Total 11 Senior Executive level Customer Service job vacancies in Dover, CT16 2AH

Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker looking to elevate your career, where you can make a real difference and change lives for the better? If so, join Felbrigg House and provide care for Service Users with Learning Disabilities and Autism. You will be key in supporting individuals to lead a full and valued life. It’s a career that you can take pride in.

At Felbrigg House ,you will have the chance to develop your skills and career. With a huge range of courses on offer, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.

We are currently advertising for female candidates only in order to provide the best possible service for our residents.

What you will be doing

You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health conditions. You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

As a Senior Support Worker some of your key responsibilities will include organising and overseeing the smooth running of a shift, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to any challenges or concerns and supervising support staff. You will organise activities, administer medication, communicate with families and professionals, oversee daily reports, budgets, complete financial audits and complete H&S checks.

It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. It is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week.

No two days are the same in this role, offering plenty of engagement and motivation. While there's a degree of routine, you can expect a diverse work environment. Our rota includes days, nights, and weekend shifts to ensure a well-balanced team effort.

As a Senior Support Worker you will have

• Experience as Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience from a Learning Disability and Autism residential setting and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
• Leadership skills and experience
• Strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature
• Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene
• Excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
• Deal with challenging behaviours
• Have a positive and professional approach
• Be reliable, flexible, hard-working and honest
• Be local or within commutable distance

You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time.

20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visa's cannot be accepted.

Where you will be working

Location: St Alphege Road, Dover, Kent CT16 2PU

Felbrigg House is an old rectory, situated in the conservation area of Dover and has been completely renovated to provide a spacious beautiful character home, with two fully enclosed gardens and 11spacious bedrooms with full en-suite facilities.

This specialist service is designed for those individuals with a Learning Disability who require a high level of support to live within a community setting and will continue to require this longer term.

What you will get

• Annual Salary of £25,350
• The equivalent of 25 days annual leave– plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking in local streets.
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals
• Pension contribution to secure your future
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker looking to elevate your career, where you can make a real difference and change lives for the better? If so, join Felbrigg House and provide care for Service Users with Learning Disability and Autism . You will be key in supporting individuals to lead a full and valued life. It’s a career that you can take pride in.

At Felbrigg House ,you will have the chance to develop your skills and career. With a huge range of courses on offer, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.

What you will be doing

You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

As a Senior Support Worker some of your key responsibilities will include organising and overseeing the smooth running of a shift, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to any challenges or concerns and supervising support staff. You will organise activities, administer medication, communicate with families and professionals, oversee daily reports, budgets, complete financial audits and complete H&S checks.

It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. It is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week.

No two days are the same in this role, offering plenty of engagement and motivation. While there's a degree of routine, you can expect a diverse work environment. Our rota includes days, nights, and weekend shifts to ensure a well-balanced team effort.

As a Senior Support Worker you will have:

• Experience as Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience from a learning disability and autism residential setting and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care.
• Leadership skills and experience
• Strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature
• Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene
• Excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
• Deal with challenging behaviours
• Have a positive and professional approach
• Be reliable, flexible, hard-working and honest
• Be local or within commutable distance

You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time.

20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visa's cannot be accepted.

Where you will be working:

Location:St Alphege Road, Dover, Kent CT16 2PU

Felbrigg House is an old rectory, situated in the conservation area of Dover and has been completely renovated to provide a spacious beautiful character home, with two fully enclosed gardens and 11spacious bedrooms with full en-suite facilities.

This specialist service is designed for those individuals with a learning disability who require a high level of support to live within a community setting and will continue to require this longer term.

What you will get:

• Annual Salary of £25,350
• The equivalent of 25 days annual leave– plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking in local streets.
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals
• Pension contribution to secure your future
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker looking to elevate your career, where you can make a real difference and change lives for the better? If so, join Felbrigg House and provide care for Service Users with Learning Disability and Autism . You will be key in supporting individuals to lead a full and valued life. It’s a career that you can take pride in.

At Felbrigg House ,you will have the chance to develop your skills and career. With a huge range of courses on offer, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.

What you will be doing

You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

As a Senior Support Worker some of your key responsibilities will include organising and overseeing the smooth running of a shift, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to any challenges or concerns and supervising support staff. You will organise activities, administer medication, communicate with families and professionals, oversee daily reports, budgets, complete financial audits and complete H&S checks.

It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. It is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week.

No two days are the same in this role, offering plenty of engagement and motivation. While there's a degree of routine, you can expect a diverse work environment. Our rota includes days, nights, and weekend shifts to ensure a well-balanced team effort.

As a Senior Support Worker you will have:

• Experience as Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience from a learning disability and autism residential setting and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care.
• Leadership skills and experience
• Strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature
• Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene
• Excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
• Deal with challenging behaviours
• Have a positive and professional approach
• Be reliable, flexible, hard-working and honest
• Be local or within commutable distance

You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time.

20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visa's cannot be accepted.

Where you will be working:

Location:St Alphege Road, Dover, Kent CT16 2PU

Felbrigg House is an old rectory, situated in the conservation area of Dover and has been completely renovated to provide a spacious beautiful character home, with two fully enclosed gardens and 11spacious bedrooms with full en-suite facilities.

This specialist service is designed for those individuals with a learning disability who require a high level of support to live within a community setting and will continue to require this longer term.

What you will get:

• Annual Salary of £25,350
• The equivalent of 25 days annual leave– plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking in local streets.
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals
• Pension contribution to secure your future
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Your New Role...
Our talented Senior Care Assistants lead our care teams to provide the highest standard of care, compassion and resident dignity. Working closely with the Nurses, Unit Manager or Deputy Manager, you will be tasked with: Administering medication, personal care, team supervisions, developing, implementing and updating care plans adhering to CQC guidelines, coaching and mentoring your team whilst identifying training needs.

The night shift is: 20:00 – 08:00

In Return we can offer...
Free DBS check
Professional training and ongoing career progression
Flexible pay
A fantastic working environment

A few things we are looking for…

A leader:
Our Senior Care Assistants lead from the front with a hands-on approach.
Qualifications:
Due to the nature of this role we need for you to hold and NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care, and have experience within a similar role.
Fantastic people skills:
Supportive and great at communicating. Able to build strong working relationships.
Caring by nature:
An enthusiastic approach with a genuine passion for making people’s lives that little bit brighter each day.
Great team player:
Do you work well in a team of likeminded people?
Adaptable:
Able to organise and prioritise varying commitments throughout each day.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age

PRI3

Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker looking to elevate your career, where you can make a real difference and change lives for the better? If so, join Felbrigg House and provide care for Service Users with Learning Disability and Autism . You will be key in supporting individuals to lead a full and valued life. It’s a career that you can take pride in.

At Felbrigg House ,you will have the chance to develop your skills and career. With a huge range of courses on offer, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.

What you will be doing

You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

As a Senior Support Worker some of your key responsibilities will include organising and overseeing the smooth running of a shift, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to any challenges or concerns and supervising support staff. You will organise activities, administer medication, communicate with families and professionals, oversee daily reports, budgets, complete financial audits and complete H&S checks.

It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. It is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week.

No two days are the same in this role, offering plenty of engagement and motivation. While there's a degree of routine, you can expect a diverse work environment. Our rota includes days, nights, and weekend shifts to ensure a well-balanced team effort.

As a Senior Support Worker you will have:

• Experience as Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience from a learning disability and autism residential setting and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care.
• Leadership skills and experience
• Strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature
• Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene
• Excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
• Deal with challenging behaviours
• Have a positive and professional approach
• Be reliable, flexible, hard-working and honest
• Be local or within commutable distance

You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time.

20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visa's cannot be accepted.

Where you will be working:

Location:St Alphege Road, Dover, Kent CT16 2PU

Felbrigg House is an old rectory, situated in the conservation area of Dover and has been completely renovated to provide a spacious beautiful character home, with two fully enclosed gardens and 11spacious bedrooms with full en-suite facilities.

This specialist service is designed for those individuals with a learning disability who require a high level of support to live within a community setting and will continue to require this longer term.

What you will get:

• Annual Salary of £25,350
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave– plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking in local streets.
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals
• Pension contribution to secure your future
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Senior Support Worker Dover-£12.47ph

Typical Shifts are: Weekdays / Weekends 7am-10pm,based on rotas so this can vary

Join Voyage Care and Feel Valued, we reward your dedication with:
Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
Wagestream giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
Funded Blue Light Card hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
Enhanced retirement leave
Long service awards

Senior Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support are at the heart of our management teams. We’re currently searching for a fantastic Senior Support Worker to join us in leading our residential service Dover. This service is a welcoming and friendly environment with a dynamic team that supports a fantastic group of people!

As a Senior Support Worker with us you'll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst assisting the Manager with the day-to-day supervision and management of the service. You could be allocating shifts, booking in training, inducting new colleagues, supporting with supervision’s, ordering medication and ensuring the people we support are supported to manage their finances. You’ll never lose sight of why you choose to do this, as our Seniors are still at the heart of providing day-to-day support.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to the lives of others, whether that’s helping our colleagues grow in confidence or the people we support gain independence so that they meet their goals.

We’re interested in our Senior Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Seniors should have previous experience as a Senior Support Worker and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care as well as experience working with individuals with autism, acquired brain injury, complex individuals with mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours.

Why choose us?

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.

Don't hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we're supporting!

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.

Senior Support Worker Dover-12.94

Typical Shifts are: Weekday and weekends

Join Voyage Care and Feel Valued, we reward your dedication with:
Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
Wagestream giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
Funded Blue Light Card hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
Enhanced retirement leave
Long service awards

Senior Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support are at the heart of our management teams. We’re currently searching for a fantastic Senior Support Worker to join us in leading our residential service in Dover . This service is a welcoming and friendly environment with a dynamic team that supports a fantastic group of people!

As a Senior Support Worker with us you'll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst assisting the Manager with the day-to-day supervision and management of the service. You could be allocating shifts, booking in training, inducting new colleagues, supporting with supervision’s, ordering medication and ensuring the people we support are supported to manage their finances. You’ll never lose sight of why you choose to do this, as our Seniors are still at the heart of providing day-to-day support.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to the lives of others, whether that’s helping our colleagues grow in confidence or the people we support gain independence so that they meet their goals.

We’re interested in our Senior Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Seniors should have previous experience as a Senior Support Worker and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care as well as experience working with individuals with autism, acquired brain injury, complex individuals with mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours.

Why choose us?

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.

Don't hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we're supporting!

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.

Your New Role...
Our talented Senior Care Assistants lead our care teams to provide the highest standard of care, compassion and resident dignity. Working closely with the Nurses, Unit Manager or Deputy Manager, you will be tasked with: Administering medication, personal care, team supervisions, developing, implementing and updating care plans adhering to CQC guidelines, coaching and mentoring your team whilst identifying training needs.

The night shift is: 20:00 – 08:00

In Return we can offer...
Free DBS check
Professional training and ongoing career progression
Flexible pay
A fantastic working environment

A few things we are looking for…

A leader:
Our Senior Care Assistants lead from the front with a hands-on approach.
Qualifications:
Due to the nature of this role we need for you to hold and NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care, and have experience within a similar role.
Fantastic people skills:
Supportive and great at communicating. Able to build strong working relationships.
Caring by nature:
An enthusiastic approach with a genuine passion for making people’s lives that little bit brighter each day.
Great team player:
Do you work well in a team of likeminded people?
Adaptable:
Able to organise and prioritise varying commitments throughout each day.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age

PRI3

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist who is passionate about the care of older people accessing community mental health services? Do you want to work in a team that is really supportive, thinks creatively and is always looking to continue to develop to provide the best possible care to our patients and their families? Do you want to work for a leadership that shares your passion for good quality care, and will support you to be the best Occupational Therapist you can be? Then, look no further. We have just the role for you!

We need someone with experience in good quality mental health assessment and interventions and occupational performance assessments, that can deliver these according to the values of our organisation. Mental Health Services Nationally are undergoing significant transformation under the Community Mental Health Framework. This involves the setting up of specific Memory Assessment Services as well as interventions aimed at the older population within an all age Mental Health Together + service, following diagnosis of both functional and memory conditions.

We also encourage innovative ideas around group work and utilising the voluntary sector in supporting service users with activities of daily living and leisure interests in order to better manage their mental health. Your clinical competence and confidence is important to us, but in equal measure with your genuine kindness and compassion for your colleagues and patients; coupled with effective leadership skills that we will expect of you as a senior clinician. We need someone that can support and nurture our less experienced staff, and to work effectively with the multi-disciplinary team.

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

To work effectively as a lead clinician in the Community Mental Health Team for Older People ensuring that patients referred for assessment experience a smooth pathway through the referral, diagnosis and treatment process.

In return, we will offer you a thorough induction programme, an honest and genuine commitment to your career development, regular supervision and appraisal, and 1:1 coaching with a trained coach if you would like it. We will work with you to ensure you are able to work flexibly to balance your home and work life, whilst being able to fulfil your responsibilities to the service.

Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties.


This advert closes on Thursday 23 May 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Your New Role...
Our talented Senior Care Assistants lead our care teams to provide the highest standard of care, compassion and resident dignity. Working closely with the Nurses, Unit Manager or Deputy Manager, you will be tasked with: Administering medication, personal care, team supervisions, developing, implementing and updating care plans adhering to CQC guidelines, coaching and mentoring your team whilst identifying training needs.

The night shift is: 20:00 – 08:00

In Return we can offer...
Free DBS check
Professional training and ongoing career progression
Flexible pay
A fantastic working environment
Free uniform
Market leading benefits platform including store and restaurant discounts and much more!

A few things we are looking for…

A leader:
Our Senior Care Assistants lead from the front with a hands-on approach.
Qualifications:
Due to the nature of this role we need for you to hold and NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care, and have experience within a similar role.
Fantastic people skills:
Supportive and great at communicating. Able to build strong working relationships.
Caring by nature:
An enthusiastic approach with a genuine passion for making people’s lives that little bit brighter each day.
Great team player:
Do you work well in a team of likeminded people?
Adaptable:
Able to organise and prioritise varying commitments throughout each day.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age

PRI3

This role has a starting salary of £31,262 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week.

We are excited to be hiring a new Senior Social Care Assistant to join our fantastic Runnymede Locality team. The team is based in Runnymede in Addlestone.

In my first week, I was encouraged by how supportive and kind the team were to new staff members. I have been met with a hardworking and dedicated staff team and with the support required from Senior Management. I am looking forward to the continued success of an already strong team and I want to welcome new people to join us." - Alison Yong, Team Manager.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Team

Runnymede Locality Team is one of eleven locality teams working across Surrey to support our residents. You will be based in Addlestone and working in the surrounding areas.

The Team have a passion for the development of individuals within the team and they promote progression for all staff members.

We want the people we serve to live good, ordinary lives in the place they call home with the people and things that they love, in communities where they look out for one another, doing what matters to them. If people need some support, we start by understanding what a good life looks like for them, and how we can we work together to achieve it.

About the Role

As a Senior Social Care Assistant, you will be part of a team and will have access to direction, support and supervision from a qualified Social Worker.

You will have frequent direct contact with the public on the phone as well as visiting them in their own home or care setting. Your role will involve a variety of tasks including assessing people's needs and carrying out regular reviews. You will work in partnership with individuals, their carers, professional staff in Surrey County Council and other agencies and service providers in order to support vulnerable adults and their families to identify and arrange services that meet their needs and promote independence, choice and control.

You will have a caseload, working with individuals who need additional support or guidance in order to identify their needs and carrying out risk assessments. You will be involved in supporting safeguarding investigations and attending safeguarding meetings with the support of qualified practitioners.

You may work with any combination, or all, of the following care groups: older people; people with physical, sensory, cognitive impairments and people with mental health problems.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Substantial experience of working directly with people with social care needs, including completing strength-based assessments and visiting them in their own homes or care settings.
• Confidence and competence in working with people with a variety of physical and cognitive impairments.
• Competence in basic IT skills with a willingness to learn how to use a variety of different software systems.

You will need the willingness and ability to travel around the county to meet the demands of this role.

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 1st April 2024 with interviews planned for 18th April 2024.

We look forward to receiving your application and personal statement, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.