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Senior Support Worker

Job Description

Senior Support Worker

Service care Solution are currently recruiting for a Senior Support Worker, for a Childrens Home in Bedfordshire.

The Senior Support Worker will play a crucial role in working alongside managers to oversee the daily operations of the home, ensuring that both day and night shifts run smoothly.

Main Responsibilities

As a Senior Support Worker, you will be responsible for:

  • Supervision and Leadership: Oversee the work of Support Workers and Waking Night Support Workers, providing guidance, support and supervision.
  • Shift Management: Lead shifts, ensuring all tasks and responsibilities are completed effectively and efficiently.
  • Nurturing Support: Build positive relationships with children, providing emotional and practical support and create an environment where our children feel safe and loved.
  • Training and Development: Assist in the training and ongoing development of staff, promoting best practices in child care and support.
  • Professional Parenting: Promote, and support the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development of our children.

Requirements:

  • Previous experience working with children and young people in a similar setting is essential for this role to best support our children and young people.
  • You must be willing to work shifts including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
  • Full UK Driving Licence

Working with Service Care Solutions comes with many benefits, including:

  • A specialist consultant within an experience and dedicated recruitment team
  • Excellent rates of pay
  • Payroll services twice a week

If you are interested in the Senior Support Worker role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Emma at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208964 or email emma.petricco@servicecare.org.uk

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed!