Lead Support Worker

Home Group; Swindon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading organization in community support seeks a Lead Support Worker for a part-time role based in Swindon. You will play a vital role in empowering individuals with complex needs to achieve greater independence. The position includes creating support plans, coordinating a team, and providing essential mental health support. With attractive benefits and a focus on staff wellbeing, this role offers the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our customers.

Benefits

34 days leave increasing to 39

Health cash plan covering approximately £1140 yearly

800+ high street discounts

Career growth opportunities

Support for wellbeing

Qualifications

• Experience in creating person-centred support plans.
• Ability to coordinate and assess customer referrals.
• Experience in mental health support.

Responsibilities

• Creating and coordinating support plans for customers.
• Supporting customers with daily living activities.
• Conducting risk assessments and regular reviews.

Skills

Person-Centred Support

Coordination

Mental Health Support

Resilience

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Lead Support WorkerSwindon, WiltshirePermanent, part time (22.5 hpw), Working Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm, pattern to be discussedPay £13.21 per hour (£25,838 per annum) (pro rata) and great benefits including Health Cash PlanHome, a place where you belongWant to be part of a team that really cares and empowers you to help change a customer’s life for the better? As our Lead Support Worker, you’ll be at the heart of supporting our customers who have complex needs to develop their skills to live more independently in the community. You’ll make a big difference each day as you help our customers achieve their hopes and aspirations. Amazing we know!Typical day as a Lead Support Worker (known by us as Coordinator)* Creating support plans with your customers and coordinating our small team of Support Workers working to the plans.* Mental Health support* Helping customers with daily living activities such as making meals, shopping, budgeting, maintaining their tenancy and moving onto independent accommodation if they are able.* Carrying out risk assessments, support planning, goal setting and regular reviews.* Cuppas, chats and catch ups. There’s no rushing from one customer to the next here! Plenty of time to collaborate with colleagues too.Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working for one of the top ten Great Place to Work in the UK!You bring* Passion to support our customers to live their best life, working collaboratively with an eye for detail.* Experience of creating person-centred support plans and supporting colleagues in working to work to the plans.* Experience of coordinating and assessing customer referrals.* The ability to workon your own initiative, remaincalm under pressure and havea resilient approachDue to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship toexternalcandidates for this role. This remains under regular reviewOur teamYou’ll join Debbie, Senior Client Service Manager, Becki, Client Service Managerand our Dream team, we’re super passionate about what we do! We’re really proud of support we provide to our mental health customers and the great work the team does to ensure our customers have positive outcomes and become ready for independent living. We’re a supportive bunch and like to be there for each other as much as we do our customers.Job details* Working 22.5 hpw between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday. Pattern to be discussed.* Where we’re flexible with you, we do need to meet the needs of our customers. That may mean adapting your start or finishing times on occasion.* Able to use technology for creating and updating support plans, complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues.* You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.A place where you belongGreat things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!What’s in it for you?* 34 days leave (including bank hols and a “me day” to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!* Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.* Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.* We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!* Colleagues really matters to us, that’s why we’re the 10^th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.* Learn more about ourbenefits on our website.Find out moreClick APPLY NOW to see ourSupport Coordinator Job Description, find out aboutus and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out. Finally, do let us know if there’s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process by making reasonable adjustments at [emailprotected] .