Salary: £27,104 per annum Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 39 hours per week Job Reference Number: AB-SSW-ARIV Job Location: England Job Area: Southport Closing Date:26th December 2025
Salary: £27,104 per annum, based on 39 hours per week
Are you looking for career progression?
We have a fantastic development opportunity for a Senior Support Worker to support our Service Manager in leading and managing our established service. This is a great opportunity for a Support Worker who is looking to progress within their career in Social Care.
We are looking for a Senior Support Worker who will have a can-do approach and be committed to supporting people in a positive, creative way that enables people to live a fulfilled life. You will demonstrate best practice and be a role model for the team. You will receive ongoing support to ensure your continued professional development and enthusiasm for the role.
Our service currently supports 2 ladies who live in a bungalow in the Southport area. Our established team currently support with personal care duties, as well as supporting with wheelchair use and hoists. The ladies we support take an active interest in integrating more in activities within the local community. This will include hobbies such as swimming, trike cycling, attending local cafes and coffee shops, or trips to the cinema.
Our service in Southport also focuses on:
* Supporting people to be as independent as possible in their homes
* Supporting people to achieve and be successful
* Helping people we support to pursue their interests and enjoy their lives
* Enabling people we support to be active members of their communities
You will supervise a team of Support Workers, providing encouragement and guidance to achieve the best quality support and practise. This role will allow you to gain new skills and build on your experience for future progression and development. Ideally you will have already obtained your Level 3 Health and Social Care, and will have previous experience in a supporting role.
Closing date for completed applications is 26/12/2025
Our offer to you
Our teams make a difference every day. We pride ourselves on being a values-based organisation who put the people we support in the heart of everything we do. We are also committed as an organisation to the well-being of our staff for all the hard work they do each day. To support our employees, we offer:
* Company paid enhanced DBS
* Medicash (subject to eligibility)
* Wellness plans
* Full training and development programme to support you in your role.
* Financial wellbeing programme providing flexible access to pay
* Enrolment onto the Level 2 Health and Social Care Diploma, and ongoing training
* Monthly staff cash prize draw (subject eligibility)
* Generous annual holiday entitlement, which rises with length of service.
* Birthday day off
* Option to sell annual leave (subject to eligibility)
* Pension Scheme – you will be enrolled into your local workplace pension scheme and your local payroll team will provide support
* Access to a free Employee Assistance programme with qualified advisers trained to help, 24 hours a day, any day of the year
If you are interested in applying for this position and making a difference to someone’s life then please complete the application form by clicking the “apply now” tab on the left.
The Job description and person specification can also be found above the application form, on the apply now tab.
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We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and in service delivery.
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Autism Initiatives Group of Companies. Autism Initiatives Group is a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales (07120634), registered office Sefton House, Bridle Road, Bootle, Merseyside L30 4XR and is registered as a charity in England and Wales (1170634). A registered charity in Ireland No. CHY17628. Autism Initiatives UK is a registered charity in Scotland - SC040905 in England & Wales - 702632, in Isle of Man - 835 and in Northern Ireland (NIC104641). Company Number: 2436777.
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