Senior Support Worker

Encompass Care; Sherborne; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Encompass Care in Sherborne is seeking a Senior Support Worker to join our caring team. This full-time, on-site role offers an hourly rate of £13.81–£14.11 and involves providing high-quality support and personal care to our clients, while fostering independence and dignity.

You will lead a team with the required competencies, ensuring safeguarding, confidentiality, and collaborative teamwork across services.

Qualifications

• Compassionate, patient, and committed to providing excellent care.
• Strong team player with good communication skills.
• Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.

Responsibilities

• Provide service cover and support in all areas as required by the Service Manager, Area Team Leader and Team Leader.
• Manage a team that has required competencies and capabilities to meet the needs and expectations of the people we support.
• Ensure confidentiality and effective governance including safeguarding protocols are followed in the services.
• Provide high-quality care and support to people in the setting, including personal care, meal prep, medication administration, community support and housekeeping.
• Build strong, positive relationships with people, promoting independence and well-being.
• Work collaboratively with the care team to ensure a safe, compassionate environment.
• Effective verbal and written communication.
• Record and report changes in the people we support’s needs or conditions.
• Treat all colleagues with equal respect regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
• To be aware of and comply with all Encompass policies and procedures.

Skills

Compassionate

Patience

Team player

Communication

Job description

Senior Support Worker required to join our Team at Encompass Care

Do you have a genuine passion for helping others and making a difference in people’s lives?

Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity where you can grow and be part of a supportive healthcare team?

Whether you’re experienced or new to care, we’re looking for caring and committed individuals to help us deliver high-quality support and bring our values to life.

Senior Support Worker

Company: Encompass Care

Salary: £13.81 to £14.11 an hour

Hours: Full-time

Location: Sherborne

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 29 Oct 2026

Closing date: 28 Nov 2026

Key Responsibilities:

Provide service cover and support in all areas as required by the Service Manager, Area Team Leader and Team Leader

To manage a team that has required competencies and capabilities to meet the needs and expectations of the people we support.

Be aware of the standards for delivering high quality services to the people we support.

To ensure confidentiality and effective governance including safeguarding protocols are followed in the services.

Provide high-quality care and support to people in the setting. This may include but is not limited to personal care, meal preparation, administering medication, support out in the community and housekeeping.

Build strong, positive relationships with people, promoting their independence and well-being.

Work collaboratively with the care team to ensure a safe, compassionate environment.

Effective communication both verbally and written.

Record and report any changes in the people we support’s needs or conditions.

To treat all colleagues with equal respect regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation

To be aware of and to comply with all Encompass policies and procedures.

Our Mission:

Encompass Care creates meaningful support journeys and opportunities for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs.

We work together to shape how Encompass Care operates so that people are happy in their roles, the support is led by the people receiving it and that we believe in what we set out to do.

By embedding the true ethos of co-production, we can focus on what is important to people as individuals.

Our Vision:

Pioneering support, in an accessible, inclusive community

Our Values:

These are more than simply words… they are the principles that guide everything we do: Honesty, Inclusivity, Kindness, Dignity, Integrity

We will celebrate success, acknowledge limitations, and constantly strive to learn.

Why work with Us?

At Encompass Care we are proud to be known for delivering exceptional care and creating meaningful opportunities for people with a learning disability or mental health needs. Having been an established charity for over 30 years many people have been supported by us or have been employed by us for decades!

We firmly believe that for Encompass to be successful as a charity, to enhance the quality of our support, to grow and develop and to continue to invest in our services we must ensure we place the people at the centre of what we do. Our commitment to staff development, strong values, and dedication to always looking at how we can be better make us a truly rewarding place to work.

Essential requirements

Compassionate, patient, and committed to providing excellent care. A strong team player with good communication skills.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.