Senior Support Worker

Agincare Group; Sileby; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend scheme

Fully funded training

Company pension scheme

Job summary

Agincare Group is hiring a Senior Support Worker in Sileby to lead a supported living service for individuals with learning difficulties. You will provide tailored support, promote independence, and ensure high-quality care standards.

This full-time position involves hands-on support and administrative duties, with opportunities for professional development and training. Join Agincare, a leading care provider in the UK, and make a meaningful impact on people's lives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months right to work.
• Full UK Driver's licence required.
• Willing to work towards level 3 in Health and Social Care.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with learning disabilities and autism in daily routines.
• Ensure tailored, person-centred support is given effectively.
• Guide and mentor staff while maintaining service standards.
• Engage with families and external professionals.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Behavioural Support

Personal Care

Education

Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

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Are you ready to make a real difference in someone’s life?

Are you ready to take the lead and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives? We’re looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Support Worker to work within our supported living service in Sileby, Leicestershire, delivering and overseeing high-quality support for three individuals with learning disabilities and/or difficulties, autism, and complex needs.

In this role, you’ll support people to live as independently as possible within their own home, promoting choice, control, and inclusion in everyday life. You’ll play a key role in ensuring each person receives tailored, person-centred support that reflects their goals, preferences, and aspirations.

Reporting to the Registered Manager, you’ll divide your time between hands-on support and leadership or administrative responsibilities. You’ll support the coordination of the service, guide and mentor staff, and ensure the service runs smoothly, safely, and in line with best practice and regulatory standards. This is a varied and rewarding role where you can have a direct and lasting impact.

About the people you’ll be supporting:
You’ll be supporting individuals with learning disabilities and/or difficulties, autism, and complex needs. Each person has their own unique personality, communication style, routines, and level of independence. Some people enjoy being active in their local community, attending activities, or building social connections, while others prefer quieter, structured, home-based routines.

Your role is to enable each person to live the life they choose—supporting them with daily living skills, communication, emotional regulation, and decision-making, while promoting independence wherever possible. You’ll use a person-centred and proactive approach, including positive behaviour support where appropriate, to ensure individuals feel safe, understood, and valued in their own home.

You’ll also work closely with families, carers, and external professionals to provide consistent, high-quality support, ensuring that each person’s needs are met in a holistic and respectful way.

Where you’ll be working:

This full-time role is based in our supported living service in Sileby Loughborough. You’ll combine shift-based support with dedicated time for leadership and administrative duties, playing a key role in maintaining high standards and ensuring the service operates effectively.

As an Agincare employee you’ll enjoy:

• Refer a friend scheme earn up to £500*
• Fully funded training and career development
• Company pension scheme

What is required from you?

A minimum of 12 months on your right to work

Full UK Drivers licence

level 2 in Health and Social Care and willing to work towards level 3

How we achieve our outcomes with the people we support .

Encouraging– people to play active roles in the communities in which they live, to encourage independence.

Supporting – Activities of daily Living including social activities, personal care, routines, planning and preparation of meals and budgeting.

Communicating- effectively communicate using people’s chosen methods

Engaging- promoting and motivating people we support to enhance their quality of life

Specialising - supporting people who may need positive behavioural support approaches

Recording- keeping accurate records &reporting changes in health or circumstances of service users to management

Team player – Working as part of a team, as well as being able to work using your own initiative.

About Agincare

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locationsnationwide. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community. All of our services are regulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship. As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isn’t the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers

All of our care services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Equal opportunities are important to us at Agincare and we welcome applications from all.