• Senior Support Worker – Idaway, East Bergholt


• £24,000 FTE


• 37 hours per week, Permanent


• Job Ref: IDW011

Join Idaway as a Senior Support Worker in the Learning Disability sector, where our values drive every aspect of what we do.

The purpose of this post is to work alongside the Service Manager to provide guidance to staff within our local learning disability supported living services, ensuring the effective, efficient and smooth running of the service in line with the culture and values of Orwell and the aims of the service.

The Role…
As part of this role, you will:

• Work alongside the service manager by support the team with information, advice and guidance, to enable them to deliver person centered care and outcomes to our tenants.


• Work with support workers to ensure accurate and timely completion of daily records, care plans, support guidelines and other records pertinent to the safe care and support of our tenants.


• Take a lead in working with the team to promote positive working relationships between colleagues, tenants, families, friends and other professionals.


• Act as a role model, supporting the team to be the best they can be, by working in a creative way to achieve person centered support, positive outcomes and solution focused practice.


• Support professional development by ensuring that all mandatory training requirements for the team are complete and up to date.


• Take a lead role in the daily administrative tasks required by the Service Manager i.e. rotas, rota cover, absence recording, finance checks, incident reporting etc.

About you
You will be warm and friendly and have a natural caring nature, great sense of humour and a positive energy that brings a smile to people’s faces.

• you are a great listener with a caring and supportive attitude


• you want to make a difference every day


• you focus on the individual and not the routine


• you are warm and friendly and have a natural caring nature, great sense of humour and a positive energy that brings a smile to people’s faces

More reasons to apply…

• 22 days annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays


• Retail discounts via our rewards platform (restaurants, shopping, days out gym memberships, cinema Tickets, holidays, Sky store and much more…)


• Reward and recognition awards


• Free DBS checks, Hepatitis and Flu vaccination


• Cashback Health plan


• Access to Blue Light Card – membership fees applies.


• Ongoing training and development & opportunities to progress in your role through the Orwell Academy


• Wellbeing programme

Person Specification...

• QCF Level 3 Health and Social Care or willing to work towards


• Supervisory qualification or commitment to achieve within 18 – 24 months

Interview Date: ASAP

Before applying…
Additional employment documents: https://www.orwell-housing.co.uk/work-with-us/additional-employment-documents/

Orwell is committed to safeguarding and safer employment and the principles of empowerment.

Please notice Orwell Housing Association does not provide visa sponsorship. You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply. You will be required to provide the relevant right to work documentation if successfully appointed to the role.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.  All new arrivals to the UK must also provide a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC).

The definition of new arrival is an applicant who has worked or been resident overseas in the previous five years and this includes citizens of the UK who have worked or lived overseas for a continuous period of six months or more.

Orwell  is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We believe in creating an accessible and supportive environment, where every team member can thrive and contribute. Join us in our commitment to building a workplace that celebrates diversity and empowers all individuals to reach their full potential. We actively welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and are dedicated to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure equal access and opportunity for all.

If there’s a barrier to you applying for any of our roles, we’d like to remove it so please get in touch with our Talent team either by giving them a call (01473 228782) or emailing work@orwell-housing.co.uk.

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