Senior Support Worker

Creative Support; Oxford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days leave

Enhanced DBS paid by company

Job summary

Creative Support are seeking a Senior Support Worker for our Headington, Oxfordshire service. You will lead a friendly team to support individuals with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and additional mental health needs to live independent lives.

The role requires at least two years’ care experience, with a warm, organised approach and strong communication skills. You will work on a rota, including evenings, weekends and public holidays, in a 37.5 hour week.

Qualifications

• At least two years’ experience in providing care and support to people with a range of support needs is essential.
• Compassion, motivation, diligence and an ability to empathise with individuals is essential.
• Warm, well organised, conscientious with good verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Developing and leading the team to enable tenants to have a high quality of life and to be valued members of the local community.
• Be responsible for ensuring personal, practical, emotional and social support is delivered at all times.
• Assisting the Project Manager and Registered Manager to ensure residents receive high quality care and support.

Skills

Care & support

Empathy

Verbal & written communication

Job description

Up to £14.05 per hour

Headington, Oxford

Full-Time

Creative Support are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individual to join us as a Senior Support Worker to work in our supported living service in Headington, Oxfordshire. As a Senior Support Worker, you will lead a passionate and friendly team to support individuals with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and additional mental health support needs to live exciting and independent lives.

No two days will be the same as we support service users to follow their passions and engage in a range of activities including cooking/baking, walking, shopping and many more. You will work alongside the Project Manager to assist with the coordination and delivery of high quality 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

At least two years’ experience in providing care and support to people with a range of 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 organised, 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.

Full time, 37.5 hours per week including weekends, evenings and public holidays according to the needs of the service. To be worked flexibly on a rota which will include evenings, weekends and public holidays according to the needs of the service.

Vacancy Reference Number: 93926

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 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.