Lead Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; St Albans; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Ein etabliertes Unternehmen im Bereich der sozialen Betreuung sucht leidenschaftliche Lead Support Workers, die Erwachsenen mit Lernbehinderungen und Autismus helfen. In dieser Rolle unterstützen Sie nicht nur die Mitarbeiter, sondern auch die Personen, die Sie betreuen, um ihnen ein selbstbestimmtes Leben zu ermöglichen. Mit einem flexiblen Arbeitsumfeld und Möglichkeiten zur Gehaltserhöhung durch Überstunden und Schlafdienste, bietet diese Position die Chance, in einer unterstützenden Gemeinschaft zu arbeiten, die sich für die Verbesserung des Lebens anderer einsetzt. Wenn Sie einen Unterschied machen möchten, bewerben Sie sich jetzt!

Benefits

Bezahlter freier Tag an Ihrem Geburtstag

Zugang zu Belohnungen und Rabatten

Vollständige Einarbeitung und maßgeschneiderte Schulung

Garantierte Arbeitsstunden

Mitarbeiterunterstützungsprogramm

Langzeitdienstpreise und Mitarbeiter des Monats

Qualifications

• Mindestens 1 Jahr Erfahrung in der Unterstützung von Erwachsenen mit Lernbehinderungen.
• Engagement für die Unterstützung und Stärkung von Menschen.

Responsibilities

• Bereitstellung von Unterstützung für das Personalteam und die Personen, die unterstützt werden.
• Arbeiten mit dem Locality Manager zur Gewährleistung einer hervorragenden Unterstützung.

Skills

Erfahrung in der Unterstützung von Erwachsenen mit Lernbehinderungen

Engagement für die Stärkung von Menschen

Fähigkeit zur Zusammenarbeit mit Familien und externen Agenturen

Verantwortungsbewusstsein und Gelassenheit in schwierigen Situationen

Führerschein der Klasse B

Job description

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Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of others? Do you have a heart for supporting and empowering others to reach their full potential?

If so, we have a great opportunity for you to enjoy a rewarding career within Social Care, and we want to hear from you!

We are currently recruiting for full time (37.5 hours a week) Lead Support Workers to support adults with learning disabilities and autism.

Key Responsibilities

As Lead Support Worker you will be assisting the Locality Manager by working on shift providing day to day support to the staff team. The role will include assisting the staff to deliver excellent person-centred support via supervisions, positive role modelling, team meetings, observations, and their own consistent support on a 1:1 basis.

Not only will you be providing support to your Locality Manager and your staff team, a major part of your daily role is to also have an understanding for the person you are supporting, which at times will include providing emotional and practical support to enable someone to live their life, their way.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Minimum of 1 years’ experience supporting adults with learning disabilities and/or Autism.
• A commitment to empowering people.
• Ability to work closely with families and outside agencies.
• Ability to take responsibility and remain calm in difficult situations.
• Willing to work weekdays, weekends, evenings, bank holidays, and sleep-ins.
• Must have a full UK Manual driving license.

Please note: at this time, we are unable to take on any applicants on a Tier 2 or student visa.

As a Lead Support Worker with Partners in Support, you have the flexibility to increase your earnings with sleep in duties, overtime and on-call duties. With these opportunities, Lead Support Workers earn on average* £41,000 per year, with the potential to boost your salary even further.

What We Offer:

• From £13.57 per hour, plus £75 per sleep-in
• Enjoy a paid day off on your birthday plus additional days off for length of service
• Full induction and bespoke training with regular updates and progression
• Guaranteed hours
• Access to rewards and discounts via The Care Professional Academy
• A friendly, supportive working environment
• Long Service Awards, employee of the month and yearly events
• Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunities for career advancement within our ‘Outstanding’ organisation

*Salary information is based on an analysis of actual full-time employees’ salaries for 2024-25.

Ready to Make a Difference?

Apply now and be part of a team that truly makes a difference in people's lives!

Partners in Support work with people with learning disabilities and autism in Hertfordshire.

We support individuals to lead the lives that they choose and assist people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and their chosen communities.

Partners in Support is not aiming to be a large organisation or work across the country, it only aspires to offer the best possible support to those people we work with within Hertfordshire.