Relief Senior Support Worker

Job Description



Role: Senior Support Worker

Where you will work: Aldershot
Salary £7.34 to £9.23 per hour depending on experience 

Purpose of role: To support us to do the things we want to do
You will be working within a small team.

Your manager will be: Beverly Hilton

Grade: 8




Requirements
Things you will make happen:

 Get to know us, what?s important to us and how we want to be supported
 Let us be in control of the support we get
 Support us to have a voice and be heard, whether we can speak or not
 Support us to take planned risks in our lives
 Support us to be a part of the community
 Listen to what we say ? even if you don?t agree with us
 Ask for help if you are not sure about something
 Help us to learn new things (if we want to) and work out what we could do (which we might not have done before) safely
 Give us information, in ways we can understand, so that we can make decisions
 Let us know when we are not being reasonable
 Don?t interfere in things in our lives that are not part of your job/none of your business
 Share your with us and people you work with
 Be professional when you talk to our friends, family or other people who are important to us
 Keep records and paperwork up to date and accurate
 Be personally accountable for the job you do
 Be the responsible person at the service when the manager is not available including helping to employ new staff with us and supervise and develop other members of the staff team

This list is only a guide and there will be other things you will be expected to do.

You should supplement the information within this Role Profile with other relevant documents to reflect the specific job role The following are examples only and should be added/deleted depending on the needs of the people supported.

To support me you need:
 To be able to read, write, work with numbers and use a computer
 To be willing to take part in training and learn more about your job

It would be even better if you also had:
 Experience of working with people with learning difficulties and mental health needs
 An NVQ about Care or supporting people

During the time you are working with me I expect you to work according to the Support Staff Competencies which say you should be good at:

 Team Working
 Values and Equality
 Communication
 Problem Solving and Decision Making
 Professional Knowledge and Practice
 Personal Development
 Organising and Planning
 Community and Connections


Other essential requirements for the role-holder: