Senior Support Worker

“Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Senior Support Worker - CFO Activity Hubs
£29,968 to £35,272 Dependant On Experience

A Senior Support Worker will be responsible for supporting the Hub Manager with day-to-day performance and activity of their team of Support Workers. You need to enable and encourage your staff to be highly professional, organised and have the uppermost communication skills, to support the progression of this hard to help client group.

You will work alongside the Hub Manager to support your staff team to successfully deliver bespoke interventions within the Activity Hub and secure successful referral routes to external support services. Your role will involve the scheduling and coordination of all activities taking place within the hub. You will support with the management of risks, safeguarding and health and safety.

You will be responsible for line management responsibilities of a small team of Support Workers and be required to develop and oversee the quality of delivery within your hub location which will include, referrals; quality and compliance; as well as integrated delivery with partner services, caseload reviews and performance excellence activity.

**Essential**:
**You will have**:
Demonstrable experience of motivating and supporting individuals with multiple and complex needs to overcome barriers and progress towards future goals of education, training and employment

Experience of supporting, motivating, and engaging others

Experience of effective performance management

Download the Job Description for full details.

**Location**:
Leicester

Employee Benefits

As well as helping to make a positive difference to the lives of young people, as an employee of Shaw Trust you will have access to the following benefits:
25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday

2 days paid volunteering leave each year

An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months

Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate

Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes

Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network)

Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan

Our Strategy

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

In our most recent colleague survey “86% of our colleagues say we demonstrate a true commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion”.

In addition;
We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.

We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme.

Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.