Senior Support Worker

Salary: £26,000 per year

Are you ready to progress your career in care with Consensus? We are recruiting a Team Leader with a positive and caring attitude at our local service, King Edwards Grove. As an award-winning, family owned healthcare organisation, we can support you to take the next step in your career.

Position: Team Leader (Senior Support Worker)

Salary (£): £26,000per year

Location: Teddington

We currently have several individuals with a variety of Learning Disabilities and complex needs living at the service that require support.
Taking individuals out and about, socialising, meeting new people and enjoying activities of their choice such as swimming, cinema and shopping.
Providing help with personal care such as washing, bathing and dressing.
Flexible shift patterns available including early, late and weekend shifts.bout the Role:

Benefits:

Paid annual leave 28 days per year (based on hours/pro rata) inclusive of bank holidays
Refer a Friend Scheme – Receiving up to £300 per referral
FREE training and induction including the care certificate
Support towards completing your NVQ’s – Level 3, 4 and 5
Career progression towards a TEAM COORDINATOR earning up to £26,000 per year
Enhanced pay for working Christmas and Boxing day & Bank Holidays
Employee Assistance Programme, confidential telephone counselling and legal advice 24 hours a day, 365 days a year & a Health & Wellbeing portal
Employee benefits platform providing discounts at over 150 retailers including nationwide cinemas

About You:

To join us, you’ll need to have plenty of experience working with those with learning disabilities or complex behaviours
An NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care is desirable, as is a good knowledge of relevant H&S regulations
You’ll certainly have strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
Confident, flexible and efficient, you’re happy to work on a shift basis, and, where required, to be on call
Above all, you’ll be committed to providing person-centred care that gives real equality of opportunity to all those you’re working for

Our Values:

For everyone at Consensus, our values are what unite and guide us to deliver the best for the individuals we support.
Our fundamental aim is to support opportunity, choice and success, and our values enable us to do this every day.

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”