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Senior Support Worker
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- £13.25 an hour
- Part-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- English
English Teacher
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- English
- Classroom experience
- School
Teaching Assistant
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- English
- School
Science Teacher
Compass Schools —Milton Keynes
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- Classroom experience
- School
Maths Teacher
Compass Schools —Milton Keynes
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- Classroom experience
- School
Support Worker
Bedfordshire Supported Housing Ltd —Bedford
- £12.21 an hour
- Part-time
- Travel
- Communication skills
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Zebra Technologies —Bourne End
- Full-time
- Project management
- Presentation skills
- Bachelor's degree
- Annual leave
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Community Support Worker
Bedfordshire Supported Housing Ltd —Bedford
- £12.21 an hour
- Part-time
- Travel
- Care plans
- Communication skills
Senior Community Support Worker
Bedfordshire Supported Housing Ltd —Bedford
- £13.25 an hour
- Part-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- English
Residential Care Worker
CareTech Group —Cardington
- £13.19 - £13.81 an hour
- Full-time
- No experience needed
- School
- Employee discount
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Restaurant General Manager
GAD Corporation (do not delete) —Kettering
- £11 - £22 an hour
- Night shift
- Computer literacy
- Analysis skills
- Quick service & fast food restaurant
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
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- Full-time
- Care plans
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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Senior Support Worker

Bedfordshire Supported Housing Ltd -
Bedford

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Job details

Part-time | Full-time | Zero hours contract
£13.25 an hour

Qualifications

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
English
Microsoft Office
Supervising experience
Communication skills

Full job description

Salary £ 13.25

Bedford

Vacancy listed 24/11/2025

Application deadline 31/12/2026

Details

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Senior Support Worker

Department: Residential Care / Supported Accommodation

Location: Accommodation Services- Bedford/Milton Keynes

Work Pattern: Full time/Part-time/Zero hours

Workplace Values

To operate in in line with the workplace values which are:

1. Innovative - embrace new ways of working through innovation and learning from experience

2. Caring - show willingness to care for the other person

3. Professionalism - take accountability and act in a professional manner

4. Courage - do the right thing by being open, honest and transparent

5. Compassion - care about acting with kindness

6. Competence - strive for self-improvement by acquiring the knowledge and skills to do my job

7. Equality- promote equality of opportunity to all

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Be responsible for one or more allocated service users and taking the lead in all aspects of the care and support of the service user.

2. Monitor the service user’s condition ensuring that any mental or physical health changes are communicated to the line manager.

3. Under the guidance of the line manager, draft and review care/support plans and risk assessments with the service user, where possible.

4. Complete regular reports about service users such as daily progress notes and reports required for care reviews.

5. To take a lead role in conveying weekly 1:1 review meetings with allocated service user.

6. To follow company policy and procedure and ensures own safety whilst lone working.

7. To ensure that the house is safe and clean for the service users, staff and all visitors during working time, paying particular attention to procedures regarding checking of fire alarms, hygienic preparation of food, cleaning of the house and refuse collection etc.

8. Be responsible for planning and preparing balanced and nutritional meals for the service users allocated.

9. Engage and support the service user with activities of daily living, such as personal care, personal hygiene, shopping, budgeting and household tasks.

10. To provide effective coordination of a shift in the absence of the line manager by using the shift coordination template.

11. To ensure the safety and wellbeing of service users at all times, raising safeguarding alerts and supporting the service users in raising complaints and concerns via the appropriate channels.

12. To act as an advocate for the service user where required and provide support in accessing external agencies i.e. advocacy, citizen’s advice.

13. Liaise with service users’ families and carers regarding sensitive issues relating to the service user’s needs, care and identified risks, as agreed in the care/support planning process.

14. Along with the service user, attend health and social care appointments outside of the home.

15. Convene, chair and minute service user meetings as requested by the line manager.

16. To administer medication and prompt the service user where required in line with the company policy and procedure.

17. To take part in service audits and reviews as requested.

18. Take a lead in the line management of support workers, address concerns, monitor performance and provide daily staffing updates to the Registered Manager.

19. To take a lead in a specific area of the service i.e. Physical Health.

20. To support the deputy manager in drafting the duty rota as and when required.

21. To deputise for the deputy manager when required.

22. A core function of all staff across BSH is to create and submit material / content for publication on digital formats / social media.

The job holder may be required to undertake other reasonable duties as required by the line manager.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Skills & Experience

Excellent communication skills
Ability to get on with people of all ages and backgrounds
Previous experience of working within a care role
A practical and flexible approach to work
Ability to work as part of a team
Ability to work on own and take initiative and embrace innovative ways of working
Experience of supervising a team

Education / Qualification

Health and Social Care L2 Qualification or equivalent qualification / experience
Good command of the English language, both written and spoken
Ability to use Microsoft Office – Word and Excel
Experience of PASS software (desirable)

Special Features

Flexible and adaptable approach to shifts and rotas.
The ability to travel to various locations across Bedfordshire
Ability to demonstrate, understanding and apply our workplace values

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Science Teacher

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