Senior Support Worker

Package Description:

Are you ready to make a real difference in someones life?

Are you ready to take the lead and make a meaningful difference in peoples lives? Were looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Support Worker to work across our supported living services in the Grantham area, delivering and overseeing high-quality support for individuals with learning disabilities and/or difficulties, autism, and complex needs. In this role, youll support people to live as independently as possible within their own homes, promoting choice, control, and inclusion in everyday life. Youll play a key role in ensuring each person receives tailored, person-centred support that reflects their goals, preferences, and aspirations. Reporting to the Registered Manager, youll divide your time between hands-on support and leadership or administrative responsibilities. Alongside supporting the individuals, youll also provide day-to-day guidance and leadership to the staff teams across both serviceshelping to coordinate shifts, maintain high standards of care, and ensure services run smoothly, safely, and in line with best practice and regulatory requirements. This is a varied and rewarding role where you can make a real impact on both the people we support and your colleagues. About the people youll be supporting: Youll be supporting individuals with learning disabilities and/or difficulties, autism, and complex needs. Each person has their own unique personality, communication style, routines, and level of independence. Some people enjoy being active in their local community and engaging in social activities, while others prefer quieter, structured, home-based routines. Your role is to enable each person to live the life they choosesupporting them with daily living skills, communication, emotional regulation, and decision-making, while promoting independence wherever possible. Youll take a proactive, person-centred approach, including positive behaviour support where appropriate, to ensure individuals feel safe, understood, and valued in their own homes. Youll also work closely with families, carers, and external professionals to ensure consistent, high-quality support, while providing reassurance and clear communication. Where youll be working: This full-time role is based across two supported living services in the Bourne area. Youll combine shift-based support with dedicated time for leadership and administrative duties, requiring flexibility to work across both locations to support staff teams, maintain high standards, and ensure continuity of care. As an Agincare employee youll enjoy : £13.75 per hour Refer a friend scheme earn up to £500* Outstanding career development Fully funded training and career development Blue Light card discount package Company pension scheme What is required from you? A minimum of 12 months on your right to work Full UK Drivers licence level 2 in Health and Social Care and willing to work towards level 3 How we achieve our outcomes with the people we

support . As part of your day to day work you will be offering the following; Encouraging

people to play

active

roles in the communities in which they live, to encourage independence. Supporting

Activities of daily Living including social activities, personal care, routines, planning and preparation of meals and budgeting. Communicating - effectively communicate using peoples chosen methods Engaging - promoting and motivating people we

support

to enhance their quality of life Specialising

-

supporting

people who may need positive behavioural

support

approaches Recording - keeping accurate records &reporting changes in health or circumstances of service users to management Team player

Working as part of a team, as well as being able to work using your own initiative. About Agincare Agincare is proudly celebrating 40

years of caring for communities. As a rapidly

growing, family-owned

care provider with more than

5,500 team members

, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our

new not-for-profit Childrens Services

. Today,

Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers

, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care,

supported

living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations

nationwide.

As a signatory of the

Care Leaver Covenant

, we are

committed

to

supporting

care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to

support the Armed

Forces

community through our alliance,

offering guaranteed interviews

to service leavers and members of the military community

.

All of our services are

regulated by the CQC

and Agincare is proud to be an

equal opportunities employer

and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.

At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies,

www.agincare.com/careers All of our care services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Equal opportunities are important to us at Agincare and we welcome applications from all. *Subject to terms and conditions

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