Job overview

The Senior Support Worker is responsible for providing support and leadership and
supervision to a team of Support Workers, in addition to providing practical help, care and
support to the tenants. They ensure that the care delivered is focused on the principles of
supported living and a person centered approach. They will provide comprehensive support
and practical help to adults with a learning disability. The post holder will offer support
without direct supervision on a rotational shift basis including working public holidays,
weekends, nights and other unsocial hours. They will routinely take the lead on both
individual shifts and tenants holidays. The direct support offered to tenants includes
providing personal care, emotional support, developing social and leisure interests,
maintaining health and making healthy choices, assisting with taking of medications,
accessing community facilities and supporting the tenants to maintain their home. The
Senior Support Worker will supervise Support Workers; take an active part in inductions and
supervision of Junior Staff, acting as a mentor and job coach to new staff.

Main duties of the job

•    To work closely with the senior team to support and promote the principles of
Citizenship and inclusion, ensuring safe staffing and planning of service provision.
•    To Co-ordinate and undertake direct care of tenants living within the service,
always ensuring continuity of care, including managing medication and finances.
•    To Co-ordinate staff support to enable tenants to live a and fulfilled life
•    To ensure the Health and Safety of the tenant at all times, both within the home
and accessing the local community. 

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected] 
Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application. 

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments. 

Working for our organisation

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. 

Applicants should be aware that any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.