Lead Support Worker | 37.5 hours | Female

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay including sleep-in

Refer a friend scheme

Medicash discounts

Blue Light Discount

Friendly working environment

Premium pay on public holidays

Job summary

Best Lives Limited is seeking a Lead Support Worker in Preston to oversee daily operations of a supported living location. You will supervise staff, manage rosters, and ensure staff deliver person-centred care while building relationships with clients and helping them lead meaningful lives in the community.

The role is on-site, permanent and full-time, with a clear focus on documentation, supervision, and fostering independent living for service users.

Qualifications

• Carry out supervisions and annual appraisals for each staff member and identify training needs on an annual basis.
• Ensure all clients have a person centred plan within one month of coming into the service.
• Organise the rota for all support staff within the property.
• Help people to maintain and develop relationships of their choice.
• Enable people we support lead full and purposeful lives in the community.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day running of the location house and ensure documentation is kept up to date.
• Supervise staff and conduct annual appraisals, identifying training needs.
• Manage staff rotas and organise activities to support service users' relationships.

Skills

Supervision

Person centred planning

Rota planning

Job description

Lead Support Worker | 37.5 hours | Female

BEST LIVES LIMITED

Location: On site / Preston, UK
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Medical & Healthcare | Administration
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.