# Band 3 Senior Support Worker

**Company**: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Epsom
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Salary**: £27,106 to £28,850 a year
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are looking for a compassionate, dedicated, and proactive Senior Support Worker to join our friendly team within a specialist social care home (without nursing), supporting seven gentlemen aged 60-76 who have severe learning disabilities, autism, and other complex needs.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in helping people live meaningful, fulfilling lives while progressing your career within a supportive and person-centred environment.

The gentlemen we support lead active and varied lives. They enjoy:

- Spending time with family and friends

- Community activities and social events

- Holidays and day trips

- Exploring new experiences and opportunities

You will support them both within their home and out in the community, helping them to live life to the fullest while ensuring their safety, comfort, and wellbeing.

**Main duties of the job**

- Assist individuals with eating and drinking

- Support personal hygiene needs and all aspects of personal care, such as bathing/showering and support with continence needs

- Support physical care needs which may be due to a range of acute or chronic difficulties and includes manual handling using equipment provided

- Involve and engage individuals in all aspects of their care

- Ensure that the dignity and respect of individuals are maintained at all times

- Act as Shift Leader and delegate responsibilities to colleagues at handover in line with people's needs and preferences, ensuring the shift planner is updated

- Support people with their medication

- Contribute to, and record, health checks, risk assessments and care plans, using physical records and/or digital tools (depending on registered home)

**Benefits**

- Free parking

- Excellent health and wellbeing support

- Flexible working

- Wide range of staff networks

- Opportunities for development and progression

**Requirements**

- Care Certificate in Health & Social Care or working towards it within 3 months from the start of employment

- Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, regulated by Ofqual (for example, BTEC, NVQ, or recognised Apprenticeship Standards)

- Experience in a senior care role as a shift leader

- Experience in the administration of medication

- Experience of Working in a team

- Experience of working with people with learning Disabilities

## Skills

### Required
- Care Certificate
- Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care
- Medication administration
- Shift leadership
- Team work
- Learning Disabilities support

### Nice to have
- Driving licence

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