Senior Support Worker

Creative Support; Reading; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

28 days annual leave

Enhanced DBS

Job summary

Creative Support in Reading is seeking a Senior Support Worker to deliver person-centred care for individuals with learning disabilities. You will lead a team, promote activities, and ensure high-quality support within a busy local setting.

The role requires at least 2 years of prior experience, a positive approach, and willingness to work a rota including evenings, weekends and sleep-ins. Training and progression are offered within our values-led framework.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Eligibility to work in the UK is required.
• Full-time position with a rota that includes evenings, weekends and sleep-ins.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, manage and mentor a team of staff.
• Develop warm, trusting relationships with service users.
• Encourage engagement in social activities inside and outside the home.
• Provide personal care and administer medication.
• Oversee staff deployment and rotas, and maintain flexibility in scheduling.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and community agencies.
• Support service user engagement and peer support.
• Monitor quality using robust methods.

Skills

Positive communication

Engagement

Education

QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

up to £13.45 per hour

Reading, Berkshire

Full-Time

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.

Senior Support Worker Duties Include

• 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
• You will be required to 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. A minimum of 2 years’ experience is an essential requirement for this role.

You must have skills in positive communication and engagement and be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for variety of people we support. 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: 89956

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 Sponsership under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.