Senior Support Worker

Creative Support Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; 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 Ltd in Birmingham is seeking an Acting Senior Support Worker to join a supportive management team. You will help oversee a busy Supported Living Service in Northfield, helping people with learning disabilities to live independently and pursue goals in their own homes.

We require care experience with learning disabilities and autism, strong leadership, and flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and nights on a rota. Full training and ongoing development are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience managing teams and conducting supervisions.
• Ability to organise rotas and arrange staff training.
• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities and autism.
• Flexible rota availability including evenings, weekends, nights.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Senior Service Manager in operational management of supported living services.
• Support service users to live independently and promote wellbeing.
• Lead shifts and supervise staff on duty.
• Be involved in on-call rota.

Skills

Leadership skills

Team management

Rota planning

Staff training

LD/Autism care

Job description

Closing Date: Friday 25th September 2026

Up to £13.45 per hour

Northfield, Birmingham

Full-Time

Creative Supportare looking for an approachable, self-motivated and compassionate Acting Senior Support Worker to join theirsupportiveandforward-thinkingmanagement team! We would love to hear from someone who has experience managing teams, organisingrotasand 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: 91715

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.

• 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.

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.