Senior Support Worker in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes Full-Time On-site

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Senior Support Worker

Full-time – 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £29,250 per annum

We are recruiting a Senior Support Worker to join the team at Bradbury House, our new high-spec supported living service in Pennyland, Milton Keynes. You’ll support the House Coordinator in caring for 6 residents with autism and learning disabilities, supervising staff, and ensuring good practice and compliance. You’ll need to be a hands-on worker, ideally an experienced Senior Support Worker or skilled Support Worker with at least 2 years' experience, looking to take your first steps into management. Experience of working with individuals with autism and dementia is advantageous, and you’ll need to be organised, confident with our digital care planning systems, and able to work independently with strong initiative.

What We Offer:

A rich social and cultural environment and a competitive salary with a benefits package including:

Company sickness pay enhanced SSP
Annual leave entitlement increases in recognition of long service
Stakeholder pension scheme up to 5% matched
Generous training and professional development opportunities
On-site free parking
15%Discount in our Café /shop for food and Camphill products
Free counselling service via a help line
Staff can eat with residents when on shift and have access to free tea, coffee and fresh fruit (subject to availability)

Purpose:

To work in conjunction with the House coordinator(s)/Care Managers to ensure that an adequate level of support is provided to residents and staff living and working in the house.

Key Responsibilities:

Ensure, together with colleagues, that service users experience a safe, healthy and purposeful environment, in accordance with CMKC policies and procedures and statutory requirements.
Provide support and guidance for the residents in the house in accordance with their personal needs as set out in Support & Life Plans, risk assessments and other guidance.
To be responsible for the prompt and accurate recording of all relevant records, including Support and Outcome Planning and Risk Assessments, in accordance with CMKC’s Policies and Procedures.
To support people in making their own decisions and informed choices and to assist them in promoting and maintaining their independence.
To ensure information communicated to people is accessible to them.
To support Residents to manage their own finances, budgeting and dealing with statutory bodies and services.
To support Residents to access a range of leisure activities and other services.
To support Residents to manage their personal care and health needs.
To assist Residents to sustain and maintain their tenancies, e.g. help to understand their tenancy rights and responsibilities, to gain access to furnishings, to budget, set up utility supplies, etc.
To work with Residents to ensure planning of healthy diet choices and support with meal preparation and cooking.
To support Residents with attending meetings and appointments if required.
Provide emotional support and appropriate intervention for distressed or challenging Residents.
Monitor people’s health and ensure the safe handling of medicines.
To undertake and contribute towards the effective recording, reporting, monitoring and evaluation of your work and routinely maintain Residents’ and service documentation.
Carry out Health & Safety checks as set out in the manual and report hazards, risks and accidents.
Along with residents and staff, order / purchase food and household supplies and manage expenditure according to budgets.
Support people to maintain regular contact with their own families and/or other significant individuals according to the person’s wishes.
To liaise with other agencies as required to maximise opportunities for Residents’ therapeutic care, i.e. regarding residents’ annual reviews.
Report any Safeguarding enquiries to the CMKC or Local Authority Safeguarding team.
Ensure service users are aware of CMKC’s safeguarding adults’ procedures, comments and complaints procedures and document any incidents, accidents or complaints accordingly.
Implement actions to meet and maintain care standards.
To supervise, support and guide allocated staff on an ongoing basis as required.
Cooperate with the implementation, evaluation, orientation and induction of all new staff and volunteers in the house where agreed.
Contribute to the development of rotas within your area of responsibility to comply with statutory requirements and the satisfaction of ongoing Residents’ needs.
To manage the service/house and a team of staff in the absence of the House Co-ordinator.
Support CMKC-based activities, i.e., attending community meetings and events; contributing to the development and running of projects.