Residential Senior Support Worker

Creative Support Ltd; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

probationary bonus

pension contributions

28 days Annual Leave

company paid enhanced DBS

Job summary

Creative Support Ltd. is seeking a dedicated care manager to support a Wellingborough-based care home registered with the CQC.

The post holder will work alongside the Registered Manager to lead a committed team, ensuring excellent support for people with learning disabilities and complex needs. You will supervise staff, maintain high-quality assessments and support plans, and engage with families and professionals.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing or supervising care staff.
• Ability to write assessments and support plans.
• Understanding of person-centred approaches in learning disability and complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day running of the care home.
• Supervise and mentor staff and deploy rotas.
• Liaise with families, advocates and other agencies.
• Attend person-centred reviews and promote community engagement.

Skills

Staff supervision

Communication skills

Person-centred care

Leadership

Education

Social care qualification

Job description

Creative Support is seeking a caring, dynamic and highly motivated individual to support the management of one of our care home provisions based in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. The service is registered with the Care Quality Commission. The service provides accommodation and 24-hour personal care and support to six individuals who have additional needs relating to mental health, physical disability, autism, challenging behaviour and/or sensory impairment. The service is also registered for the treatment of disease, disorder and injury.

You will work alongside the Registered Manager and Team Leader leading a highly committed team and contributing to the further development of our provision. The successful candidate will perform a key role in the day to day running of the service, will lead by example, and provide excellent support to people with learning disabilities and additional complex needs.

You must be a confident and accountable practitioner with the ability to put quality standards into practice. You will need to demonstrate relevant experience and knowledge of working within the social care sector in support of people with learning disabilities and additional complex needs. A relevant social care qualification is essential.

You will carry out the role demonstrating a person-centred approach with a warm, confident and professional manner. You will be expected to supervise and mentor staff. We are seeking an individual who has the passion, commitment and organisational ability to deliver excellent outcomes for people, including connecting individuals to their local community and promoting the service locally.

You will also work professionally with the families of the people we support, their advocates and other agencies. You will be expected to have regular direct contact with service users and attend person-centred reviews. You will input directly to staff deployment and rotas and are expected to work in a flexible manner, including working evenings and weekends.

You must have good communication and engagement skills and be able to demonstrate positive regard for the people we support. You must be able to write clear assessments, support plans and guidelines and work positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team ethos. Most importantly, we're looking for someone who wants to make a difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities.

This is a full-time role, 38 hours per week.

Vacancy Reference Number: 95056

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care.

Benefits

• probationary bonus
• pension contributions
• 28 days Annual Leave
• company paid enhanced DBS

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK - This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are also unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.