Senior Support Worker

Senior Support Worker
Forest of Dean
Upto £31k per year - Including sleep ins at £70 per night (£250
welcome bonus after 3 months)
Required - NVQ level 3 / QCF LEVEL 3 CARE.
Preferred - Driver

About the company

This fantastic service aims to create an environment, which meets the physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual, cultural and sexual needs of those they care for. They also strive to ensure the environment within the units offers sufficient stimulation and guidance of leisure pursuits, together with an opportunity for personal, social and intellectual development. One of our clients main goals is to promote equality for all individuals to ensure that service users in our
care are encouraged to participate as fully as possible in decisions affecting their lives.A big thing for them is for their senior staff to participate in all areas of decision making in relation to the people in our care to solidify the hands on approach and to be an advocate for each individual and to ensure that their rights and choices are recognised and respected so they can contribute to the ongoing support of each service user and those significant to him or her and to contribute to the protection of all individuals from abuse.

Duties - Staff

• Undertake any training set down by Management.
• To be aware of all policies and procedures relating to the Units and to ensure they are
• implemented as necessary.
• In conjunction with Registered Manager, ensure Health and Safety rules are observed
• and to participate in regular drills, checks and training as deemed appropriate.
• Participate in specified meetings, including supervisory sessions.
• In conjunction with Management, other staff and the service users in our care, maintain
• suitable records and reports on the progress of each individual.
• Effectively communicate any information received to all relevant members of staff and
• Management at the earliest opportunity.
• All duties as directed by the Management Team

Senior Duties
To plan and organise shifts effectively; deploying team members appropriately.

• Lead team meetings / discussions and record minutes / outcomes. Participate in
• meetings with staff team and other members of the management team, passing on
• decisions / outcomes to your team members as appropriate.
• Ensure daily records and reports are completed. Ensure that each staff hand-over is
• utilised effectively to pass on all relevant information and to inform of any potential
• difficulties that may arise.
• Ensure that Placement Plans are regularly reviewed and all appropriate
• documentation is kept up to date.
• Liaise with the Registered Manager on any issues at all times through meetings and
• open discussions.
• Ensure team members are given guidance and support in managing stress.
• To participate in the induction process for new staff.
• To ensure that adequate arrangements for the introduction and reception of new
• clients are made.
• To take on-call responsibilities on a rota basis and to ensure that the management
• The team is informed of any incidents that occur and how they were dealt with.
• To ensure that the unit remains in the highest standard of presentation.
• To work with the Manager in promoting a positive environment within the home.
• Assist in discussions with Social Workers or other professional staff in the company
• and attendance at meetings concerning residents when deemed appropriate by the
• Manager.
• When the Manager is not available to represent the home at meetings.
• Promote good industrial relations and compliance with all statutory provisions and
• Company policies relating to employment.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.