Senior Support Worker (Extra Care Housing) - CMB1735e

Cumberland Council; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in England seeks a Senior Support Worker to provide direct support in Extra Care Housing. This role involves developing strength-based support plans, ensuring clients maintain dignity and independence, and regularly reviewing support documentation. Candidates should embody core values of the organization, including ambition, compassion, and innovation. An Enhanced DBS Check is required for this role, emphasizing its focus on working with adults.

Benefits

Staff Benefits

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Qualifications

• Essential criteria for this role outlined in the post specification.
• Experience in client-facing roles preferred.
• Ability to develop and review support plans.

Responsibilities

• Support people to remain in their own homes.
• Develop strength-based support plans.
• Update support plans according to changing needs.
• Identify and mitigate risks in support provision.

Skills

Ambitious

Collaborative

Compassionate

Empowering

Innovative

Job description

Job Title

Senior Support Worker (Extra Care Housing)

Location

Fairview Court, Wigton

Salary

£16.89 per hour

Hours

30 Hours

Contract

Fixed Term (6 Months)

Overview

To work within the domiciliary service, supporting people to remain within their own homes; the role will be client facing and will involve developing strength based support plans with people in a way which enables them to maintain their dignity and independence whilst being empowered to make choices about how they receive the support required. The role will require that support plans and supporting documentation is updated and reviewed on a regular basis and in line with any changing needs service users. The development of the support plans should also highlight any risks associated with the direct support provision, and should detail any ways to mitigate these risks.

Responsibilities

• Support people to remain in their own homes; client-facing tasks.
• Develop strength based support plans to enable dignity, independence and empower decisions.
• Update and review support plans and documentation regularly in line with changing needs.
• Identify risks associated with direct support provision and detail ways to mitigate them.

Qualifications and Values

We’re looking for individuals who embody our core values: ambitious, collaborative, compassionate, empowering and innovative. Potential over perfection; we can help you grow in the role and thrive in your career. Be sure to take a look at the post specification (below) for the essential criteria for this role.

DBS Checks

This role requires an Enhanced DBS Check with an Adults Barred List check. The role involves working in regulated activity with adults. It is an offence for barred individuals to apply.

Guaranteed Interviews

• Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
• Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under.
• Armed forces veterans whose last long-term substantive employer was the armed forces.

Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments

We’re dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We are proud Disability Confident Employer and Age Friendly Employer, to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive. If you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing [e-mail]. While adjustments aren’t always guaranteed we’ll always listen and try our best to accommodate.

Application and Interview Information

• Closing date: 17/11/2025
• Interview date: TBC
• Please note this role may close early subject to demand. If you’re interested, apply well before the advised closing date. We cannot accept applications once the role has closed.

Please Read The Supporting Information

• Post Specification

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