# Senior Support Worker

**Company**: Priorygroup
**Location**: Torquay, Devon
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Notts Hill House is a specialist neurological rehabilitation service located in Torquay, Devon, supporting adults with acquired brain injury (ABI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke and a range of neurological conditions and complex physical disabilities.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Support Worker to join our team. In this role, you will act as a positive role model, providing effective supervision and guidance to support staff, ensuring high-quality, person-centred care is delivered at all times.

## Key Responsibilities

You will play a key role in supervising day-to-day operations, coaching colleagues, leading team meetings, and ensuring the people who use our service are supported to live fulfilling, independent lives.

Responsibilities include:

- Supervise and support the delivery of person-centred support and care

- Provide leadership during shifts, including handovers, role allocation, and effective communication.

- Ensure residents have person-centred plans in place and are supported to participate in meaningful activities.

- Deliver team supervisions and contribute to professional development.

- Administer medication safely and in line with procedures.

- Manage service users’ finances and contribute to budget management in accordance with policy.

- Complete and oversee accurate record-keeping, reporting, and compliance with legislation.

- Monitor and support team performance, addressing immediate operational issues as needed.

- Maintain up-to-date training and knowledge to ensure safe and effective practice.

## Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Requirements include:

- Previous experience as a Support Worker or Senior Support Worker is essential.

- Strong leadership and communication skills.

- Ability to supervise, coach, and motivate others

- Committed to promoting choice, dignity, and independence for those we support.

- Knowledge of care standards, policies, and safeguarding practices.

- Reliable, flexible, and proactive in problem-solving.

- A caring and respectful approach to supporting others.

- Ability to work flexibly and think innovatively.

- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

- Commitment to upholding professional standards, policies, and procedures.

## Benefits

We offer:

- Contributory pension scheme

- Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)

- Access to development opportunities

- Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel

- Leadership & management development

- Long service award

- Refer a friend bonuses

## Skills

### Required
- leadership
- communication
- supervision
- coaching
- problem-solving
- care standards
- safeguarding practices

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