Senior Support Worker

4 Days Old

We are looking to recruit a passionate and motivated Senior Support Worker to join our dedicated team in Manchester. You will provide person-centred care and support to individuals with learning disabilities in all aspects of everyday life and to assist them in enjoying a wide range of activities. You will have skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for variety of people we support.

Senior Support Worker duties include:
Supervising, managing and mentoring a team of staff
Developing and sustaining warm and trusting relationships with service users
Encouraging service users to engage in a range of exciting social activities, both within and outside of their homes
Providing personal care, administering medication and lone working
You will be required to support with overseeing staff deployment and rotas and to work in a flexible manner yourself including working some evenings and weekends.
Working closely with local multi-disciplinary teams and community-based agencies to provide holistic, wrap-around support
Facilitate service user engagement, involvement and peer support
Ensure that there are robust methods of quality monitoring

This post is an ideal opportunity to contribute to the delivery of a high-quality service, giving real job satisfaction as you assist people in defining and achieving their goals both service users and support staff you will work with. Experience of supervising others is desirable; support can be tailored during probation to develop as a supervisor of others.

Consistent supervision and access to training will be given to assist your learning and development.

Vacancy Reference Number: 83858

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

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 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.

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 unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas .

Application Instructions:

In order to apply, please read the job description and then complete the online application form using the links above.

You can also download a copy of our application form using the links above. Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying.

If you require any advice on completing your application form, please call us on 0161 236 0829.

Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS
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Location:
Manchester
Salary:
Up to £13.45 per hour
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Social Care

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