Support Supervisor

Purple Oak Support have been serving the communities of Andover and the surrounding areas for over 55 years. What started out as a concerned group of parents whose children has a learning disability, has now turned into a charity which provides supported living services, domiciliary care, community support and children's respite.

We are continuously building on our successes and developing our services to support the people in our community. We put the needs and wishes of the people we support at the heart of what we do and always strive to grow and excel, raising awareness of, and changing attitudes surrounding learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health within our community.

We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care

Exciting opportunity Come and join our fantastic Care and Support team at Purple Oak Support, providing excellent, person centred care for individuals with learning disabilities.

We are currently recruiting Support Supervisors to join our team on a full time, permanent basis. You'll make a massive impact on the people we support, getting to know what matters most to them and what makes them tick so that you can lead your team to support them to do more and be more.

Key responsibilities of the Support Supervisor:

This is far from a desk job Based at one (or two) of our Supported Living services, for part of your working week you'll deliver direct support alongside the Support Worker team you manage. You'll use this as an opportunity to proactively coach your team, as you role model an exemplary approach to person centred care and support.

When you're not providing direct support you'll use your time to:

• Carry out regular supervisions with your team, both in person and in practice.
• Advise on the assessment of Support Worker training needs and will make sure that your team are fully engaged with their professional development with all required training completed on time.
• Play an active role in the recruitment process and will be key in making sure that the people we support have a meaningful role to play in selecting the right people to join our team.
• Support any new starters in your team through the induction and probation period.
• Keep care plans and risk assessments for the people we support up to date.
• Make full use of our computerised rostering system to make sure that records are accurate.
• Follow our safeguarding polices and procedures at all times and you'll play a key role in ensuring that all accidents, incidents and near misses are reported.

Who you are:

Your values are important to us, we're looking for:

• A natural team player
• Great at communication
• Comfortable embracing change
• Strive for excellent, person centred care
• Show utmost respect for your colleagues and the people we support

To be successful in this role you'll need to:

• have experience in a care environment
• be committed to your own personal development
• have a supportive management style and be able to coach teams effectively.
• have good IT skills including Microsoft Office and be able to pick up new software with ease

What we offer:

Our benefits package includes:

• competitive salary
• NEST pension (where eligibility requirements are met)
• 24 hour support via our Employee Assistance Programme
• Support with your continuous professional development

Purple Oak Support is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment for our colleagues and provide equal opportunities in all aspects of employment including recruitment.