Female Senior Support Worker
Prosperity Care & Wellbeing · Direct employer
Location: Newent, Gloucestershire
Shift Pattern: 7am – 10pm
Hours: 45 hours per week
Pay Rate: £13.80
Sponsorship: We are unable to offer sponsorship at this time.
Driver Requirement: A full UK driving license essential for this position
Make a Real Difference with an Award-Winning Care Provider
At Prosperity Care & Wellbeing, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional, person‑centred health and social care. We support adults with complex needs to live empowered, meaningful lives - and we invest just as deeply in the wellbeing, development, and success of our staff.
Our commitment to excellence has been recognised nationally:
- Large Business of the Year – C2S Business Awards 2026
- Best National Home Care Employer (UK) – Great British Care Awards 2025
- Excellence in Social Care Training – GCPA Awards 2024
- Home Care Employer (South West) – Great British Care Awards 2024
- Culture & Diversity Award – Circle2Success Business Awards 2023
- Best Place to Work – Gloucestershire Live Business Awards 2022
You will be supporting a gentleman in his 50s who has diagnoses of Paranoid Psychosis, Recurrent Depressive Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Type 2 Diabetes.
He enjoys spending time in the community, and this is an important part of his daily life. We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills who can build a positive professional relationship, provide person-centered support, and promote independence while ensuring his individual needs are met.
As a Senior Support Worker, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality support and leading by example within the team. You will help ensure the person we support receives consistent, safe, and effective support that enables him to live as independently as possible and achieve the outcomes that are important to him.
A full UK driving license is essential, as you will be required to drive the person we support using his own vehicle. You must be confident driving long distances and on motorways.
What We’re Looking For
We are looking for an experienced, compassionate, and proactive Senior Support Worker who is passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred support. You will have strong leadership skills, be able to work confidently with individuals who have complex needs, and be committed to promoting independence, dignity, choice, and inclusion. You will support and guide colleagues within the service while ensuring the highest standards of care are maintained.
- Lead shifts and provide guidance and support to the wider team.
- Deliver high-quality, person-centred support in line with support plans and risk assessments.
- Promote independence, choice, dignity, and wellbeing at all times.
- Support the person to access and engage with their local community.
- Conduct regular audits and quality checks to ensure records, support plans, and service standards are maintained.
- Maintain accurate records, reports, and daily documentation.
- Liaise with healthcare professionals, family members, and other involved professionals to ensure consistent and effective support.
- Support the implementation and review of care and support plans.
- Act as a positive role model, helping to mentor and develop Support Workers.
- Drive the person we support using their own vehicle, including long-distance and motorway journeys where required.
Alongside the satisfaction of making a real difference, you’ll receive:
- Comprehensive induction and specialist training
- Clear career progression opportunities
- Employee benefits, lifestyle savings & well-being support
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Online counselling and GP access
- Cycle‑to‑work and salary‑sacrifice schemes
- Enhanced DBS provided
We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. Diversity strengthens our team, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults with care and support needs and expect all staff to uphold the highest standards of professionalism.
For this specific role, the person we support has a genuine occupational requirement for Female Senior Support Workers only, as permitted under the Equality Act 2010. This requirement relates solely to the personal care needs of the individual and does not affect our wider commitment to equality and inclusion
Ready to Apply?
If you’re passionate about empowering others and ready to make a meaningful impact in specialist care, we’d love to hear from you.
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