Senior Support Worker

Are you looking to progress your career in Health and Social Care?

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland are currently looking to recruiting a Nightshift Senior Support Practitioner for our services in our Cherry Tree Court Service! Cherry Tree Court Service is a complex needs Care Home providing support to 11 individuals in a semi secure setting.

This role is for 35 hours and involves working condensed hours over a 7 day period

Our Senior Support Workers are classed as Front Line Management staff and as such your duties would fall under three specific areas as follows:

Staff Management:

Coaching and mentoring front line staff while providing appropriate support including regular supervision. This is split between the duty role allocated to each shift and additionally that of your own allocated support teams for individuals.

Identifying the training needs of your team and ensuring that this training is provided.

Participating in the management of the monthly rota for the entire service, taking into account budgetary requirements and ensuring that all staff meet their contracted hours whilst managing holiday cover and absence.

Developing the ability of your team to produce accurate and effective support plans.

Covering on-call shift work as and when needed.

Supported Individuals:

Plan and facilitate meetings with individuals and important people in their lives in order to collate the appropriate information required to write an effective support plan.

Effectively match supported individuals to staff members, keeping in mind the identified outcomes and goals to be achieved for said supported individual.

Maintaining good communication with stakeholders and families on behalf of the people we support

Supporting staff to develop skills to manage individuals health and well being in line with PBS Support.

Organisational:

Liaising with external agencies such as an individual`s family or Social Work Services.

Ensure that the standards set by the SSSC and Care Inspectorate as well as The Richmond Fellowship Scotland`s own standards are always met.

Positively represent the values of The Richmond Fellowship Scotland when engaging with all external agencies.

Ensuring that the organisational targets are achieved in relation to KPA’s

Contributing to service development and ensuring staff awareness of service specific goals

Requirements:

For this fantastic opportunity you will need at least 2 years previous experience of supporting individuals within care and already have or be willing to work towards your SVQ Level 3.

If this sounds like the career progression you are looking for- we would love to hear from you!

PVG checks will be required of all successful applicants; having a conviction will not necessarily debar you from working in this sector.

The successful applicant must also register with SSSC as a Supervisor in Care at Home and Housing Support Services on taking up the post.

Closing Date: 16th May 2024 (We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point)

We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications irrespective of race, ethnicity or national origin, religion, gender, disability, age, marital, parental status or sexual orientation.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us!