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Job Description
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- Experience as Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience in Mental Health and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
- Leadership skills and experience
- Strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature
- Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene
- Excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
- Deal with challenging behaviours
- Have a positive and professional approach
- Be reliable, flexible, hard-working and honest
- Be local or within commutable distance
- Annual Salary of £27,665 (40 hours per week)
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave– plus your birthday off!
- Free meals and parking in local streets.
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance
- Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals
- Pension contribution to secure your future
- Life Assurance for added peace of mind
- Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time
- Experience as Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience in Mental Health and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
- Leadership skills and experience
- Strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature
- Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene
- Excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
- Deal with challenging behaviours
- Have a positive and professional approach
- Be reliable, flexible, hard-working and honest
- Be local or within commutable distance
- Annual Salary of £27,665 (40 hours per week)
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave– plus your birthday off!
- Free meals and parking in local streets.
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance
- Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals
- Pension contribution to secure your future
- Life Assurance for added peace of mind
- Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time
- You will have experience as a Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience in Mental Health, and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care. You will also have strong leadership skills, empathy, and a caring and compassionate nature, as well as the ability to deal with challenging behaviors and maintain a positive and professional approach.
- You will have experience as a Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience in Mental Health, and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care. You will also have strong leadership skills, empathy, and a caring and compassionate nature, as well as the ability to deal with challenging behaviors and maintain a positive and professional approach.
Job summary
This is an opportunity for an experienced Senior Support Worker to join Elysium Healthcare at their Fairmead House facility in Kendal. The role involves providing care and support to individuals with challenging behaviors and high support needs, with the aim of helping them lead fulfilling and independent lives. Elysium Healthcare is a well-established and reputable organization with a global network, offering excellent benefits and opportunities for career development.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Support Worker, you will be responsible for organizing and overseeing the smooth running of shifts, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to challenges or concerns, and supervising support staff. Your duties will include organizing activities, administering medication, communicating with families and professionals, overseeing daily reports and budgets, completing financial audits, and conducting health and safety checks. This role requires a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance, as you will be working in a challenging yet rewarding environment.
About us
Elysium Healthcare is a well-established and reputable healthcare provider with a global network of over 90 services across England and Wales, covering a wide range of specialties including Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, and Children & Education. As part of the Ramsay Health Care group, Elysium employs over 86,000 people globally and is committed to providing high-quality care and support to its service users.
Details
Date posted
20 June 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£27,665 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
1327095594
Job locations
Elysium Healthcare
Kendal
LA9 6AA
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker looking to elevate your career, where you can make a real difference and change lives for the better? If so, join Fairmead House in Kendal, and provide care for people with continuing challenging behaviour and high support needs. You will be key in supporting individuals to lead a full and valued life. It’s a career that you can take pride in.
At Fairmead House you will have the chance to develop your skills and career. With a huge range of courses on offer, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.
What you will be doing:
You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with Mental Health conditions. You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.
As a Senior Support Worker some of your key responsibilities will include organising and overseeing the smooth running of a shift, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to any challenges or concerns and supervising support staff. You will organise activities, administer medication, communicate with families and professionals, oversee daily reports, budgets, complete financial audits and complete H&S checks.
It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. It is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week.
No two days are the same in this role, offering plenty of engagement and motivation. While there's a degree of routine, you can expect a diverse work environment. Our rota includes days, nights, and weekend shifts to ensure a well-balanced team effort.
As a Senior Support Worker you will have:
You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time.
20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visa's cannot be accepted.
Where you will be working:
Location: 39 Castle Road, Kendal, LA9 7AU
Fairmead House provides a specialist provision with enhanced levels of support which allows people with continuing challenging behaviour and high support needs to be cared for in the least restrictive setting possible, but within a service which is robust and structured enough to meet their ongoing needs and risks.
The service ensures people lead good and meaningful everyday lives, where they have choice and control, accessing mainstream services and facilities, engaging in work and training, in leisure opportunities, hobbies and areas of personal interest. Fairmead House encourages people to be as independent as possible with the long-term aim of people moving onto a more independent living setting.
What you will get:
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.
About your next employer:
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
Job responsibilities
Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker looking to elevate your career, where you can make a real difference and change lives for the better? If so, join Fairmead House in Kendal, and provide care for people with continuing challenging behaviour and high support needs. You will be key in supporting individuals to lead a full and valued life. It’s a career that you can take pride in.
At Fairmead House you will have the chance to develop your skills and career. With a huge range of courses on offer, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.
What you will be doing:
You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with Mental Health conditions. You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.
As a Senior Support Worker some of your key responsibilities will include organising and overseeing the smooth running of a shift, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to any challenges or concerns and supervising support staff. You will organise activities, administer medication, communicate with families and professionals, oversee daily reports, budgets, complete financial audits and complete H&S checks.
It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. It is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week.
No two days are the same in this role, offering plenty of engagement and motivation. While there's a degree of routine, you can expect a diverse work environment. Our rota includes days, nights, and weekend shifts to ensure a well-balanced team effort.
As a Senior Support Worker you will have:
You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time.
20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visa's cannot be accepted.
Where you will be working:
Location: 39 Castle Road, Kendal, LA9 7AU
Fairmead House provides a specialist provision with enhanced levels of support which allows people with continuing challenging behaviour and high support needs to be cared for in the least restrictive setting possible, but within a service which is robust and structured enough to meet their ongoing needs and risks.
The service ensures people lead good and meaningful everyday lives, where they have choice and control, accessing mainstream services and facilities, engaging in work and training, in leisure opportunities, hobbies and areas of personal interest. Fairmead House encourages people to be as independent as possible with the long-term aim of people moving onto a more independent living setting.
What you will get:
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.
About your next employer:
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
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Qualifications
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Elysium Healthcare
Address
Elysium Healthcare
Kendal
LA9 6AA
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Elysium Healthcare
Address
Elysium Healthcare
Kendal
LA9 6AA
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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