Senior Support Worker

ALDINGBOURNE TRUST; Bognor Regis; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

ALDINGBOURNE TRUST is seeking a Senior Support Worker to lead a Supported Living team. You will supervise Support Workers, deliver person-centred care, and help adults with learning disabilities and autism achieve independence and meaningful lives.

Join a service focused on trauma-informed practice, safeguarding, and continuous improvement while working evenings, weekends, and occasional sleep-ins. You will work with the Supported Living Manager to ensure safe, high-quality service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities and/or autism.
• Experience working within a regulated social care setting.
• Good understanding of person-centred support and promoting independence.
• Knowledge of safeguarding adults.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead by example and support colleagues.
• Experience maintaining accurate records and documentation.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends and sleep-in shifts.

Responsibilities

• Promote independence, choice, dignity, and inclusion.
• Deliver person-centred support tailored to individual needs, goals, and aspirations.
• Encourage participation in community activities, relationships, education, employment, and social opportunities.
• Support individuals to exercise their rights and have their voices heard.
• Help people build confidence and develop life skills.
• Provide day-to-day guidance, coaching, and support to Support Workers.
• Lead shifts and make operational decisions when required.
• Act as a positive role model, demonstrating best practice and professional standards.
• Support the induction and development of new staff.
• Promote effective communication and teamwork across the service.
• Support colleagues to understand trauma and its impact, fostering trauma-informed practice.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation, support audits and quality checks.
• Ensure safeguarding concerns and incidents are reported appropriately.
• Help maintain compliance with regulations and policies.
• Assist with staff rotas and workforce planning.

Skills

Leadership

Person-centred care

Communication

Team coaching

Record keeping

Tools

IT skills

Job description

30 hours per week. Including weekdays, evenings and every other weekend. Sleep in's will also be required and are paid as an additional payment.

Make a Difference Every Day

Are you an experienced Support Worker looking to take the next step in your career?

We are looking for a compassionate, motivated, and proactive Senior Support Worker to join our Supported Living team, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism to live independent, fulfilling, and meaningful lives.

As a Senior Support Worker, you will play a vital leadership role within the service, providing hands-on support while guiding and mentoring Support Workers to deliver high-quality, person-centred care. You will work closely with the Supported Living Manager to ensure the service operates safely, effectively, and in line with CQC standards.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a service that values positive outcomes, trauma-informed practice, and continuous improvement.

What You'll Be Doing

Supporting People to Live Their Best Lives

• Promote independence, choice, dignity, and inclusion.
• Deliver person-centred support tailored to individual needs, goals, and aspirations.
• Encourage participation in community activities, relationships, education, employment, and social opportunities.
• Support individuals to exercise their rights and have their voices heard.
• Help people build confidence and develop life skills.

Leading and Supporting the Team

• Provide day-to-day guidance, coaching, and support to Support Workers.
• Lead shifts and make operational decisions when required.
• Act as a positive role model, demonstrating best practice and professional standards.
• Support the induction and development of new staff.
• Promote effective communication and teamwork across the service.

Championing Trauma-Informed Practice

• Support colleagues to understand the impact trauma can have on behaviour and wellbeing.
• Encourage consistent, predictable, and relationship-based support.
• Model trauma-informed approaches in everyday practice.

Ensuring Quality and Compliance

• Maintain accurate records and documentation.
• Support audits, quality checks, and service improvement initiatives.
• Ensure safeguarding concerns, incidents, and complaints are reported appropriately.
• Help maintain compliance with CQC regulations and organisational policies.

Supporting Service Operations

• Assist with staff rotas and workforce planning.
• Help coordinate shift cover during sickness, annual leave, and emergencies.
• Work closely with the Manager to ensure safe staffing levels and high-quality service delivery.

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities and/or autism
• Experience working within a regulated social care setting
• Good understanding of person-centred support and promoting independence
• Knowledge of adult safeguarding
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead by example and positively support colleagues
• Experience maintaining accurate records and documentation
• Competent IT and administrative skills
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends and sleep-in shifts where required
• Aged 18 or over

What Makes You Successful in This Role?

• Is passionate about delivering outstanding person-centred support.
• Demonstrates compassion, professionalism, and integrity.
• Encourages and develops others.
• Promotes independence rather than dependency.
• Is resilient, adaptable, and solutions-focused.
• Champions the rights, wellbeing, and aspirations of the people we support