Support Coordinator

Creative Support; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

33 days Annual Leave

Enhanced DBS

Job summary

Creative Support is recruiting a Supported Living Coordinator for our service in Blackpool, Lancashire. This role provides person-centred support to adults with learning disabilities, including autism spectrum conditions and complex needs.

You will lead and supervise staff, develop independent living skills and promote community inclusion. Experience in management is essential, access to a car, and flexibility to work evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience is essential for this role and access to a car.
• You will work flexibly, including evenings and weekends.
• We will provide you with managerial training and further qualifications to meet service needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop the independent living skills and community inclusion of service users
• Identify and access activities with service users to promote valued and meaningful lifestyles
• Provide respectful personal care, emotional and practical support
• Collaborate with service users, families and the multi-disciplinary team to maximise outcomes
• Implement Creative Support principles, policies, procedures and guidelines to fulfil CQC requirements
• Supervise and support staff to meet service user needs and preferences
• Support service users with behaviour that challenges and implement positive behaviour support

Skills

Management experience

Car owner

Job description

Watch now: Join our Blackpool team!
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.
Up to £14.65 per hour
Blackpool, Lancashire
Full-Time
Watch now: Join our Blackpool team!
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 who 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.
Your Role Will Include

• Developing the independent living skills and community inclusion of service users
• Identifying and accessing activities with service user 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 implement positive behaviour support

Experience is essential for this role, as is access to a car.
You will be expected to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including evenings and weekends.
This unique and challenging opportunity will provide you with provide you with an environment that offers personal and professional development. We will provide you with further managerial training and qualifications to best meet the needs of the service.
Vacancy Reference Number: 84492
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 Investors in People Gold awarded.
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 unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.