Senior Support Worker

Creative Support; Reading; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days Annual Leave

Company paid enhanced DBS

Job summary

Creative Support in Reading, Berkshire, is seeking a Senior Support Worker to provide person-centred care to individuals with learning disabilities across everyday life and activities.

You will supervise and mentor a team, support with care needs including medication, and engage service users in social activities both at home and in the community, with some evenings, weekends and sleep-ins required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a care setting is essential.
• Eligibility to work in the UK only; no sponsorship under UKVI.
• Proven ability to supervise and mentor a team.

Responsibilities

• Supervising, managing and mentoring a team of staff.
• Developing and sustaining warm, trusting relationships with service users.
• Encouraging service users to engage in a range of social activities, within and outside homes.
• Providing personal care, administering medication and lone working.
• Overseeing staff deployment and rotas; flexible with evenings and weekends; some sleep-ins.
• Collaborating with local multidisciplinary teams and community agencies.
• Facilitating service user engagement and peer support; ensuring quality monitoring.

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: 89924

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.

• a probationary bonus
• pension contributions
• 28 days Annual Leave
• 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.

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.