Are you a warm, caring person with practical life skills? Are you looking for a local role that fits your commitments and comes with variety, challenges and rewarding results, not to mention excellent benefits? Then make the move to Southdown as a Senior Support Worker.

Benefits at Southdown include:

• Salary above the Real Living Wage
• Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance (EAP), Free advice and counselling service
• Access to Blue Light card
• Health Care cash back scheme
• Interest-free Loans
• Life cover: For staff under the age of 65 years in our pension scheme
• Flexible working
• Access to the Easit Network
• Free access to financial services and advice through Salary Finance
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Free Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Support with Career Progression
• Supportive working environment.
• £100 reward for passing your probationary period.

We’re looking for a Senior Support Worker to join this pleasant service in Chichester that’s home to 5 adults with learning disabilities. The job involves role modelling good practice to the team and supporting staff to maintain consistently high standards of service delivery. Candidates should have previous experience of supporting people with autistic spectrum condition and learning disabilities.

As part of the management team, you will need excellent organisation and communication skills as you’ll be regularly supporting clients with meeting friends, family and professionals.

We are looking for candidates with a Full Manual Driving Licence, as you will be required to drive our Service Vehicles as part of this role.

Our Values
Southdown is a psychologically informed organisation where the well-being and happiness of our employees’ matter. We’re committed to creating a positive and compassionate work environment where employees feel valued, respected, and inspired to do their best. In addition, we’re a family-friendly employer that recognises the importance of a work-life balance. If you share our values and want to work for an organisation that helps change lives for the better, we want to hear from you.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and are fully committed to supporting Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and welcome applications from all candidates that meet our job specifications. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, do get in contact with us, as we are always happy to discuss (or arrange a discussion with the recruiting manager) to explore if any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.

We very much welcome previous experience in roles such as Health Care Assistant, Care Assistant, Support Worker, Senior Support Worker, Nurse, Social Care Worker, Senior Care Assistant, Mental Health Care Worker, Nursing Home Assistant, Personal Assistant or Residential Care Worker.

The hourly rate for this role will increase to £14.10 from 1st February 2025.

Closing date: 21st January 2025

Interviews will be held: 28th January 2025

Service Visits will be held: 29th & 30th January 2025