts: Covering shifts on a rota basis, Monday – Sunday; early, late and night shifts

Service/Location: Westwood in Coundon, Coventry

Pay Rate: £11 per hour

Role Overview:

At Westwood we support nine people with learning disabilities, autism and/or behaviours that challenge. We have eight people living in the main house, two in their own flats, and one individual lives in a separate bungalow. As a Support Worker you will help promote independence and support the people to lead as fulfilling life as possible, incorporating both therapy based activities and social based activities.

Overseeing Support Workers, our Senior Support Workers ensure the support team work in accordance with care plans for individuals with learning disabilities, autism and/or behaviours that challenge. You’ll operate within the home and local community settings providing hands-on care to the people we support, so you can expect total involvement in everything we do.

Our Senior Support Workers are required to have at least a Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care, sound experience of supporting people with varying care needs, and are familiar with leading a team and managing responsibilities of the teams record keeping along with supervising the team on a daily basis and bi-monthly supervision. With a commitment to care and a passion for making a difference. In return, we offer all the training, benefits and options for career development you would expect from a leader in our field.

Benefits:

As well as a rewarding role, and working with a fun and supportive team, we offer an exciting range of benefits:

• Employee discount app – discounts at leading retail stores including Argos and Asda, and leisure attractions, such as Alton Towers and Sea Life Centre.
• Blue Light Card – hundreds of discounts at high street retailers, restaurants etc
• Free external counselling support and advice service available 24/7
• Paid training, induction and funded nationally recognised qualifications
• We’ll pay for your DBS checks
• Paid annual leave& pension scheme
• Life assurance policy – offering security for your loved ones
• Long Service Award
• Refer a friend - receive £500 or refer three friends and receive £2,000. (Terms and conditions apply).

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.