Job Description

TITLE: Senior Support Worker- Ofsted Registered Supported Accommodation / 16+ Bristol

LOCATION: Bristol East

SALARY:

13.20 to 15 per hour plus benefits or of 29,040 to 31,500 with 2 night sleeps per week.

Night Sleeps

: 11pm to 7am paid at 65 per shift to commence

HOURS: Full-time

- Hours 35+ hours per week (flexible) with On Call Hours as needed. Across 365 days of the year.

Typical shift pattern

9.45am to 11pm day shift; night shift 11pm to 7am; followed by 7am to 10am to finnish

Holiday:

28 days

Private Medical Benefits Policy:

We are looking for a Supported Accommodation Senior Support worker to join our Ofsted Registered semi - independent service in Bristol.

Our organisation specialises in providing care and support for children and young people who have complex needs which include Emotional Behavioural Difficulties (EBD), Sanctuary Seeking, UASC and are aged between 16+

We create a warm environment that exceeds the needs of the children and young people, enabling them to express their characters, feel safe, and enrich their lives.

Working as a Senior Support Worker / Team Leader, you must be willing to go above and beyond for the children and young people, ensuring that they have an experience of childhood that they can reflect upon and carry with them into adulthood.

This is an ideal opportunity to have an impact on a young person's future and work for a service which is committed to staff retention, development, and equality.

The role will include:

Main Responsibilities, Tasks, and Duties

As a Senior Support Worker, you will be responsible for directing, supporting, and managing the staff team and ensuring they are completing their specific tasks for which they are responsible for.

Support

Lead shifts in the absence of the Manager

Responsible for maintaining the presentation of homes, ensuring they are presentable, and adhere to the cleaning schedule while following infection control. Additionally, promptly report any necessary repairs to management.

Support young people with regards to decision making and lifestyle choices, enabling them to take control of their own lives, increasing independence.

Ensure that the personal belongings of young people are treated with respect, and enable, as much as possible, young people to maintain contact with their family and friends as appropriate.

Support the young people to take an active role in the community by accessing local facilities and wider community resources in the spirit of social inclusion.

Support the development of person-centred planning, ensuring everyone's plan has meaningful and achievable goals.

Support the young people to develop and expand social networks and friendships.

Contribute to/attend reviews and multi-disciplinary meetings.

Work with the young people to promote healthy lifestyles, by consulting with local healthcare professionals.

Work in partnership with care managers and other professionals to maximise quality of life for the young people.

Develop positive relationships with the families of the young people.

Work in line with the company's safeguarding policy and whistle blowing policy to ensure that people are always kept safe.

Ensure the security of all the buildings and the safety of the young people.

At all times work within the company's equal opportunities policy and procedure.

Ensure risk assessments are actioned as necessary, in line with policies and procedures.

Be always flexible and responsive to meet the changing needs of the service and the young people.

Develop person-centred working relationships with the young people, carrying out any key worker responsibilities in a professional manner.

The successful candidate will also need to be able to , develop child-centred planning, and contribute to multi - disciplinary meetings with professionals and stakeholders from a wide range of external services including local authorities, virtual schools, Special Education Needs, CAMHS, Mental Health Services and various charitable organisations.

What we are ideally looking for:

1 years' experience in either Residential Childrens home or supported accommodation / supported living/Youth Work

NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (or equivalent) children's residential pathway

. Experience of Recording and reporting using internal DataBase systems

.Experience of EBD; autism; self harm; gang crime; CCE; CSE

Experience of working with sanctuary seeking / Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking / UASC Children

Speak a different language for instance (but not limited to) Welsh, Pashto, Sorani, Farsi,Arabic

Applications are invited with experience in: children children's childrens young people care senior support team leader residential home service senior supported accommodation supported living 16+; Ofsted; Childrens home; Children; Bristol, Keynsham, Kingswood, South Gloucestershire, Bath, Yate, Thornbury, Brislington, Pucklechurch,

It is a policy of our service to apply the 'Safer recruitment policy' which will involve taking up written references, verifying references and full explanation of any gaps in employment. An enhanced DBS will be required if appointed.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 13.20-15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking
Schedule:

12 hour shift Day shift Monday to Friday
Education:

GCSE or equivalent (required)
Experience:

Children's Residential/Youth Work: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:

Do You have a QCF/NVQ Level 3 in Children's Residential Care (required) Enhanced DBS on the update service (required) UK Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: BSSW2025