Acting Lead Support Worker | 37.5 hours | Female

Best-Lives; Carr Mill; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sleep-in shifts

Refer a friend scheme

Medicash

Blue Light Discount

Friendly working environment

Premium pay on public holidays

Job summary

Best Lives is seeking an Acting Lead Support Worker to manage day-to-day operations of a Supported Living location in St Helens. The role focuses on supervising staff, maintaining person-centred plans and ensuring high-quality support is delivered to clients.

The position is on-site, full-time, fixed-term, offering competitive pay with enhanced rates for sleep-in shifts and a supportive, equal-opportunity environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff and conduct annual appraisals, identifying training needs.
• Ensure person-centred plans are in place within one month of admission and reviews are conducted regularly.
• Organise rota for all support staff within the property.
• Help clients maintain relationships of their choice.
• Enable clients to lead full, purposeful lives in the community.

Job description

Acting Lead Support Worker | 37.5 hours | Female

BEST LIVES LIMITED

Location: On site / St Helens, Saint Helens, UK
job type: Fixed term / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Medical & Healthcare | Social Care / Social Worker
HourlyFixed salary:£ 16.22

We're currently recruiting for a Lead Support Worker within Supported Living to manage the day to day running of one of our location houses, ensuring all general documentation is in place and updated and that necessary support is provided to staff teams.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To carry out supervisions and annual appraisals for each staff member and identify training needs on an annual basis. To ensure all sessions are documented and on file ready for inspection.
• To ensure all clients have a person centred plan within one month of coming into the service. To be responsible for ensuring all reviews take place on a regular basis.
• To organise the rota for all support staff within the property.
• Help people to maintain and develop relationships of their choice.
• To enable people we support lead full and purposeful lives in the community and to develop a range of friendships, activities and relationships

OUR OFFER TO YOU!

• Competitive rates of pay including sleep-in shifts
• Refer a friend scheme
• Access to Medicash (Cinema, Optical, Dental discounts)
• Blue Light Discount
• Friendly working environment
• Premium pay on public holidays

Best Lives is an Equal Opportunities Employer. The organisation provides equal employment opportunities regardless of ethnic origin, gender, nationality, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, or medical history. Due to our Services, we may have certain roles which are targeted to specific demographics, such as Gender. This is a genuine business need and is not considered a breach of the Equality Act.

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