Job details

  • Location: Darlington
  • Salary: £13.00 per hour plus benefits
  • Expiry date: 15/01/2025
  • Permanent - Full Time, Permanent - Part Time

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Position: Lead Senior Support WorkerLocation: DarlingtonHours: 37.5

Is it time to take the next step in your social care career?

Do you like the idea of mentoring others?

United Response is a leading national disability charity and we are looking for a professional and dedicated individual to join our supported living service in the throckley area of Newcastle as a Lead Senior Support Worker.

Here at United Response we passionately believe in supporting people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism and mental health needs. With Lead Senior Support Workers who help guide and manage our Support Workers, the people we support in jarrow are able to live full and sociable lives that involve interacting in the community without barriers.

What would you be doing?

  • Mentoring other Support Workers
  • Ensuring that good practice is adhered to
  • Conduct 1-2-1s
  • Completing and updating all relevant documentation
  • Support worker duties
  • Dealing with some behaviours that challenge
  • Personal care

What makes a good Lead Senior Support Worker?

As you would be in a leadership position, we require our Lead Senior Support Workers to not only have previous experience within social care, but to also have the ability and confidence to share your knowledge with others. You should be comfortable using Microsoft Word and Outlook, be able to adapt to changing circumstances and have a good level of personal organisation

What you get from us?

As a Lead Senior Support Worker not only will you get immense job satisfaction and be able to take the next step in your career, but you will also receive:

  • £13.00per hour
  • 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Pension contribution
  • Access to free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling and advice services
  • Fully paid training and access to nationally recognised qualifications
  • Travel to work scheme (season ticket loan)
  • Access to an online shopping platform with discounts from over 3,500 retailers

This role will involve elements of evening, weekend and bank holiday work as well as sleep in shifts and successful applicants will be subject to a full DBS check.

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