Senior Support Worker

Senior Support Worker – Boveridge College

Location: Cranborne, Dorset

Salary: £13.77-£14.41 per hour

Hours: 12 hour shifts, 8am-8pm- average 42 hours per week spread over 3-4 shifts per week

At our Aurora Boveridge College, we support young people between the ages of 16 and 25 who have additional social, emotional and mental health needs, by preparing them for adult life and facilitating their transition into further education, training or employment. 

We’re currently hiring for a Senior Support Worker to assist our students at home (on-site) and in the classroom (no personal care responsibilities). 

Our working environment is amazing - To take a virtual tour around our site, click here; Boveridge Virtual Tour

The main purpose of the role:

Your role will provide support to the Shift Manager (and deputising in their absence) in managing motivating and coaching a team of support workers to maintain a stable, happy and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of our young people first.

Key duties:

• Ensure that the medical needs of the young people are met at all times
• Ensure that all young people receive a high standard of care and live in a safe, clean and homely environment
• Communicate with Managers about the day to day running of the home and when any difficulties arise.
• Take responsibility for the shift, including making decisions regarding staffing levels and allocation in the absence of the Shift Manager.
• Complete regular supervisions and support the process of formal performance review
• To encourage independent living skills through budgeting, shopping, cooking and accessing the wider community including public transport and leisure activities or own interests.
• Support the induction of new team members and their continued mentoring.
• Keep records accurately and up-to-date
• Ensure safeguarding and health and safety procedures are followed at all times
• There will be no personal care requirements for this role.

Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.

Full Job Description: Senior Support Worker

Successful candidate qualities:

• Full UK driving licence and access to your own car
• Level 3 Diploma or equivalent in Health and Social Care.
• Be positive and creative in meeting young person’s needs
• Be able to work on your own as well as part of a team
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Competent ICT skills
• Show a strong understanding of what “good care” looks like and how to put the young person’s needs first, whilst empowering them to be independent and treating them as an individuals

What’s on offer?

• Full training and continued support 
• Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
• Free lunch 
• Life assurance and pension
• Health cash back plan
• Car lease scheme
• Bike to work scheme 
• Perk box
• Free parking

At Aurora we believe in empowerment through learning, all of our staff pull together to work as a team ensuring the best care and support is given to all at Boveridge College at every moment.

For more information, please contact Carl in the recruitment team; carl.standidge@the-aurora-group.com 

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer