Female Lead Support – Supported Living

Job Description

Lead Support

We are looking for a lead support to lead a team in providing support and personal care to people who have physical and/or learning difficulties to live in their own homes. To support the Team Leader in delivering a quality service throughout Supported Living, while promoting Diverse Abilities in a positive manner and participating in community events.

**Due to genuine occupational need, we require female applicants only**

Requirements:

• Flexibility to work across the week and alternate weekends
• Basic IT skills including using Microsoft word and emails
• Full UK manual drivers license is essential

This contract is for 30 hours per week, working on a 2 week rolling rota covering alternate weekends and a mixture of days, evenings and sleep-in shifts.

At Diverse Abilities our adult services continue their mission to provide extraordinary lives to the people we support, to live as independently as possible, to enjoy their lives and make progress on things that are important to them. Do you want the opportunity to work with people, enabling them to achieve their dreams?

Lead Support experience is not absolutely essential, although a willingness to learn, an empathetic outlook and a sense of humour are of the utmost importance!

Duties will include:

• To be the main contact working with the service and the Team Leader
• Work in partnership with a promote positive relationships with families, friends, and other professionals representing Diverse Abilities in a professional manner
• Mentor new staff through their induction programme and support the Team Leader with competencies where necessary
• Ensure the service provided fully reflects the needs and wishes of those it supports through ongoing person centred planning.

For a full Job Description please visit our website ; https://diverseabilities.org.uk/careers

What We offer :

• Referral Scheme up to £250
• Pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• 6 weeks paid annual holiday
• Sleep-ins £50 per night
• Blue Light Card- Discounts in shops, restaurants etc..

Commitment to safeguarding

Diverse Abilities is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced DBS check is required for this post prior to commencement. The Charity is an equal opportunities employer.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £11.94 per hour

Expected hours: 30 per week

Additional pay:

• Loyalty bonus

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Application question(s):

• Do you have your own transport?
• This role involves personal care which includes supporting someone to access the toilet and be clean afterwards, supporting to shower someone and help them wash themselves. Are you comfortable with this ?
• This role will involve lone working. Are you comfortable with this ? Do you have any experience lone working ?
• Do you require sponsorship?

Licence/Certification:

• FULL UK Manual Driving License (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 31/01/2025