Senior Support Worker - Hammonds

About the Job

We are looking for a Senior Support Worker to join our team at Hammonds. This role provides outcome-based care, promoting independence and we aim to enable every person to be engaged in their local community to the best of their ability.

Salary

£32,597 to £35,412 full time equivalent

Working Pattern

Part time, 35.15 hrs per week

Senior Support Workers would be expected to pick up duty shifts (24 hours, 14:00-14:00), managing the service out of hours including sleep in duty

Location

Hammonds, Bognor Regis

About Hammonds

Hammonds is a registered, purpose-built residential care home based in the local

community of Aldwick, we people with their hobbies and interests and the inhouse

club also hosts bingo, karaoke, and music and dance sessions.

People have shared their ideas around something we call "A life beyond walls" - this is when people work with us to plan and go on holidays, days out, connecting to their community and plan to do new things that are important to them.

We also offer weekday and weekend short stay breaks in our purpose-built lodge offering fully accessible en-suite rooms with communal lounge and wheelchair accessible kitchen.

About You

As a Senior Support Worker you will be confident managing people and situations, using your initiative, deputising for the manager in the absence. The out of office hours manager is contactable for emergencies only.

To become a Support Worker with us you will be

• Passionate about supporting people to be the best they can be.
• Empowering people to live the life they choose.
• Supporting people to have the opportunities to learn and grow.
• A good listener, patient, respectful, kind and treat all people with dignity.
• Ensure people have opportunity to be involved in every aspect of their care and support.
• Support people to maintain friendships/relationships important to them and to make new friendships/relationships.
• Support people to maintain their health.

If you would like to join our dynamic team, take a look at the attached job description for more detail.

Key Skills

(Please note these will be used as the shortlisting criteria, which means you need to show how you match these skills in the application questions and your CV)

1. Excellent literacy and numeracy skills in order to order monitor budgets and

document activities in care plans.

2. Ability to organise / prioritise work, co-ordinate a variety of tasks in a clear

and logical way and meet agreed deadlines which minimise the disruption to

the business.

3. Sound communication and interpersonal skills in order to interact effectively

with a range of people and create effective working relationships. Ability to

build relationships with people and ensure the views of service users are

heard and that their needs are met.

4. Effective people and performance management skills and the ability to

provide direction and motivate and inspire the team.

5. Excellent customer service skills and the ability to seek and introduce

continuous improvement and innovation, for self and team. Ability to

maintain a sympathetic and understanding attitude whilst dealing with

challenging behaviour from service users and/or their families.

6. Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate problems and

resolve issues independently, planning solutions and make sound pragmatic

decisions.

Qualifications and experience

* Minimum of 4 GCSEs, including English Language and Maths, or equivalent

qualification or demonstrable equivalent comparable experience.

* NVQ 3 in Care or equivalent qualification or demonstrable equivalent

comparable experience.

* NVQ 4 in Management or equivalent qualification - Desirable

* Relevant organisational knowledge of systems, procedures and policies in

specialist area e.g. protection of vulnerable adults, health and safety etc.

* Knowledge of a wide range of disability issues and the needs of older people.

* Significant experience of working with adults who have a wide range of

disabilities.

* Experience of involving service users and carers in planning, developing and evaluating services.

* Experience of working with people from a wide variety of cultural, religious

and ethnic backgrounds.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE06347.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Hiring Manager Caroline.Badger-

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact

To apply, upload your CV and complete the application explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you refer to the key skills listed in the job description. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged. For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.

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