Senior Support Worker in Abingdon Job Description

Leading care delivery and supporting the management team to oversee service quality and staff training.

• Training & Travel: £12.71 per hour
• Probation: £15.00 Weekdays, £16.50 Weekends, £19.00 Bank Holidays
• After probation: £15.50 Weekdays, £17.00 Weekends, £19.50 Bank Holidays

• Mileage allowance
• Pension & bonus schemes
• Holiday pay
• Free/refunded DBS
• Company mobile phone
• Bupa wellbeing programme
• Training & development
• Uniform/protective clothing provided

Full-time or Part-time; includes participation in the on-call rota and alternate weekend work.

Abingdon and South Oxfordshire communities.

To lead the care team in delivering high-quality person-centered care and maintaining CQC standards.

• Assisting with daily activities
• Medication management
• Social time
• Shopping
• Hydration

• Conduct service user reviews, monitor paperwork, ensure care plans are up to date, perform spot checks on support workers
• Visit new service users for assessments, ensure contracts and documentation are signed
• Support supervision of support workers, attend meetings to review care concerns and administrative updates
• Conduct unannounced supervisory visits and record outcomes
• Train and integrate new support workers, undertake specialized champion courses
• Participate in quality assurance reviews and audits
• Deputise for Supervisor or Deputy Manager; take on-call phone when required
• Ensure equipment and protective clothing are available
• Transcribe MAR charts and update service user files monthly or when medication changes
• Perform other reasonable duties as required

• Self-motivated
• Organised
• Flexible with evenings and alternate weekends
• Caring
• Sensitive to the needs of others, especially the sick or infirm
• Active team player but able to work independently
• Good communicator
• Car driver