Lead Support Worker - Westbury-on-Severn

TN United Kingdom; Forest of Dean; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking Lead Support Workers to provide exceptional support to individuals with complex needs in Westbury-on-Severn. This rewarding role involves enabling individuals to lead fulfilling lives by respecting their preferences and choices. As part of a dedicated team, you will tackle challenges with resilience and creativity while fostering community involvement. The position offers ongoing training, career development, and various benefits to ensure your well-being and professional growth. If you are passionate about making a difference and supporting those in need, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Sleep-ins paid at £60 extra

On-going training and career development

Contributory pension

Cost of DBS checks covered

Advance planned rotas

Access to Wagestream

Shopping discounts

Thank-you payment for referrals

Access to wellbeing helplines

Health Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Confident problem solver with good communication skills.
• Experience working with people with learning disabilities is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in all aspects of daily life and community participation.
• Liaise with external professionals to devise support plans.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Resilience

Positive attitude

Experience with learning disabilities

Education

Diploma in health and social care level 2

Diploma in health and social care level 3

Tools

DBS checks

Wagestream

Job description

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Lead Support Worker - Westbury on Severn, Westbury-on-Severn

Client:

Brandon Trust

Location:

Westbury-on-Severn, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

2e6249a78d8f

Job Views:

5

Posted:

30.03.2025

Expiry Date:

14.05.2025

Job Description:

Package Description:

We’re hiring for Lead Support Workers in Westbury On Severn

Could you help someone to live a full life?

Join Brandon as a Lead Support Worker, you’ll provide excellent day to day support to individuals with exceptionally complex needs supporting them to overcome barriers. Key to this role is respecting people’s preferences and choices and enabling their fullest participation in the life of their community as valued citizens.

As part of a supportive team, you’ll have resilience to support individuals whose behaviour may be considered challenging. The support you’ll provide will be centred around each person’s values, preferences and needs which could include developing daily living skills, accessing a wider community, personal care and medication needs.

Benefits:

• Sleep-ins paid at £60 extra (basic salary £13.39 p/h)
• On-going training and career development including professional qualifications
• Contributory pension
• We cover the cost of DBS checks
• Rota's are planned in advance.
• Access to Wagestream where you can track your basic salary and additional hours earnings throughout the month and stream (access) a portion of those earnings before your monthly pay date. You can also access a range of financial support and advice, as well as save directly from your earnings.
• Shopping discounts including Blue Light card, EE perks and Costco membership
• Successfully 'recommend a friend' to join us and you'll receive a thank-you payment
• Access to wellbeing helplines.
• Health Cash Plan

You will:

• Be a confident problem solver and creative thinker with good communication skills
• Resilience to overcome challenges
• Have a positive can-do attitude
• An innovative problem solver and are willing to try new activities
• Experience working with people with a learning disability including supporting people whose behaviour may be considered challenging is desirable
• Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Previous management experience is desirable but not essential
• Diploma in health and social care level 2 or equivalent – Level 3 is desirable
• Hold a full UK driving licence

Your responsibilities:

• Support the individuals in all aspects of their daily life, enabling their fullest participation in the life of their community
• Support people to achieve their personal outcomes
• Be assigned area(s) of lead responsibility; for example autism, personality disorder, speech and language, positive behaviour management, psychiatry or health.
• Liaising with external professionals and devising support plans and risk assessments relating to your lead area.
• Communicate this specialist knowledge to colleagues to produce a coherent and integrated package of support.
• In the future, you may line manage support workers.