Senior Support Worker – Plymouth

Job Summary

At Salutem Care and Education, we are dedicated to ensuring that the individuals we support receive exceptional, empowering care from a team of highly trained and compassionate staff within warm and nurturing environments. We pride ourselves on being innovative, solution-focused, and committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for every person in our care.

As a Senior Support Worker, you’ll be instrumental in providing high-quality, enabling care, facing new challenges and rewards daily. Your leadership and expertise are key to our success.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed, person‑centred support plans that promote health, wellbeing, relationships, and diversity, while ensuring compliance with legal and safety standards.
• Implement robust activity plans that encourage autonomy, new experiences, and flexibility, regularly engaging with individuals to seek their views.
• Support individuals in financial planning, medication self‑administration, and regular health reviews, adhering to the Mental Capacity Act principles.
• Tailor the environment to meet individual needs, ensuring Health and Safety policies, including Fire Safety, are followed.
• Recruit and manage staff through robust induction, supervision, and training processes, ensuring person‑centred schedules and personal development plans.
• Deliver outstanding care and support by adhering to Salutem’s Quality Assurance framework, embodying core values, and managing incidents according to policies.

Qualifications and Attributes

• Compassionate and empathetic, naturally caring and understanding.
• Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Detail‑oriented and organised, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• Proactive and innovative, always looking for ways to improve care delivery.
• Committed to diversity and inclusion, respectful of all backgrounds and beliefs.
• Team player, collaborative and supportive within the team.
• Holds an L3 qualification or willing to complete.
• Has extensive experience working with learning disabled, autism and managing people.

Additional Information

Relevant pre‑employment checks, including an enhanced DBS and, where applicable, overseas criminal record checks, will be required.

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