Support Coordinator

Creative Support; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

33 days Annual Leave

Enhanced DBS paid by company

Job summary

Creative Support's Doncaster-based Supported Living Service is seeking a caring, dynamic Support Coordinator to coordinate support for 28-30 individuals across 3 locations. You will work with families, external professionals, and staff to ensure high-quality, person-centred care that promotes independence and positive outcomes.

We require a minimum of 3 years' experience with learning disabilities, experience in needs assessments, support planning and risk assessments, and a clean UK driving

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work with families, professionals and staff to coordinate support.
• Organised, resilient and able to manage multiple priorities across services.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate services for individuals across multiple sites.
• Develop, review and monitor person-centred support plans and risk assessments.
• Build positive relationships with the people we support, their families, advocates and professionals.
• Ensure that support plans promote independence and positive outcomes.
• Monitor service quality to maintain high standards.
• Support staff to deliver compassionate, outcome-focused support.
• Identify opportunities for community participation, education, employment and social inclusion.
• Respond to changing needs while promoting positive risk-taking and risk management.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Organisation

Resilience

Time management

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

We are looking to welcome a caring, dynamic and highly motivated Support Coordinator to join our well-established Supported Living Service in Doncaster. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that believes in people, celebrates achievements, and supports individuals to live fulfilling, independent lives.

As a Support Coordinator, you will play a key role in coordinating support for 28 individuals across 3 supported living and outreach services in Doncaster. Working alongside colleagues, families and external professionals, you will ensure people receive consistent, high-quality support that enables them to achieve their goals and live meaningful lives.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and coordinate services for 30 individuals with learning disabilities and mental health needs.
• Develop, review and monitor person-centred support plans and risk assessments.
• Build positive relationships with the people we support, their families, advocates, and external professionals.
• Ensure that support plans promote independence, strengths, aspirations, and positive outcomes.
• Monitor service quality to ensure consistently high standards.
• Support staff teams to deliver compassionate, outcome-focused support.
• Identify opportunities for community participation, education, employment and social inclusion.
• Respond proactively to changing needs while promoting positive risk-taking and effective risk management.

In this varied and rewarding role, no two days will be the same. You will have the opportunity to help shape high-quality support across our homes, all while making a lasting impact on the lives of people with learning disabilities.

A minimum of 3 years’ experience in supporting people with learning disabilities is essential, alongside experience of completing needs assessments, support planning and risk assessments.

The successful candidate will be passionate about delivering outstanding person-centre care and support, and demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the people they support. You will bring excellent communication and relationship building skills and a positive, solution-focused approach. You will need to be organised, resilient, and able to manage multiple priorities across a number of services.

Possession of a clean UK driving licence & access to a vehicle is also essential.

Applicants must also be able to demonstrate flexibility, as the role involves working shifts over a seven-day rota and participating in the local on-call service.

Vacancy Reference Number: 71969

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.

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.

Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 33 days Annual Leave and 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 also unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.