Job Description

Role:

Do you share our passion for making a difference every day? If you share our passion for making a difference, we can promise you a career environment that offers you fantastic benefits, recognition and prospects.

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At Jiva Healthcare you're not just working - you're shaping futures, furthermore as a Senior Support Worker based at our Supported Living Service in Eastbourne, every moment you spend with our residents (ages 18-65) helps them feel safe, valued and supported.

A simple "How was your day?", a shared laugh over a board game or encouragement during a tough moment - these small interactions build trust and shape lives. Some days will be challenging but every breakthrough, every smile and every step forward will remind you why this work truly matters.

We are looking for a motivated and experienced individual to work at our supported living service providing support for adults with mental health, learning disability, autism and complex needs.

Our mission is to provide a safe, homely environment in which adults can be enabled to live as independently as possible so that they can move on to more independent living as and when they feel able to.

We are looking for someone who can support a team of dedicated staff to achieve positive outcomes for those we support, this will include organising activities and events, helping to coordinate and deliver individual packages of care and support and being able to motivate others to provide the best support.

Your role will be to:

- Provide excellent, respectful and individualized support to all residents.

- To develop sincere and trusting relationships with residents and to encourage them to express their needs, views and concerns.

- As part of the management team you will assist with the co-ordination of service delivery, effectively meeting the needs of residents.

- To provide mentorship; support and guidance for the staff team working within the service; including coordinating and managing medication and managing rotas.

- You will need to be able to work flexibly according to the needs of the service to include daytimes, evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

You will need:

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At least two years' experience in providing care and support for adults with either mental health, learning disability, autism or complex needs is essential for this role.

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Hold a qualification such as QCF or NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care

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Previous experience of staff supervision.

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Be compassionate, motivated, diligent and able to empathise with individuals.

You will be warm, well organised, and conscientious; you will be able to demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills.

Our expectations of you:

You will be required to work on a rota.

You will need to be willing to participate in undertaking early, late and weekend duties as required. As a Senior Support worker you are expected participate in an on-call rota.

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care.

Benefits of working with Jiva Healthcare Ltd include:

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Flexible working hours

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Training opportunities

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Healthcare support

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Contributory pension

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28 days Annual Leave

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Company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate and inclusive organization.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 13.25 per hour

Additional pay:

Yearly bonus
Benefits:

Company events Company pension Free parking On-site parking Referral programme Sick pay
Schedule:

12 hour shift Day shift Every weekend Monday to Friday Night shift
Work Location: In person