Acting Senior Support Worker

Job Reference: 81731
Posted: Thursday 21st August 2025
Closing Date: Friday 5th September 2025
Up to £12.90 per hour
Accrington, Lancashire
Full-Time/Part-Time

Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to

individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are currently looking to add an Acting Senior Support Worker to our team in Accrington, Lancashire.

 

We are recruiting a proactive, motivated, and professional Acting Senior Support Worker to provide person centred support to our residents with a range of support needs, primarily learning disabilities. No two days will be the same at this service as we support our service users to follow their passions and engage in a range of activities including: movie nights, gardening, board games, arts and crafts and many more!

 

Senior Support Duties include:

  • Develop and sustain warm and trusting relationships with service users.
  • Enable service users to gain independence, confidence and competence in areas such as: social skills/relationships, personal care and hygiene, daily living and many more.
  • Assist service users in the administration and monitoring of prescribed medication following the Scheme’s Medication Policy.
  • Offer support and supervision to junior staff, relief staff, students and volunteers as appropriate, under direction of the Supported Living Manager.

 

You must have at least one years’ experience in supporting people with learning disabilities.

 

Vacancy Reference Number: 81731

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

 

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

 

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.

Application Instructions:

In order to apply, please read the job description and then complete the online application form using the links above.

You can also download a copy of our application form using the links above. Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to recruitment@creativesupport.co.uk to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying.

If you require any advice on completing your application form, please call us on 0161 236 0829.

Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS

Investors in People | Gold   Investing in Volunteers | Silver     Stonewall Diversity Champion     Disability Confident Employer