Support Coordinator

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

Job summary

A leading care provider in Blackpool is looking for a Supported Living Coordinator to help adults with learning disabilities live independently. The role involves developing skills, providing personal care, and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team. Experience in supported living and flexible work hours are essential. This position offers benefits including a probationary bonus and pension contributions, along with 28 days annual leave.

Benefits

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days Annual Leave

Company paid enhanced DBS

Qualifications

• Experience is essential for this role, particularly in supported living and care.
• Access to a car for service user activities.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends to meet service needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop independent living skills for service users.
• Identify activities promoting meaningful lifestyles.
• Provide personal care and emotional support.

Skills

Experience in supported living

Flexibility in scheduling

Ability to provide personal care

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting a Supported Living Coordinator for our supported living and outreach service in Blackpool, which provides person centred support to adults with learning disabilities, some of whom have autism spectrum conditions and complex needs. We are looking for an experienced practitioner with management experience to provide care and support to people with learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Developing the independent living skills and community inclusion of service users
• Identifying and accessing activities with service users to promote valued and meaningful lifestyles
• Providing respectful personal care, emotional and practical support to service users
• Collaborating with service users, families, and the multi-disciplinary team to maximise service user outcomes
• Implementing Creative Support principles, policies, procedures and guidelines and ensuring that the service fulfils CQC requirements
• Supervising and supporting staff to best meet service user needs and preferences
• Supporting service users with behaviour that challenges services and implementing positive behaviour support

Requirements

• Experience is essential for this role
• Access to a car
• You will be expected to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including evenings and weekends

Benefits

• Probationary bonus
• Pension contributions
• 28 days Annual Leave
• Company paid enhanced DBS

About us

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

Application and eligibility

Vacancy Reference Number: 87497

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number. We are unable to accept applicants who are not located in or eligible to work within the UK. This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.