# Senior Support Worker

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

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Support Worker to join our team at Wigginton Cottage, a specialist residential service supporting adults with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS).

As a Senior Support Worker, you will be part of a compassionate team committed to the wellbeing of our residents. You will assist qualified staff with assessing and implementing individual patient care plans, undertake routine tasks and activities, and play a key role in their recovery.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading and supporting a team to deliver high-quality, person-centred care

- Promoting independence, dignity, and positive outcomes for the people we support

- Supervising, coaching, and developing support staff within a positive team culture

- Ensuring care plans, records, and practices meet regulatory and quality standards

- Coordinating shifts, managing daily activities, and maintaining a safe, supportive environment

- Building positive relationships with service users, families, and professionals

The role requires a NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent), although applicants with a minimum NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) will be considered if willing to work towards achieving Level 3 within an agreed timescale. A full UK Manual driving licence is beneficial due to resident activities.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

- 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 our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel

- Leadership and management development

- Long service award

- Refer a friend bonuses

## Skills

### Required
- Health & Social Care
- Prader-Willi syndrome
- care planning
- team leadership

### Nice to have
- NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care
- UK Manual driving licence

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