Senior Support Worker

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27–33 days annual leave

Flexible and remote working options

NHS Pension Scheme

Coaching and career development

Exclusive discounts and payment Schems

Job summary

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Support Worker to provide leadership and practical care to tenants with learning disabilities, within a person-centred, supported living model.

You will supervise junior staff, lead shifts, coordinate direct care including medications and finances, and promote safe, inclusive, and health-focused activities across days, nights, weekends and public holidays.

Qualifications

• Accredited Level 2 Diploma or higher.
• Good communication skills, including verbal and written communication and accessibility.
• Experience of supporting people with learning disabilities in their own home.
• Knowledge of person-centred approaches and associated tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team of Support Workers and supervise inductions.
• Coordinate direct care, including medication management and finances, ensuring continuity of care.
• Provide personal care and practical support to tenants, encouraging social and leisure activities.
• Manage shifts including nights, weekends and public holidays and mentor junior staff.

Skills

Good communication

Mentoring / coaching

Education

Accredited Level 2 Diploma or higher

Job description

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Support Worker

The closing date is 25 November 2026

The Senior Support Worker is responsible for providing support and leadership and supervision to a team of Support Workers, in addition to providing practical help, care and support to the tenants. They ensure that the care delivered is focused on the principles of supported living and a person centered approach. They will provide comprehensive support and practical help to adults with a learning disability. The post holder will offer support without direct supervision on a rotational shift basis including working public holidays, weekends, nights and other unsocial hours. They will routinely take the lead on both individual shifts and tenants holidays. The direct support offered to tenants includes providing personal care, emotional support, developing social and leisure interests, maintaining health and making healthy choices, assisting with taking of medications, accessing community facilities and supporting the tenants to maintain their home. The Senior Support Worker will supervise Support Workers; take an active part in inductions and supervision of Junior Staff, acting as a mentor and job coach to new staff.

Main duties of the job

• To work closely with the senior team to support and promote the principles ofCitizenship and inclusion, ensuring safe staffing and planning of service provision.
• To Co-ordinate and undertake direct care of tenants living within the service,always ensuring continuity of care, including managing medication and finances.
• To Co-ordinate staff support to enable tenants to live a and fulfilled life.
• To ensure the Health and Safety of the tenant at all times, both within the homeand accessing the local community.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development. There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, and more NHS Discount Offers. On 1 April 2027, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust (LCH) and Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) will unite to form a single, new Trust, bringing together the health and care services currently provided by both organisations across Leeds and beyond. This creates an exciting opportunity to deliver whole-person care from pre-conception to older age, reduce fragmentation and improve continuity, driving better outcomes for the communities we serve.

• fantastic employee wellbeing support
• 27 - 33 days annual leave
• flexible and remote working arrangements
• the NHS Pension Scheme
• coaching
• support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars
• more NHS Discount Offers

Job responsibilities

Applicants should be aware that any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa. We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued. All our information is available in accessible formats. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Accredited Level 2 Diploma or higher

Skills

• Good communication skills, including verbal and written communication. including the use of accessible information. And the ability to provide feedback to a team of staff

Experience

• Experience of supporting people with learning disabilities in their own home. And the principles of supported living

Knowledge

• Knowledge and experience of working utilising recognised person-centred approaches. Including thinking tools and PCR'S

Values

• Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
• Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
• Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust