Senior Support Worker

Creative Support; Blackpool; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Support is seeking a Senior Support Worker in Blackpool to deliver person-centred care to adults with learning disabilities. This full-time role includes team leadership, ongoing training, and various benefits such as a probationary bonus, pension contributions, and holiday leave. Flexibility is essential as evening and weekend work may be required.

Benefits

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days leave

Company paid enhanced DBS

Qualifications

• Must have experience in supporting individuals with learning disabilities.
• Desirable to have a clean driving licence and access to a car.
• Ongoing training provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care, emotional, and practical support to service users.
• Lead and supervise staff to meet the service user's needs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to maximize outcomes.

Skills

Experience in supporting individuals with learning disabilities

Team leadership

Flexibility

Education

QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care (desired)

Job description

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Blackpool, Lancashire

Full-Time

We’re looking for a Senior Support Worker to join our supported living and outreach service in Blackpool, providing person-centred support to adults with learning disabilities, including those with autism spectrum conditions and complex needs.

This role is ideal for an experienced carer ready to lead a team and support individuals at our Blackpool service. You’ll receive ongoing training to further your personal and professional development.

As a Senior Support Worker, you’ll provide respectful personal care, emotional, and practical support to service users, collaborate with service users, families, and the multidisciplinary team to maximize outcomes, implement Creative Support principles, policies, procedures and guidelines to ensure the service meets CQC requirements, supervise and support staff to meet service user needs and preferences, and support service users in achieving a full, happy, safe and well-rounded life.

Experience in supporting individuals with learning disabilities is essential. While a clean, valid driving licence and access to a car are desirable, they are not required.

Flexibility is crucial for this role, as you’ll be expected to work evenings and weekends to meet the needs of the service.

Vacancy Reference Number: 77825

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

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days 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 award.

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

Application Instructions

In order to apply, please read the job description and then complete the online application form using the links above.

You can also download a copy of our application form using the links above. Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to [e-mail] to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying.

If you require any advice on completing your application form, please call us on 0161 236 0829.

Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

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