Senior Support Worker

Creative Support Limited; Turves Green; Remote; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days annual leave

Enhanced DBS

Job summary

Creative Support Limited in Birmingham is seeking an Acting Senior Support Worker to join the management team. The role requires experience leading teams, organising rotas, conducting supervisions, and arranging staff training for a learning disabilities service in Northfield.

You will support individuals to live independently and promote emotional wellbeing. Applicants should have care experience with learning disabilities and autism, be flexible with rota patterns, including evenings, weekends

Qualifications

• Care experience of working with people with learning disabilities and autism is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Senior Service Manager and Team Leader in the operational management of high-quality supported living and outreach services.
• Organise rotas, conduct supervisions and arrange staff training.
• Support people with learning disabilities to live independently and promote wellbeing and goals.

Skills

Team management

Rotas planning

Supervision

Staff training

Disability support

Emotional intelligence

Job description

Creative Supportare looking for an approachable, self-motivated and compassionate Acting Senior Support Worker to join their supportiveandforward-thinkingmanagement team! We would love to hear from someone who has experience managing teams, organising rotasand conductingsupervisionsand arranging stafftraining. This would suit someone who is confident and experienced in supporting people with learning disabilities, who isemotionally intelligentand has excellentleadership skills.

We support individuals with a learning disability in our Supported Living Service in Northfield, Birmingham. We enable people to liveindependentlywithin their own homes, achieving their own goals and aspirations for life. Creative Support also assist people with day to day living duties and promote independence and emotionalwell-beingto service users.

As a Senior Support Worker, you will assist the Senior Service Manager and Team Leader in the operational management of high-quality supported living and outreach services that are responsive to the needs and preferences of the service users.

The individuals you will be supporting have a wide range of interests from music events, sports to cooking for the whole house. If you have the passion to support someone to attain their goals in life and promote independence and well-being, we would love to hear from you.

Care experience of working with people with learning disabilities and autism is essential for this role

You will be expected to work flexibly on a rota to meet the needs of the service, including evenings, weekends, bank holidays and nights (to include waking nights or sleep in’s) as per the need of the services and be involved in the local on-call.

This position offers the opportunity to work in an environment that challenges and encourages personal and professional development. Creative Support has obtained Investors in People Silver status and you will receive ongoing training regarding the service user group you work with, managerial qualifications and training regarding changes to the law governing social care.

Vacancy Reference Number: 96033

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