Senior Support Worker

Creative Support; Leek; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days annual leave

Enhanced DBS paid by company

Job summary

Creative Support in Leek, Staffordshire, is hiring a Senior Support Worker to lead a team providing person-centred support to individuals with learning and physical disabilities. You will work with the Supported Living Manager to coordinate outcome-focused care, helping tenants increase independence and stay at the centre of life decisions.

Key responsibilities include team leadership, delivering holistic support, and contributing to the wider Staffordshire Supported Living Services.

Qualifications

• A full, clean UK driving licence is essential for this role.
• At least one year's experience in providing care and support to people with a range of complex support needs is essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Developing and leading the team to enable the tenants to have a high quality of life, and to be important and valued members of the local community
• Be responsible for ensuring personal, practical, emotional and social support is delivered at all times
• Assisting our Supported Living Manager and Registered Manager in ensuring all people supported receive the highest quality and care and support
• Being part of the wider Staffordshire Supported Living Services.

Job description

Are you passionate about delivering high quality, respectful, and person-centred care and support to individuals in Leek, Staffordshire? Then this may be the role for you! Creative Support are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individual to join us as a Senior Support Worker and lead a passionate and friendly team of staff to support individuals with learning disabilities and physical disabilities.

If you would like to know a bit more about this opportunity, or are considering applying, then please read the following job information.

As Senior Support Worker, you will work alongside the Supported Living Manager / Registered Manager to assist with the coordination and delivery of outcome-focussed, person centred support to the people we support.

You will be positive about supporting people to increase their independence and ensure that they are at the centre of all decisions made about their lives.

Your Role Will Include

• Developing and leading the team to enable the tenants to have a high quality of life, and to be important and valued members of the local community
• Be responsible for ensuring personal, practical, emotional and social support is delivered at all times
• Assisting our Supported Living Manager and Registered Manager in ensuring all people supported receive the highest quality and care and support
• Being part of the wider Staffordshire Supported Living Services.

A full, clean UK driving license is essential for this role.

At least one years' experience in providing care and support to people with a range of complex support needs is essential for this role.

Vacancy Reference Number: 96137 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.

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 Investors in People Gold awarded.

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.

At Creative Support, we are passionate about developing our people.

Through our award-winning Creative Academy, we provide high-quality training and career development opportunities to help colleagues reach their full potential, regardless of their starting point or role. xbpsjku

As an Investors in People Platinum organisation and an approved centre for nationally recognised qualifications, we are committed to supporting learning, growth and long-term career progression.