Senior Support Worker

Creative Support; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care organization is seeking a passionate Senior Support Worker in Reading to provide person-centred care for individuals with learning disabilities. Responsibilities include managing a team, developing engaging relationships with service users, and providing personal care. This role offers training, competitive benefits, and opportunities for personal and career development in a supportive culture.

Benefits

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days Annual Leave

Company-paid enhanced DBS

Qualifications

• Experience in providing person-centred care to those with learning disabilities.
• Skills in supervising, managing, and mentoring staff.
• Ability to develop trusting relationships with service users.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage a team of support workers.
• Develop relationships with service users to enhance their engagement in activities.
• Provide personal care and support for medication administration.

Skills

Positive communication

Team management

Compassionate engagement

Flexible working

Job description

We are looking to recruit a passionate and motivated Senior Support Worker to join our dedicated team in Reading. You will provide person-centred care and support to individuals with learning disabilities in all aspects of everyday life and to assist them in enjoying a wide range of activities. You will have skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for variety of people we support.

Senior Support Worker Duties

• Supervising, managing and mentoring a team of staff
• Developing and sustaining warm and trusting relationships with service users
• Encouraging service users to engage in a range of exciting social activities, both within and outside of their homes
• Providing personal care, administering medication and lone working
• Support with overseeing staff deployment and rotas and to work in a flexible manner yourself including working some evenings and weekends
• Working closely with local multi-disciplinary teams and community-based agencies to provide holistic, wrap‑around support
• Facilitate service user engagement, involvement and peer support
• Ensure that there are robust methods of quality monitoring

This role offers unique and challenging opportunities bringing great job satisfaction to those who are looking to make a positive difference to the lives of others. We provide relevant training including accredited health and social care diplomas through our own training academy. You will be required to work in a flexible manner on a rota which includes evenings, weekends and sleep‑ins. In addition to opportunities for personal and career development we offer good conditions of service and a supportive, hands‑on management culture.

Vacancy Reference Number: 89336

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

Creative Support’s Development Pathway offers a structured induction and values-led training to help staff grow from entry-level to leadership roles. It empowers career progression through tailored learning aligned with national strategies and the WE CARE framework.

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 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 an 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 – this post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.