Lead Care and Support Worker
Join National Star as a Lead Facilitator, and your care will help will help create experiences without limits for people with disabilities.
Job details
Salary
£14.42 per hour weekdays and £18.03 per hour at weekends
Hours of work
Full time 37hrs, 52 weeks and Full time term time 41hrs, 42 weeks
Location
Ullenwood
Location status
Onsite, Ullenwood
Contract type
Permanent
Interview date
TBC
Closing date
01/01/2026
About the role
Join National Star as a Lead Facilitator, and your care will help will help create experiences without limits for people with disabilities.
It’s not a given that you will move up the ranks to manager if you join our team. However, many of our Senior / Lead Facilitators have secured promotion having joined National Star in more junior roles. Whatever your career aspirations if you share our culture and ethos we’re confident you’ll have a rewarding career at National Star.
Our Ullenwood campus located at the top of Leckhampton Hill, is looking for a Senior / Lead Care and Support Worker to support the management team of a specific residential area.
There is no such thing as a typical student at National Star. They have a range of physical and learning disabilities and different hopes and aspirations for the future. From personalised care to simply being there, you will support the students at college and pursue their hobbies, learn life skills such as cooking and laundry and lead a busy and active life.
Your first-class people skills will help you to lead a team of care workers, working together to provide a high standard of individualised care, promoting and encouraging our residents’ personal independence. After a comprehensive induction into how we work at National Star, you will be able to work on your own initiative and be able to plan and organise effectively.
We’re anticipating that you will have at least two year’s care experience, and for this role it is essential that you have supported residents with a learning and/or physical disability. It is also important that you have a Level 3 qualification in health or social care.
Internal candidates are expected to be either a current specialist or advanced Facilitator and hold a level 2 diploma in Health & Social Care.
There are posts based at our Ullenwood campus both term time and all year opportunities (term time is 42 weeks per year). The lead role requires shift work, with early shifts starting at 7am and late shifts ending at 10pm and 11pm with alternating weekend working.
About us
National Star is a growing charity with more than 1,200 staff based in England and Wales. Established more than 50 years ago, we’ve supported hundreds of young people with disabilities to achieve their potential.
Staff benefits
Fantastic career development opportunities and comprehensive induction programme – theory and practical
Free employee minibus service from central Gloucester and central Cheltenham to Ullenwood (subject to availability)
Award-winning training
Free use of National Star facilities at Ullenwood, including a heated indoor swimming pool and fitness suite
Westfield medical cover
Life insurance cover
Employee helpline
Contributory pension scheme
Opportunity to purchase a TOTUM discount card
Employee discounts at attractions, high street retailers, supermarkets, utilities and motoring, plus much more
Last reviewed on 16/12/2025