Senior Social Care Worker in Old Windsor

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Base pay range: £12.90 to £13.10 per hour (a higher range is offered to applicants with qualifications in health and social care). The role consists of shift work and weekends on a rota basis. We offer flexible positions to fit around your needs, with a range of working patterns.

Overview Of The Role

The role of the Senior Social Care Worker is to provide support and guidance to a team of social care workers, whilst ensuring the highest level of care and leading by example. You will also liaise with the seniors in the home, reporting any matters of concern. You must have experience in the care sector and a willingness to learn and expand on your previous knowledge. You’ll help people lead fulfilling lives, with opportunities to enjoy days out and activities.

Key duties

• Take the lead with supporting adults with learning disabilities and complex needs in a residential care environment.
• Supervise a team and assist with the overall management of the home.
• Liaise with managers and other shift leaders.
• Execute tasks allocated in a professional, timely and accurate manner.
• Supervise and share mealtimes with residents to encourage a positive attitude towards food and dining.
• Assist residents in their daily activities both in and away from the home.
• Use your initiative when supporting residents during their activities and day‑to‑day tasks.

Personal attributes

Being patient, reliable, flexible, a team player and a good communicator are key characteristics of a successful Team Leader.

What are the benefits?

• Learning Academy – Adult Care Worker Level 2 and Lead Adult Care Worker Level 3 qualifications for all staff.
• Holiday entitlement – starting from 28 days inclusive of Bank Holidays.
• Sick pay entitlement.
• Employee Assistance Programme – comprehensive health and wellbeing support for staff.
• Refer a friend scheme – earn £500 when you recruit a friend to Choice Care.
• Choiceversary – vouchers of £75 after 5 years, £100 after 10 years and £150 after 15 years to celebrate commitment.
• Christmas bonus – vouchers for all staff members.
• Life insurance.
• Annual staff awards – this year each winner received £400 and we had over 30 winners.
• Complex in‑house training – including the Advanced Management Development Programme for managers and the Foundation Management Development Programme for rising stars.
• A paid day off on your birthday.
• Free monthly prize draw – frontline care colleagues are entered automatically, three winners receive £500 each, tax‑free.
• Blue Light Card eligibility.
• Reclaim prescription costs for HRT and access free feminine hygiene products while on shift.
• Wagestream – a financial health app for tracking earnings, saving automatically, pay advances, vouchers and financial support.

Minimum service periods and apprenticeship funding eligibility apply to some benefits.

Who are we?

Choice Care is one of the UK’s leading residential care providers for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions. With over 30 years of experience, we’re at the forefront of national best practice, with among the highest CQC ratings of any comparable organisation. We are also proud to be one of the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for the second year in a row.

Our homes are more than just a place to live – they’re like a second family for everyone we support. Each home is a close knit community with its own personality and the ups and downs of typical family life, built on trust and unconditional care. Our colleagues build close bonds with those they care for, creating enduring, positive relationships that build confidence and self‑esteem. In every Choice Care home there’s a strong emphasis on living life to the full and having fun, with purposeful daily activities based on individual preferences and capabilities. Alongside this, regular social events, projects, outings and holiday breaks provide opportunities for everyone.

Where will you work?

Fearnley House is a large bungalow‑style property in Old Windsor, a short distance from Staines and Windsor town centres. The home offers residential support for four men and women of varying ages with moderate to severe learning disabilities, physical disabilities and associated complex needs, all of whom are currently non‑verbal. In the garden there is a separate day service summer house used for a range of individual and group activities, including arts and crafts, reflexology and music therapy. The home also has its own specially‑designed transport for outings to the cinema, the theatre, Thames Valley Activity Park and other local theme parks and attractions.