Senior Support Worker

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

Job summary

Creative Support Ltd. in Billingham, County Durham seeks a Senior Support Worker to lead a team delivering person-centred care for individuals with learning disabilities, mental health needs and autism.

You will work with the Project Manager to coordinate outcome-focused support, helping tenants increase independence and stay central to life decisions.

Qualifications

• Full, clean UK driving license required.
• At least two years' experience in providing care and support to people with complex needs.
• Ability to lead a team and coordinate with the Project Manager.
• Empathy, compassion, and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the team to improve quality of life for residents.
• Ensure personal, practical, emotional and social support is delivered consistently.
• Assist the Project Manager and Registered Manager to maintain high standards of care.

Job description

Are you passionate about delivering high quality, respectful, and person-centred care and support to individuals in Billingham, County Durham? 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, mental health needs, and autism.

As Senior Support Worker, you will work alongside the Project Manager to assist with the coordination and delivery of outcome-focussed, person centred support to tenants. 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 Project Manager and Registered manager in ensuring all residents receive the highest quality and care and support

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

At least two years' experience in providing care and support to people with a range of complex support needs is essential for this role. As Senior Support Worker, compassion, motivation, diligence and an ability to empathise with individuals is also essential.

You must be warm, well organized, and conscientious and demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills. You will be required to work on a rota, undertaking early, late and weekend duties as required.

Vacancy Reference Number: 93804

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.