Senior Social Care Worker

Salary: £26,000 per year

37.5 hours per/ week

Trident Group has over 50 years’ experience of delivering homes, services and innovation for up to 8,000 people in over 3,400 homes in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Midlands. It employs more than 850 staff, works with many volunteers and provides training places and apprenticeships as part of the employment package. The Group has an annual turnover of more than £26,000 m and owns assets close to £186m.

The Group consists of;

* Trident Housing, which provides landlord services for the Group in respect of housing management and maintenance

* Trident Reach, which is a registered care and support charity providing services to those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and those who have been victims of domestic abuse across all age groups across the Midlands.

About the role

We are looking for a passionate, energetic and aspirational individual to work within our care home team based in Moseley, Birmingham as a Senior Social Care Worker. The home supports adults with high to profound learning disabilities and associated health needs.

As a Senior Social Care Worker, you will be a key member of our team, providing high standards of person-centred support and care to customers. Through a creative and caring approach, you will build good relationships with customers, supporting them to achieve their potential and explore new opportunities and interests. You will take an active part in engaging with customers to understand their lifestyle choices at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences.

The role plays an integral part of the care team, you will be responsible for leading, managing and supporting your care team ensuring they are always providing high quality of care and service to all residents. You will ensure care plans are regularly reviewed through continuous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of customers care and be a role model for other social care workers in the home. In addition, the successful candidate will be confident to lone work and it is essential to have a good understanding and working experience of mental health, autism and learning difficulties.

Hours

Our home 24/7 where we use a rota system to ensure customers get the care they need. As a Senior Social Care Worker, you will be required to work a shift rota system that includes working some weekends and bank holidays.

About you

As a Senior Social Care Worker, you’ll be doing the following:

* Supporting the management to run a successful staff team and all day to day operations of the home

* To assist the management team with the supervisions and medication competency assessments of junior staff

* Inducting new staff into the home’s procedure and culture

* Ensuring the highest standards of care in relation to the customer’s physical, behavioural and emotional needs.

* Be the customer’s champion and as part of the wider team, strive to ensure that they achieve their aspirations and full potential

* Assist senior staff with the writing and maintaining of placement and risk management plans

* Support customers in daily activities including family contact, attending local clubs, 1:1 activity in the community, promoting independence and social behaviour.

* You will play a pivotal role in customer’s day to day life including co-ordinating, attending reviews and liaising with external agencies

* Co-ordinating and organising rotas, including deployment of staff to ensure the home provides commissioned care hours

* Undertake duties in the running of the home including health and safety and quality assurance compliance

The ideal candidate will have the skills to support team building and to manage challenging situations as well as holding a level 3 NVQ or above in Health and Social Care or equivalent. ICT skills are essential to this role, as is a good standard of literacy and numeracy. Mandatory training, such as medication, safeguarding, MAPA and health and safety would be advantageous, however, specialist training tailored to the needs of our customers will be provided.

It is essential to have excellent communication skills and management experience or demonstrable leadership skills.

Applying

All applications must be accompanied with a current CV which will be used to assess your suitability for the role. Please ensure all the skills, experience and qualifications requested are clearly demonstrated in your CV as explained in the body of the advert.

All applicants must provide their right to work documentation at interview stage, such as a valid passport which will be verified to check your eligibility to work and live in the UK.

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from Disclosure and barring service (DBS).