Senior Support Worker

Posting date28 October 2024

Closing date27/11/2024 10:22:53

Salary£23,588 per year, pro rata - additional payments for night shifts (£12 per night - £55 for sleep-in) and call Actual Salary: £23,588 pro rata - additional payments for night shifts (£12 per night - £55 for sleep-in) and call

LocationManchester, Greater Manchester

CompanyBlue Octopus Recruitment Limited

Job typePermanent

HoursFull Time

Reference15486748

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Have you worked in an adult social care or nursing setting?
Experience of being a team leader or have at least 1 year of care experience?
Do you want to progress to a Senior Support Worker?
Then Stockdales is the company for you! A charity based in Sale, just south of Manchester City Centre, we have over 70 years’ experience supporting people with learning and physical disabilities.

We pride ourselves on supporting our residents and service users to live their best lives to the fullest. Offering, high quality health and personal care for long-term residents of all ages. We have five 'luxury' style homes in Sale, with modern interiors and state-of-the-art lifting equipment and mobility aids, along with a day service in Altrincham.

Come and join the fun working environment here at Stockdales. You will be offering day to day, person centred care, which includes, activities and day trips planned weekly with residents and service users which includes – swimming, trips to the seaside, museums, sensory walks, and activity breaks across the country.

Check out our website to see what we do www.stockdales.org.uk

What you will receive whilst working for us:

A competitive salary
Enhanced pay for bank holidays and on call
Excellent internal and external training offered
Comprehensive induction and ongoing training
Mileage paid for travel during work hours
28 days holiday per year pro rata inclusive of bank holidays
Increased holiday entitlement with service
Pension Scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Access to Wage Stream
Medicash – includes access to 24hr GP, money off shopping and going out, wellbeing aids
Life Insurance Scheme
Monthly staff prize draw
What we want in return:

Ideally a minimum of 1 year experience working in care with the ability to lead shifts
Caring, self-motivated staff members who have passion and want to help people with learning disabilities and complex health care needs
Have basic IT skills-Microsoft word and email. Ability to read and write and have basic numeracy skills is essential to this role
Be Prepared to undertake a professional qualification relevant to the role, such as a level 2/3 RQF/NVQ
Commitment to training and to progress to a shift leader
Committed, reliable and willing to work as part of a team
Flexibility- willing to work weekends and bank holidays
Satisfactory DBS check, 2 references
You will go home at the end of your shift satisfied and feeling like you have made a big difference to the people you support.

If this job is for you, we want to hear from you.

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