Senior Support Worker

Creative Support Ltd; Blackpool; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Support Ltd is seeking a Senior Support Worker for their Blackpool service, focused on providing person-centred care to adults with learning disabilities. Responsibilities include personal care, supervising staff, and collaborating with service users and other professionals. Full training is provided, along with benefits such as a bonus and pension contributions.

Benefits

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days leave

Company paid enhanced DBS

Opportunity for QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting individuals with learning disabilities is essential.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends.
• A clean driving licence is desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care, emotional, and practical support to service users.
• Supervise and support staff to ensure service user needs are met.
• Collaborate with families and multidisciplinary teams to maximize outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Empathy

Job description

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.

VISA Sponsorship will be considered for post holders of this role subject to satisfactory completion of the probationary period