Senior Support Worker: Team Lead & Person‑Centred Care

Creative Support; Reading; On-site; 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 in Reading, Berkshire, is seeking a Senior Support Worker to provide person-centred care to individuals with learning disabilities across everyday life and activities.

You will supervise and mentor a team, support with care needs including medication, and engage service users in social activities both at home and in the community, with some evenings, weekends and sleep-ins required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a care setting is essential.
• Eligibility to work in the UK only; no sponsorship under UKVI.
• Proven ability to supervise and mentor a team.

Responsibilities

• Supervising, managing and mentoring a team of staff.
• Developing and sustaining warm, trusting relationships with service users.
• Encouraging service users to engage in a range of social activities, within and outside homes.
• Providing personal care, administering medication and lone working.
• Overseeing staff deployment and rotas; flexible with evenings and weekends; some sleep-ins.
• Collaborating with local multidisciplinary teams and community agencies.
• Facilitating service user engagement and peer support; ensuring quality monitoring.

Skills

Positive communication

Engagement

Education

QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

Creative Support in Reading, Berkshire, is seeking a Senior Support Worker to provide person-centred care to individuals with learning disabilities across everyday life and activities.

You will supervise and mentor a team, support with care needs including medication, and engage service users in social activities both at home and in the community, with some evenings, weekends and sleep-ins required.