Senior Intensive Support Worker
SO2 (£39,152 - £44,075 inclusive of two increments for evening and weekend working)
37 hours, Full-Time
Temporary (12 months)
Central House, Leaving Care Hub
Application Deadline: 19 April 2026, 11:59pm
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: 24 April 2026
Interview Date: 1 May 2026
Interview Type: In-person
We will be running a Teams information session about this role, please sign up here. We will open applications after the event on 7 April.
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Your Role
Join Stockport’s Leaving Care Service and play a key role in supporting care experienced young people.
As a Senior Intensive Support Worker, you’ll lead by example by providing trauma informed, relationship-based support while also offering practice guidance and case supervision to Intensive Support Workers and Progression Coaches.
You’ll hold a small complex caseload, offering flexible crisis and developmental support, and work closely with Staying Close to ensure young people feel safe, empowered and connected. You’ll coordinate multi agency plans, champion reflective practice, and help young people build the skills, stability and confidence they need for adulthood.
About You
We are looking for someone who has Stockport Family values: putting people first, working collaboratively, showing ambition and creativity, and treating everyone with respect. You should have experience supporting care experienced young people in a trauma informed, relational way, along with the ability to provide supervision, guidance and emotionally safe spaces. Strong multi agency skills, excellent communication, and confidence in crisis are essential. You will bring knowledge of care leaver legislation, reflective and resilient practice, a Social Work qualification, and a full driving licence.
About Us
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Lizzi Dodd, Elizabeth.dodd@stockport.gov.uk for a discussion about the role.
This post is also open as secondment opportunity for Stockport Council Employees, however, you must seek the permission of your current manager prior to making an application.
The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.
Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to shortlisted for assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme
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