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Senior Support Worker
Sale, Manchester
£25,000 - £25,642 per annum (Once 6-month probation is passed)
Full or Part Time opportunities available.
Additional payments for night shifts (£12 per night - £55 for sleep-in)
- Have you worked in an adult social care or nursing setting?
- Experience of being a team leader or have at least 1 year of care experience?
- Do you want to progress to a Senior Support Worker?
Then Stockdales is the company for you! A charity based in Sale, just south of Manchester City Centre, we have over 70 years’ experience supporting people with learning and physical disabilities.
We pride ourselves on supporting our residents and service users to live their best lives to the fullest. Offering, high quality health and personal care for long-term residents of all ages. We have five 'luxury' style homes in Sale, with modern interiors and state-of-the-art lifting equipment and mobility aids, along with a day service in Altrincham.
Come and join the fun working environment here at Stockdales. You will be offering day to day, person centred care, which includes, activities and day trips planned weekly with residents and service users which includes – swimming, trips to the seaside, museums, sensory walks, and activity breaks across the country.
What you will receive whilst working for us:
- A competitive salary
- Enhanced pay for bank holidays and on call
- Excellent internal and external training offered
- Comprehensive induction and ongoing training
- Mileage paid for travel during work hours
- 28 days holiday per year pro rata inclusive of bank holidays
- Increased holiday entitlement with service
- Pension Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to Wage Stream
- Medicash – includes access to 24hr GP, money off shopping and going out, wellbeing aids
- Life Insurance Scheme
- Monthly staff prize draw
What we want in return:
- Ideally a minimum of 1 year experience working in care with the ability to lead shifts
- Caring, self-motivated staff members who have passion and want to help people with learning disabilities and complex health care needs
- Have basic IT skills-Microsoft word and email. Ability to read and write and have basic numeracy skills is essential to this role
- Be Prepared to undertake a professional qualification relevant to the role, such as a level 2/3 RQF/NVQ
- Commitment to training and to progress to a shift leader
- Committed, reliable and willing to work as part of a team
- Flexibility- willing to work weekends and bank holidays
- Satisfactory DBS check, 2 references
You will go home at the end of your shift satisfied and feeling like you have made a big difference to the people you support.
If this job is for you, we want to hear from you.
Please note that this role is open to women only and is exempt under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 (Genuine Occupational Requirement).
This organisation delivers specialist, trauma-informed services to Black and racially minoritised women and their children who are at risk of or have experienced domestic abuse and other forms of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). Their work focuses on supporting individuals to rebuild safety, confidence and independence through culturally responsive and person-centred support.
They are now seeking a highly organised and proactive Administrative Officer to support the day-to-day running of the organisation and contribute to the delivery of these essential services.
The Role:
This is a varied and hands-on role, providing administrative and operational support across the organisation. You will play a key part in ensuring services run smoothly, enabling frontline teams to effectively support women and families accessing the service.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing high-quality administrative support to senior staff and service teams
- Acting as a first point of contact for internal teams and external stakeholders, including service users, partner organisations and community groups
- Coordinating meetings, events and community-facing activities that support engagement and outreach
- Maintaining accurate and confidential records, including sensitive case-related information
- Supporting data reporting, funding returns and monitoring requirements
- Assisting with health & safety processes to ensure a safe environment for staff and service users
We are looking for someone who is:
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
- A confident communicator with strong written and verbal skills
- Proactive and able to manage competing priorities
- Comfortable handling sensitive and confidential information
- Experienced in administration, ideally within a charity or public sector setting
Additional Information
- This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check
- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
- This post is open to women only and is exempt under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 (Genuine Occupational Requirement)
Equality & Diversity
The organisation is committed to building a diverse and representative workforce.
We particularly welcome applications from Black women and racially minoritised candidates, as this reflects the communities the organisation serves. All appointments will be made on merit.
Next Steps:
Please apply with a tailored CV today and member of our TPP team will be in touch if your CV reflects the essential criteria above. If you do not hear back from us within 3 working days, then unfortunately, you haven't been succcessfull - we will also notify you by email.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.