Senior Support Worker

Agincare; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend bonus

Mileage allowance

Career development & funded training

Blue Light Card discounts

Company pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Agincare Weymouth is seeking a Senior Support Worker to lead hands-on care and guide a small team across multiple sites in Weymouth. You will focus on person-centred support, safety, and meaningful daily activities, helping individuals live independently with dignity.

You’ll bring prior leadership experience, confidence with complex needs, and a commitment to high standards of care. A full UK driving licence and IT skills are important, with opportunities for development and training.

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior support or team leader role.
• Confidence supporting complex needs.
• Full UK driving licence and own car.
• Level 2 Health & Social Care (Level 3 desirable/working towards).
• Strong organisation and IT skills.
• Minimum 12 months’ right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on support, including personal care and community activities.
• Support and guide team members across multiple locations.
• Review care plans, risk assessments, and records.
• Liaise with families and professionals.
• Step in to lead shifts and ensure high-quality, consistent support.

Skills

Team leadership

Supporting complex needs

Driving licence & car

IT skills

Right to work in UK

Education

Level 2 Health & Social Care

Level 3 Health & Social Care (desirable)

Job description

Package Description

Ready to make a real difference and take the next step in your career?
Join the Agincare Weymouth team as a Senior Support Worker, where your previous experience, leadership, and compassion will help people live safe, happy, and meaningful lives across Weymouth

Package Description
Ready to make a real difference and take the next step in your career?
Join the Agincare Weymouth team as a Senior Support Worker, where your previous experience, leadership, and compassion will help people live safe, happy, and meaningful lives across Weymouth
This is a varied and rewarding role, combining hands‑on support with leadership responsibilities, giving you the opportunity to truly shape the quality of care and support we provide.

What We Offer

• £13.75 per hour
• Refer a friend bonus (up to £500)
• 35p per mile
• Career development & fully funded training
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Company pension
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 support)

The People You’ll Support

You’ll support individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism. Each person is unique, and you’ll help ensure their care is person‑centred, consistent, and tailored to their lifestyle, whether that’s providing personal care, helping with daily routines or enjoying days out or quieter time at home.

We’re Looking For

• Experience in a senior support or team leader role
• Confidence supporting complex needs
• Full UK driving licence and own car
• Level 2 Health & Social Care (Level 3 desirable/working towards)
• Strong organisation and IT skills
• Minimum 12 months’ right to work in the UK

Your Role

• Provide hands‑on support, including personal care and community activities
• Support and guide team members across multiple locations
• Review care plans, risk assessments, and records
• Liaise with families and professionals
• Step in to lead shifts and ensure high‑quality, consistent support

Your leadership will help create a supportive, empowering environment where people can truly thrive.

About Us

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family‑owned care provider with close to 6000 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 locations across England.

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 CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and 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.

agincare.com/careers