Lead Support Worker - Social Care

Home Group Limited; Pennington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading support services organization in the UK is looking for a Lead Support Worker to coordinate support workers and deliver person-centred care. The role includes managing caseloads and working with multi-agency teams to empower customers. Applicants should have experience in supporting others and possess strong initiative and resilience. This is a permanent position with competitive pay, extensive leave, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Matching pension contribution

Family friendly policies

Health cash plan

Qualifications

• Experience working in a supported housing setting.
• Proven ability to coordinate support effectively.
• Capable of managing multiple priorities under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead support planning and coordinate support workers.
• Support customers with budgeting, cooking and appointments.
• Work with multi-agency teams to safeguard customers.

Skills

Passion and experience in supporting others

Experience assessing referrals

Ability to work under own initiative

Remain calm under pressure

Resilient approach

Job description

Overview

Lead Support Worker. Pay £13.21 per hour (£25,838 per annum) plus 34 days leave (rising to 39) and health cash plan worth over £1140. Permanent, full or part time (37.5hpw), across 7 days per week to include some bank holidays and weekends. Lymington, Hampshire. We can’t offer CoS. Home, a place where you belong.

Want to be part of a team that truly cares, not only about our customers, but about you too? Our colleagues tell us that working here feels different. We’re brilliant at what we do, and we look after each other just as much as we support our customers. If you’ve ever felt like just a number in your current job, this could be the change you’ve been waiting for.

What you’ll do

• Lead support planning and coordinate our Support Workers to deliver person-centred support.
• Balance support, safeguarding, admin and meetings while guiding colleagues and managing caseloads.
• Support Customers with daily tasks like budgeting, cooking and attending appointments.
• Work with multi-agency teams to safeguard and empower our customers.
• Help customers build independence and prepare for their move-on into the community.

Why join us

This is more than a job – it’s a place where you feel valued. With our learning and development offer, and support from friendly colleagues, you’ll make a real difference every day! If you’re ready to leave behind the ordinary, do something that really matters. Be part of one of the UK’s top 10 Great Places to Work!

You have

• Passion and experience in supporting others ideally in a supported housing setting.
• Experience assessing referrals and coordinating support.
• The ability to work under your own initiative, remain calm under pressure and have a resilient approach.

Stronger together

We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!

The practical bits

• 8 week rolling rota covering 7 days per week, currently including 2 weekends in 8, with some early 9-5 shifts, some middle 10-6 shifts and some late 11-7 shifts.
• Our service is staffed from 9am-7pm weekdays and 10am-6pm weekends and bank holidays.
• You will be based at our Lymington Site, with regular travel to our Hythe site, and occasional travel across the rest of the patch, covering New Forest, Winchester, Eastleigh and Test Valley.
• You need an Enhanced DBS with barring list (we pay for that).
• A vehicle insured for business use (and a license!), we’ll pay for any business mileage.

What’s in it for you

• Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary).
• Instant pay access with Stream.
• Family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal, fertility and menopause support.
• 34 days leave, rising to 39 (this includes bank holidays and a “me day”).
• Health cash plan saving you (and your children) £1140+ each year covering dental, opticians, prescriptions and more.

Find out more

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