Senior Support Worker – Cheltenham (permanent, complex care)

We are recruiting a permanent Senior Support Worker in the Cheltenham, Gloucestershire area for a specialist supported living provider.

In this role you will support people with complex needs and behaviours that challenge, and guide other support workers on shift. These are demanding, high-acuity services: the work includes enhanced staffing (3:1, 4:1 or 5:1), de-escalation, positive behaviour support, safeguarding and incident recording, and - only where lawful, authorised and trained - physical intervention.

The role

• Permanent, PAYE employed
• 36 to 48 hours a week
• Pay: £15.00 per hour (about £28,080 a year at 36 hours, £37,440 at 48 hours - actual earnings depend on contracted hours)
• Paid annual leave, pension contributions, free DMI training, free mandatory training and ongoing development

What you need

• Significant experience supporting people with complex needs and behaviours that challenge
• Experience on enhanced packages (3:1, 4:1 or 5:1) or comparable high-acuity services
• Experience of physical intervention in an appropriate care setting, and of supporting or informally supervising other care workers
• Good knowledge of safeguarding, DoLS, least restrictive practice and incident management
• DMI (Dynamis) training highly desirable; current or recent PMVA or an equivalent recognised programme may be accepted
• Unrestricted right to work in the UK - this role cannot offer visa sponsorship
• An Enhanced DBS check and two suitable references (ideally including your most recent line manager)

The employer makes the final hiring decision after its own application and interview steps.

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