Supervisory Senior Support Worker

**Care4CE** - Be the difference.

Join our friendly and supportive team in Handforth, supporting our tenants to lead a fulfilled and happy life.

**We are excitedly looking to recruit a Senior Supervisory Support Worker - 30 hours per week at Wilmslow Supported Living network.**

Care4CE, who are the provider services for Cheshire East Council, offer services to adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health needs, autism, and dementia.

Wilmslow Supported Living Network provides 24-hour support with individualised, person centred care and support to individuals living in their own homes. People are supported to lead fulfilled lives and to participate in their local community to access local services.

**Organisation**
- Cheshire East Council

**Location**
- Wilmslow

**Job Category**
- Social Care

**Grade**
- CEC NJC - Grade 7

**Salary Min**
- £30,559 pro rata per annum

**Salary Max**
- £33,366 pro rata per annum

**Hours per week**
- 30

**Weeks per year**
- 52.143

**Employment Type**
- Permanent

**Closing Date**
- 20/06/2025

**Ref No**
- E3093

Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.

At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future - together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.

If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.

Brighter Future

This Supervisory role is required to provide day-to-day supervision of a team of Community Support Workers to ensure a quality service is delivered, and to assist tenants to achieve maximum independence through the provision of personal and practical support to meet an assessed need, or a re-ablement programme.

**ABOUT YOU**
- Experience of working a Social Care or Health Care setting Experience at a supervisory level within a Social Care Setting.
- Evidence of working to CQC regulatory requirements.
- Effective teamwork and communication skills.
- An enthusiastic, flexible, and reliable approach to work.
- Competent computer skills.
- Experience of rota planning and shift co-ordination.
- Able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team.
- Able to manage a busy workload and keep to deadlines where necessary.

**Essential qualifications**

NVQ Level 3 in Social Care, or equivalent, or commitment to complete within 12 months of appointment.

**Desirable Qualifications**

Supervisory training Specialist training, e.g. Mental Health, Manual Handling, Dementia Care.

Evidence of commitment to Continuous Professional Development.

The job holder would be working a 2 -week rota including alternate weekend working, including Christmas/New Year & Bank holidays. You will also work a paid on call rota with your colleagues as part of the Duty Senior Role:
- **Early shifts**:
8.00am - 15.00pm

**Late Shifts**:
15.00pm till 22.00pm

**We take pride in delivering high-quality services to our customers by having a well-trained and supported team. In addition, we have an excellent induction and training package and ongoing personal development opportunities**.

**WHAT WE GIVE IN RETURN**
- ENHANCED ANNUAL LEAVE - 34 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) from day 1, increasing to 39 days after only 5 years' service
- ENHANCED PUBLIC PENSION - A career average pension (contributions built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay
- EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME - A completely free to use and confidential assistance service for all employees to help staff manage, reduce, and overcome the impact of life issues which they may experience from time to time, both withing work and their personal life.
- Staff Benefits platforms
- Vodafone Discounts and offers
- DISCOUNTED GYM MEMBERSHIPS - Access to corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure which includes:

- Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities
- Off-Peak Racket Sports
- Athletics Tracks
- Sauna/Steam/Spa

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