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Location: Southport

Hours: 39 hours per week

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

How do I apply?

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.

In addition to excellent rates of pay, a contributory pension and generous holiday entitlements, you will enjoy an enhanced range of benefits designed to reward the outstanding support that staff provide. Some of these benefits start immediately, whilst others are awarded at later dates in recognition of loyalty, dedication and long service.

Full details of all staff benefits are available on our intranet once you start working with us as benefits may vary from role to role, but here’s a brief run-down of a few of them:

• Monthly staff cash prize draw
• Your birthday off work every year
• Medicash health scheme, providing cash towards medical costs, gym discounts and more
• Employee Assistance Programme – free support from experts on a wide range of subjects from childcare and probate, to managing money and work life balance.
• Additional paid holidays after 1, 2 and 3 years’ service
• Extra paid holidays in milestone service years
• Financial wellbeing programme providing flexible access to pay
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Career break scheme
• Wagestream financial planning and support App – enables you to access money earned before pay day, set up savings and gain control of your finances

Our application form will ask you for information so it’s a great idea to have these to hand before you get started:

• Your previous employment: we will require confirmation of the past 5 years of your employment history
• Relevant qualifications to the role
• A minimum of 2 reference contact details, one of which must be your current/most recent employer.
• For further Tips on completing your application, please refer to our download on the “Apply Now” section.

If you’re struggling to complete the form, have any questions, or need support simply click on our need help button, pop in a few contact details, and one of recruitment team will be in touch.

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