Senior Support Worker

Location: Bromley by Bow
Salary: £27,800 per annum 0.6 FTE prorated to £16,680
Job Type: Part time, 21 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

The Senior Support Worker will coordinate and lead our clients day care service for adults with a range of abilities and needs, including those with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism, dementia and mental ill health.

The role will oversee the day-to-day running of the service and lead a small team of support staff, workshop tutors, volunteers and student placements. They will be responsible for ensuring all current and newly referred individuals receive high-quality, person-centred support. They will lead and support training and development within the team and provide ongoing coaching and mentoring to staff.

To ensure the Senior Support Worker establishes and maintains contact and involvement with those accessing the service, an element of their role will be direct support provision. They will be responsible for preparing and maintaining up to date support plans and coordinating the provision of high-quality, personalised care designed around individual abilities, needs and choices.

Central to the role will be the development of activities in arts and creativity and in building life skills, including healthy eating, physical activity, money management and digital skills, promoting independence, wellbeing and inclusion within the community.

They will ensure good working practices are established and maintained with those accessing the service, their families/carers and commissioners. Key to the job will be a proactive approach to stakeholder engagement ensuring a positive, engaging and promotional role with local authorities.

You may have experience in the following roles: Care Coordinator, Senior Care Worker, Day Centre Coordinator, Support Coordinator, Learning Disabilities Support Worker, Mental Health Support Worker, etc.

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