Senior Support Worker / Team Leader

Salary: £26,000 – £30,420 per year

Senior Support Worker /Team leader 

Hours: Full-Time

Location: Chesham

We have a Team Leader/Senior support worker position available.

You’ll lead or supervise a team of support workers to ensure they provide high quality care and support together with the Home Manager. 

A lovely 6 bed home based near the town centre.

Your role may include:

• managing and supporting workers so they can perform their roles safely and to the best of their ability
• supporting your manager to run your workplace according to standards and legislation
• acting as a positive role model to colleagues
• developing care plans that outline what care and support individuals need
• leading team meetings and doing inductions, supervisions and appraisals
• working in partnership with other professionals to ensure individuals get the support they need.

If you would like to be part of a great team and can demonstrate the following then:

• Have experience working with autism and learning disability, clients with Health Needs
• A commitment to empowering people
• Self-direction and the ability to take responsibility
• Ability to remain calm in difficult situations
• A positive and compassionate nature
• Able to work flexibly, including weekends, evenings and sleep-ins
• Car driver essential – car share available
• NVQ Level 3
• supervisory and team leading skills
• the ability to deal with conflict
• good English skills to understand and apply policies and procedures in practice.

• Benefits:
• Excellent rate of pay.
• Pension
• 28 days holidays
• Lovely & friendly environment to work in.
• On-site parking
• Flexible working hours
• Enhanced DBS check required