Reablement Senior Support Lead - Community – Swindon
£28,282 per annum (Permanent, Full-Time)
Sanctuary Personnel, an award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot rating of 4.9/5 from nearly 1,000 reviews, is currently recruiting an experienced and dedicated Reablement Senior Support Lead to join a supportive team in the community of Swindon.
Benefits Include:
- 28 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, with the option to buy up to 10 extra days.
- Contributory Pension Scheme.
- Commitment to Professional Development.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Life insurance via Pension.
- Maternity & Paternity packages.
- Sick pay, increasing with length of service.
Role Summary:
As a Senior Support Lead, you will play a crucial role in the daily management and operation of the community-based service. Working closely with the Deputy Manager, you’ll provide leadership and guidance to a team that delivers high-quality care and support to individuals in the community, helping them to regain independence and live fulfilling lives.
This community-focused role requires flexibility, as the team operates across a 7-day week to ensure continuity of care. Your responsibilities will include both direct and indirect care, ensuring that all service users are supported in their journey towards greater independence. The Senior Support Lead will also oversee the care team, maintain high care standards, and ensure that company Policies, Procedures, and Care Standards Regulations are strictly followed.
In addition, you may be required to step in for the Team Leader when needed, ensuring that the service continues to meet all required standards while providing continuous support to your team in the community.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the team to ensure high standards of care are maintained at all times within the community setting.
- Provide both direct and indirect care to service users in the community, supporting them to develop their skills and gain independence.
- Ensure all care and support plans are regularly updated and risk assessments are completed.
- Supervise and mentor junior staff, fostering a culture of learning and development.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and relevant Care Standards Regulations.
- Step in for the Team Leader as necessary, maintaining service continuity and quality standards.
Requirements of the Role:
- NVQ Level 3 in Care (Adult) or Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care (Adult).
- Proven management or supervisory experience in a social care environment, ideally in a community setting.
- Experience working with individuals with additional needs, including behaviours that may challenge.
- Ability to write and implement care/support plans and risk assessments.
- Compassionate, caring, and committed to promoting independence through outcome-based care.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to remain calm under pressure.
- Knowledge and understanding of CQC standards and care compliance.
- Experience with rota systems and flexible scheduling.
Contact:
This Reablement Senior Support Lead job is advertised by Craig Osborne; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
