Senior Residential Service Officer

Job Details:

Job Reference: HCC619044
Salary Range: £32,149 - £35,241 per annum
Work Location: West Street, Havant
Hours per week: 37 
Contract Type: Permanent 
Closing Date: 12 November 2024

The Role:

As a Senior Residential Services Officer, you’ll provide leadership support to our friendly and supportive care team in our long stay CQC registered residential home for adults with learning disabilities. Along with to other Senior Residential Officers, you’ll support the Registered Manager to ensure we deliver a high-quality service that meets CQC and Care standards in line with our own internal policies and practices. You will be creating support plans and conducting risk assessments with the Service User, ensuring least restrictive options are always implemented. 

We work with some amazing people, each with their own individual physical, mental, social and emotional needs.  You’ll enjoy this diversity and use your person-centred approach to focus on their strengths, promoting their independence and tailoring your support to the individual. This will include supporting staff to deliver safe and person-centred care, at times working alongside the Residential Support Officers and being a positive role model. 

Whether you’re looking to expand your existing leadership skills or take a first step on your career pathway in a management role, the role of Senior Residential Services Officer is a fantastic opportunity to stretch yourself in a supportive environment.  

Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the role, team and our values.  The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about.  Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application. 

You’ll have a successful track record working in a social care setting and have the confidence and skill set to lead a team, deputising for the Manager as needed. Our Senior Residential Services Officers must be strong team players, so you’ll enjoy the opportunity to mentor others, enabling them to deliver the highest standards of care, in line with the latest CQC requirements. Most importantly you’ll role-model our core values to colleagues, showing patience, empathy and compassion, empowering people to be as independent and maximise their wellbeing. 

In return, we can offer you a comprehensive induction programme, so that you’ll have all the training you need to do a first-class job as a Senior Residential Services Officer. We’re committed to your personal development and can support you to undertake a QCF Diploma Level 5 in Leadership for Health and Social Care (Adults). We also offer an extensive Benefits Package. 

As this is a 24/7 service, you’ll be required to work a shift pattern to respond to the demands of the service. Your working pattern will include working every other weekend and a variety of shifts including early, late, sleep-in shifts and bank holidays for which enhancements will be paid in line with the HCC salary policy.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Senior Support Worker, Senior Care Assistant, Senior Care Worker, Senior Health Care Assistant, Senior Carer, Senior Residential Support Worker, Senior Support Worker, Therapeutic Support Worker, Life Skills Coordinator, Wellbeing Coordinator, Positive Behaviour Support Worker, Wellbeing and Community Support, House Parent, Night Support Worker, Night Carer, Night Care Assistant, Community Care Assistant and Personal Care Giver.

Values Based Recruitment:

We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application.  For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.

Additional Information:

Find out more about Working with us in Adults’ Health and Care, including our benefits and the recruitment process. 

Vetting Requirements:

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

For general enquiries, please contact care.careers@hants.gov.uk 

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Natasha Teague, Unit Manager, on natasha.teague2@hants.gov.uk