Senior Support Worker

Creative Support; Bedford; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

28 days annual leave

Company-paid enhanced DBS

Job summary

Creative Support in Bedford is seeking a Senior Support Worker for our learning disabilities services. You will supervise a staff team and support tenants with daily living and wellbeing.

The role is full-time, requires a minimum of two years in social care, and involves early, late and weekend shifts. We value warmth, reliability and on-the-job coaching.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of social care experience.
• Experience supervising staff and managing rotas.
• Ability to coach and develop junior staff.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a staff team and support with audits.
• Work flexibly across early, late and weekend shifts.
• Provide on-the-job coaching and role modelling.
• Support tenants with daily living and wellbeing.

Skills

Social care experience

Staff supervision

Coaching junior staff

Verbal and written communication

Job description

Up to £13.45 per hour

Bedford, Bedfordshire

Full-Time

We are looking for a kind, motivated and hard-working person to join us as a Senior Support Worker at our learning disabilities supported living services in Bedford. We support with a wide range of needs such as daily living skills, finance and budget management, personal care, supporting all-round health and wellbeing and working in a person-centred way to ensure our tenants achieve their fullest potential and goals.

We are looking for individuals with 2 years or more of social care experience who are ready to take the next step in their career and work alongside our other senior staff. You will supervise a staff team, support with rotas and audits and be a positive role model

You must be warm, diligent, and conscientious and demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills as well as possess the ability to support junior staff and provide on the job coaching

This is a full-time position to be worked flexibly to meet the needs of the service. You will be required to work on a shift pattern, undertaking early, late and weekend duties as required.

Vacancy Reference Number: 96103

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and 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.

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 unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas