# Senior Support Worker - driver needed

**Company**: Priorygroup
**Location**: Bramley, South Yorkshire
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £13.95 per hour
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Healthcare

**Apply**: https://jobs.priorygroup.com/en/postings/530f37ef-0954-4753-8067-cb56853ea89d?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

The Mews has an opportunity for a Senior Support Worker to join their team in Bramley, Rotherham. The successful candidate will have a valid UK driving license for a minimum of 3 years.

The residential service offers support for eight males and females, including autistic individuals, people with a learning disability, and those with physical health needs. They also support individuals with mental health needs, difficulties with communication, mild to moderate behaviours that challenge, a forensic background, epilepsy, and previous brain injuries.

As a Senior Support Worker, you will be part of a compassionate team committed to the residents' wellbeing. Your responsibilities will include:

- Supervising and supporting the delivery of person-centred support and care

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

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

- Delivering team supervisions and contributing to professional development

- Administering medication safely and in line with procedures

- Managing service users' finances and contributing to budget management in accordance with policy

- Completing and overseeing accurate record-keeping, reporting, and compliance with legislation

- Monitoring and supporting team performance, addressing immediate operational issues as needed

- Maintaining up-to-date training and knowledge to ensure safe and effective practice

The ideal candidate will have:

- Previous experience as a Support Worker or Senior Support Worker

- A UK driving license for a minimum of 3 years

- Strong leadership and communication skills

- Ability to supervise, coach, and motivate others

- Commitment to promoting choice, dignity, and independence for those supported

- 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

The benefits of working with Priory Group include:

- Contributory pension scheme

- Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes such as gym membership, IT technology, and Healthcare Cash Plan

- Access to development opportunities

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

- Leadership and management development

- Long service award

- Refer a friend bonuses

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## Skills

### Required
- UK driving license
- leadership skills
- communication skills
- care standards
- safeguarding practices

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Source: [Apply at jobs.priorygroup.com](https://jobs.priorygroup.com/en/postings/530f37ef-0954-4753-8067-cb56853ea89d?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)