Overview
Are you passionate about delivering high quality, respectful, and person centred care and support to individuals in the heart of Oxfordshire? Creative Support are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individual to join us as a Senior Support Worker to work in our supported living service in Headington, Oxfordshire. As a Senior Support Worker, you will lead a passionate and friendly team to support individuals with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and additional mental health support needs to live exciting and independent lives.
Responsibilities
* Developing and leading the team to enable the tenants to have a high quality of life, and to be important and valued members of the local community
* Be responsible for ensuring personal, practical, emotional and social support is delivered at all times
* Assisting our Project Manager and Registered manager in ensuring all residents receive the highest quality and care and support
* Support individuals to increase their independence and ensure they are at the centre of all decisions made about their lives
Experience and Skills
* At least two years' experience in providing care and support to people with a range of support needs is essential for this role.
* As Senior Support Worker, compassion, motivation, diligence and an ability to empathise with individuals is also essential.
* You must be warm, well organised, and conscientious and demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills.
* You will be required to work on a rota, undertaking early, late and weekend duties as required.
Additional Information
We look forward to welcoming you to our vibrant community!
Vacancy Reference Number: 85338
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.
Creative Support's Development Pathway offers a structured induction and values-led training to help staff grow from entry-level to leadership roles. It empowers career progression through tailored learning aligned with national strategies and the WE CARE framework. 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.
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