Supported Living Lead Support

Diverse Abilities; Poole; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card discounts

Pensions

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Diverse Abilities in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole is seeking Lead Supports to oversee teams delivering personal care in supported living settings. The role involves a two-week rolling rota with day, evening, and sleep‑in shifts, and requires flexibility to cover across the week.

You will mentor new staff, work with families and professionals, and ensure person‑centred planning reflects the needs of people supported.

Qualifications

• Flexibility to work across the week and alternate weekends.
• Basic IT skills including using Microsoft Word and emails.
• Full UK manual driver’s license is desired not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead team in providing support and personal care to people in Supported Living.
• Mentor new staff through induction and support the Team Leader with competencies.
• Ensure services reflect needs through ongoing person-centred planning.

Skills

Flexibility

IT skills

Driver's license

Empathy

Job description

Adult Services - Supporting Living, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

Due to genuine occupational requirement, this role is open to female applicants only.

The following contracts are available:

30 hours per week

15 hours per week

At Diverse Abilities our adult services continue their mission to provide extraordinary lives to the people we support, to live as independently as possible, to enjoy their lives and make progress on things that are important to them. Do you want the opportunity to work with people, enabling them to achieve their dreams?

This role operates on a two-week rolling rota, which includes:

A mixture of day, evening, and sleep-in shifts

Flexibility is required to work across the rota to meet the needs of the service.

We are looking for Lead Supports, each responsible for leading their own team in providing support and personal care to people who have physical and/or learning difficulties to live in their own homes. To support the Team Leader in delivering a quality service throughout Supported Living, while promoting Diverse Abilities in a positive manner and participating in community events.

This role requires staff to:

To be the main contact working with the service and the Team Leader

Work in partnership with a promote positive relationships with families, friends, and other professionals representing Diverse Abilities in a professional manner

Mentor new staff through their induction programme and support the Team Leader with competencies where necessary

Ensure the service provided fully reflects the needs and wishes of those it supports through ongoing person-centred planning.

Essential skills required:

Flexibility to work across the week and alternate weekends

Basic IT skills including using Microsoft word and emails

Full UK manual driver’s license is desired not essential

Lead Support experience is not absolutely essential, although a willingness to learn, an empathetic outlook and a sense of humour are of the utmost importance!

Commitment to safeguarding

Diverse Abilities is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults that we support and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check prior to the post commencing. The Charity is an equal opportunities employer.

Benefits and bonuses

We offer a wide range of employee rewards and benefits. These include access to hundreds of retailer, restaurant, entertainment, and hotel discounts through Blue Light Card, auto-enrolment pensions, paid accrued holiday, and a cycle to work scheme.

You’ll also get paid while you complete your training and as you proceed to any diplomas.

We provide long service awards at 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25+ years including bonuses, vouchers, and additional paid time off.

"Reasons to Care" will take you on a heartwarming journey, making an impact that truly matters. It’s our podcast on all things to do with working in care.

We'll dive into some uplifting stories that'll make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, changing lives with love, one story at a time.From speaking to those who have worked for us for years and new members of the team, through to parents and people we support, there’s lots of stories to enjoy.

Find out more about what our employees have to say about working for us.