Senior Support Worker (Supported Living)

Network Healthcare; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Healthcare is seeking a Senior Support Worker to lead a team across several supported living homes in Weston and Clevedon. You will oversee delivery of care for adults with learning disabilities and contribute to rosters, supervision, and care planning.

This full-time role offers on-site work within North Somerset, with on-call duties and opportunities for personal development in a rapidly expanding provider that prioritises progression into senior roles.

Qualifications

• Experience in learning disabilities support work is essential.
• Background in health and social care as a care or support worker.
• Must have a valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the management and coordination of a team of Support Workers.
• On-call responsibilities and help with preparing and adjusting care plans.
• Staff Spot Checks and Supervisions.
• Hands-on support work to provide a full range of personal care, Medication Support and assistance with food and fluids.

Skills

Learning disabilities experience

Team leadership

Care planning

On-call duties

Medication support

Job description

Senior Support Worker (Supported Living)

• £14.50 per hour
• Full time 40 hours
• Experience in learning disabilities support work is essential.
• Full UK Driving Licence essential

North Somerset, Weston Super Mare & Clevedon (Commutable from Clevedon, Worle, Locking, Banwell, Burnham-on-sea, Sandford, Windscome, Bleadon, Hutton, Lympsham, Brean, Portishead, Pill)

Are you a Senior Support Worker or Team Leader and looking for unrivalled personal development in a learning disability supported living environment?

Working across several supported living homes in Weston and Clevedon you will be instrumental in leading a team of Support Workers to deliver care for adults with learning disabilities.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a rapidly expanding care provider that is becoming the first choice for supported living in North Somerset.

In this role, you will contribute to the management and coordination of a team of support workers through supervisions, spot checks, staff rostering and medication observations.

Network Healthcare is a nationwide home care provider with specialist departments for domiciliary care, live-in care, complex care, and learning disabilities support.

This role would suit anyone with a background in health and social care looking for progression and training to step up into a senior position.

The Role:

• Assist in the management and coordination of a team of Support Workers
• On-call responsibilities and help with preparing and adjusting care plans
• Staff Spot Checks and Supervisions
• Hands-on support work to provide a full range of personal care, Medication Support and assistance with food and fluids.

The Person:

• Background in health and social care as a care or support worker
• Looking personal development and training step up into a senior role
• Must have a valid UK driving licence