Lead Support Worker
7 Days Old
Balance support, safeguarding, admin and meetings while guiding colleagues and managing caseloads
Support Customers with daily tasks like budgeting, cooking and attending appointments
Work with multi-agency teams to safeguard and empower our customers
Help customers build independence and prepare for their move-on into the community
Why join us This is more than a job
its a place where you feel valued. With our learning and development offer, and support from friendly colleagues, youll make a real difference every day! If youre ready to leave behind the ordinary, do something that really matters. Be part of one of the UKs top 10 Great Places to Work! You have Passion and experience in supporting others ideally in a supported housing setting
Level 3 Diploma in Care or equivalent experience (or are willing to work towards it)
Experience assessing referrals and coordinating support
The ability to work under your own initiative, remain calm under pressure and have a resilient approach
Working with customers with adult social care needs in the community, support and duration of support tailored to meet the individuals needs.
You need an Enhanced with barring list (we pay)
A vehicle insured for business use (and a license!), well pay for any business mileage
The practical bits You will be based at an office in a residential service and be part of a Countywide team of outreach and residential workers
Where were flexible with you, we do need to meet the needs of our customers. That may mean adapting your start or finishing times on occasion.
Some weekend work may be required on a rotated basis, but we ask for volunteers first!/ occasional office cover shifts/ No sleep ins / We dont work Bank Holidays/ After your probationary period you will have the opportunity to become an out of hours On-Call responder (paid at £50 for the first hour or part of the hour then at your usual rate of pay should the call out take longer).
Although youll lone work some of the time, we do get together regularly for training and team meetings.
Able to use technology to update support plans, complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues.
Whats in it for you? 34 days leave, rising to 39 (this includes bank holidays and a me day)
Health cash plan saving you (and your children) £1140+ each year covering dental, opticians, prescriptions and more
Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary)
Instant pay access with Stream
800+ discounts on shops, holidays, days out, tech and more
Find out more Click
APPLY NOW
to see our Support Coordinator Job Description ,
(what we call the role internally!)find out about
us,
for help to apply and our benefits. Roles can close early, so dont wait. For reasonable adjustments email . South Supported Portfolio 804
TPBN1_UKTJ
- Location:
- Gb
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Social Care
