Senior Support Worker – Wolverhampton (permanent, complex care)

Supportive Bridge is recruiting a permanent Senior Support Worker in Wolverhampton for a specialist supported living provider.

This is a demanding and rewarding role in high-acuity services. You will support people with complex needs and behaviours that challenge, often on enhanced staffing packages (3:1, 4:1 or 5:1), using de-escalation, positive behaviour support (PBS) plans, safeguarding, DoLS and incident recording. Physical intervention is used only where it is lawful, authorised and you are trained for it.

The job:

• Permanent, PAYE employed
• 36 to 48 hours a week
• Pay: £15.00 per hour (gross)
• Paid annual leave, pension contributions, free in-house DMI training, free mandatory training and ongoing development

What you need:

• Significant experience supporting people with complex needs and behaviours that challenge, including enhanced packages (3:1, 4:1 or 5:1)
• Experience of physical intervention in an appropriate care setting
• Experience supporting or informally supervising other care workers
• Good knowledge of safeguarding, DoLS, least restrictive practice and incident management
• DMI (Dynamis) training is 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
• Two suitable referees, ideally including a direct manager

The employer makes the final hiring decision.

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