Senior Support Worker - Supported Living

Senior Support Worker - Supported Living 

New Barnet

Salary -  £14.50 per hour 

Norwood is the UK’s oldest Jewish charity supporting vulnerable children and their families, children with special educational needs and people with learning disabilities and autism. 

At Norwood, we deliver wide-ranging services including residential and supported living accommodation, short-breaks facilities, a range of therapeutic services including occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and psychotherapy, as well as a range of support groups aimed at the whole family, not just the individual. 

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Support Worker - Supported Living to assist the Manager in the day to day running of services for Adults with Learning Disabilities and other needs.  To lead the team delivering a person-centred service through Active Support with a commitment to Life Long Learning and independence for all.

Why Norwood?

• Fully paid induction
• Pension Scheme
• Paid induction
• Career Progression Pathway
• Employee Assistance Programme
• £300 when you Introduce a Friend
• Other benefits including mobile phone scheme & discounted
• The opportunity to work for a leading UK charity
• Competitive salary & benefits package
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• A challenging and varied role
• A supportive team

Skills and Experience required:

• Experience in Care and Support of Adults with Learning Disabilities 
• Experience in person centred planning and risk assessment
• Ability to swim and support others in our hydrotherapy pool
• QCF Level 3 or NVQ 3 or willingness to work towards a relevant care qualification
• Knowledge of current legislation
• Excellent leadership skills
• Effective communicator
• Driver preferred

If you are interested in this Senior Support Worker role, please press apply and our Recruitment Team will be in touch. 

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

We actively celebrate everyone's different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us.

This role requires a clean UK driving licence.

No agencies please.