# Senior Support Worker - Bank

**Company**: Priorygroup
**Location**: Armagh
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Apple Mews, located in Armagh, Northern Ireland, is seeking a Senior Support Worker for a bank role. The home provides residential and nursing support for 30 adults with diverse needs, including learning disabilities, physical health needs, autism, and medical needs requiring nursing care.

As a Senior Support Worker, you will act as a positive role model, providing effective supervision and guidance to support staff to ensure high-quality, person-centred care. You will play a key role in supervising day-to-day operations, coaching colleagues, leading team meetings, and ensuring residents are supported to live fulfilling, independent lives.

Key responsibilities:

- 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

Requirements:

- 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 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

Benefits:

- Pension enrolment

- Access to development opportunities

- Refer a friend bonus

- DBS paid for

## Skills

### Required
- leadership
- communication
- supervision
- problem-solving
- relationship-building

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