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Senior Support Worker

£13+ per hourly rate

20 hours per week, alternate weekends (Based at Ascot House)

Key responsibilities:

To supervise Support Workers on a day-to-day basis, ensuring that services provided by the team are of a consistently high quality, ensuring good continuity of care and adhering to the guidelines of best practice.

To allocate work to Support Workers on a daily basis by effectively co-coordinating all available resources appropriately to ensure the efficient and effective running of the service.

To support the Deputy Managers and Manager to monitor staff performance.  To identify the training and development needs of the team by carrying out skills performance assessments and supervisions and PDRs if required. 

To support the Deputy Managers and Manager to ensure the safe working practices are adhered to at all times, promoting a safe and healthy working environment for all staff and Service Users.   This includes carrying out and reviewing risk assessments within required timescales.

To ensure support and support profiles are reviewed and updated as necessary within the principles of person-centred care planning and within required timescales.

To liaise and communicate effectively with other professionals, Service Users and their families / carers / representatives / advocates as appropriate; so as to ensure a smooth transition through the service and achieve best possible outcomes for the individual.  To ensure that Service Users are fully included in any decisions made in relation to the service they receive.

To work effectively alongside colleagues within the department to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of a flexible, high quality service.

To assist and support the Deputy Manager and Manager to monitor service quality by completing Service User Reviews and distributing / assisting with Service User Questionnaires as necessary.

To make accurate records of information as directed by the Deputy Manager or Manager and to submit information in the required format and within required timescales.

To undertake any other duties that is commensurate with the grade.

Why work with We do Social Work?

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Twice weekly payroll

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Your own dedicated friendly consultant with extensive social work knowledge

Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK

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“Refer a Friend” bonus – get £250 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*

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We Do Social Work is an equal opportunities employer and is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. 

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Please contact Katie at (url removed) or call (phone number removed) for more information