Senior Support Worker

If you are passionate about supporting others, then a Senior Support Worker role at Quarriers is the job for you! We have an excellent opportunity to join our Glasgow Connect 1 service!

Your new opportunity

Glasgow Connect 1 support Adults with Learning Disabilities and other additional needs, in a range of different settings; from their own tenancies to shared supported living throughout Glasgow, North West.

We provide 24 hour support, supporting people socially, personally and within all aspects of their life. We work closely with the people we support as well as their families and other professionals to make sure we are always providing the best care for each individual.

As a Senior Support Worker, your duties would fall under the following areas:

• Coaching and mentoring front line staff, providing support and regular supervision.
• Identifying the training needs of your team and ensuring that training is provided.
• Creating the monthly rota for your team, considering budgetary requirements and managing holiday cover and absence.
• Developing your team's ability to create accurate and effective support plans.
• Being available for on-call shift work as needed.
• Planning and facilitating meetings with individuals and important people in their lives to gather information for support plans.
• Matching supported individuals to staff members based on identified outcomes and goals.
• Collaborating with external agencies, such as individuals' families or Social Work Services.
• Ensuring compliance with standards set by the SSSC, Care Inspectorate, and Quarriers.
• Representing Quarriers' values positively when working with multi-agency teams.

By combining a supportive management structure with an autonomous culture, we are creating an environment that values and invests in the professional growth of the staff members while also giving them the freedom to excel in their roles. This can contribute to a positive work culture and ultimately improve the quality of support provided to individuals.

This is a permanent role working 39 hours per week. Shifts pattern will be discussed with the successful candidate

What you will need to succeed/bring to the role

• Reliability, flexibility and a positive attitude
• Ability to build trusting long-lasting relationships
• Empathy and excellent communication skills
• Excellent team player
• Ability to apply transferable life experience and skills to support and enable individuals.
• It is essential for the successful candidate to have access to a car

What's in it for you?

• Opportunity to gain SVQ qualifications via our SVQ accredited centre.
• Family friendly working policies and procedures.
• HSF Health Cash Plans.
• 24/7 free and confidential Employee Assistance programme.
• £500 refer a friend scheme (t&c’s apply)
• Life Assurance Benefit.
• Workplace Pension.
• Registered with Concert for Carers.
• Access to health services free of charge (physiotherapy & occupational health)
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Christmas saving scheme.

Quarriers have Investors in People Platinum accreditation.

Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile.