Senior Support Worker (Manchester) Manchester, England
Job description
About You:
Can you lead the way? We’re looking for experienced Team Leader to join our amazing team.
You’re a natural leader and organiser. You inspire your team to be the best they can be, and you’re warm and approachable too. If that’s you, then we’re already big fans. It’s great if you have an NVQ level 3 in Health and Social – but don’t worry if you haven’t, we’ll help and support you to gain this qualification.
Who We Are
We’re here to support people to flourish in a place they call home. We’re one of the largest providers of adult social care with over 3,600 colleagues supporting 1,100 people. Our approach is all about activities and co-production with the people we support. We work with them to design and plan what we do – so we can create the best experiences together.
And we’re on a mission to benefit even more people with our uncompromising quality of care and support. It’s the professional expertise and passion of our team that makes us different. We genuinely care and we love supporting people to set and then reach their goals. Because every person deserves the very best experience – every day.
Role Responsibilities
- You’ll support adults with lots of different needs such as learning disabilities, autism, ABI and mental health
- You’ll support them to flourish in a place they call home. You’ll empower the people we support to be ambitious and live fulfilled lives
- You’ll give high-quality support tailored to people’s needs
- You’ll organise and coordinate the risk assessment of care plans. And you’ll assess your team of support workers so we deliver brilliant quality every day.
- There will be problems to solve and tasks to delegate, so we run our service really effectively
- You’ll process finances and manage medication orders. You’ll keep great records and make sure everything we do runs smoothly.
If you’re ready for a job that can truly make a difference and you’re up for a challenge, then this is the team for you.
The main skills and experience for this role
Essential
- Good general education
- Honesty, reliability, trustworthiness and a passion to make a difference
- Commitment to the aims and objectives of the home and of Ivolve
- Satisfactory Police Check and check against the ISA List (where applicable)
- A commitment to undertake training and development
Desirable
- RQF Level 2 or above in social care
- Previous experience within social care setting
- Knowledge and commitment regarding Equal Opportunities
- Knowledge of the regulatory frameworks
- Confident IT user
How we will support you
We go beyond expectations for our colleagues as well as the people we support. Our reward package includes much more than pay, 5.6 weeks annual leave, flexible working hours and pension.
You can work part-time, full-time or with even more flexible options. And there is a £300 refer a friend scheme too.
Industry-leading recognition
- Colleague Lotto – giving everyone the opportunity to win great cash prizes
- Prize winning Scratchcards aligned with values in action!
- We recognise our Colleagues who go above and beyond – our ‘Heroes’ are nominated by colleagues for quarterly and annual awards
- Loyalty Scheme recognising colleagues at work anniversaries
Salary
£10.00 – £10.34 per hour
40 hours per week
Your salary will depend on your experience, qualifications and responsibilities.
Social Wellbeing
- Award-winning App for news and info
- Internal social media
- Team communities
Financial Wellbeing
- Discounts include high street, supermarkets, flash sales, gym memberships and more
- Blue Light discount programme, funded by us
- Salary Finance scheme for lower cost loans and to save for special occasions or rainy days
- Government mileage rates if you need to travel
Emotional Wellbeing
- Free confidential Employee Assistance programme with qualified counsellors
- Free wellbeing App
- Practical advice covering things like consumer rights, anxiety, childcare and more
Training and development to reach your potential
- Learning journey that grows with you to reach care worker standards
- Specialist skills training including Autism, Dementia and Mental Health
- Career pathways that include flexible apprenticeships and nationally recognised qualifications
- Cover the cost of relevant professional memberships
5 more reasons to work with Ivolve
1. Our people are pretty fabulous. We take pride and pleasure in helping others to flourish
2. There’s a great energy across the business and a strong sense of teamwork
3. Very few jobs have such an impact on people’s lives – we bring joy to people every day
4. We have a proud history, we’re a big organisation of over 3,600 colleagues supporting over 1,100 people
5. We build and nourish relationships with the people we support
