Senior Support Worker
| Posting date: | 12 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,956 to £28,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2026 |
| Location: | TF1 1HE |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Landau Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 101246 |
Summary
We have an opportunity for a Senior Support Worker to join Landau. As a Senior Support Worker, you will provide high quality, person centred support to adults with learning disabilities in centre and within the community, promoting independence, wellbeing, and inclusion.
The Senior Support Worker leads and supports staff in delivering meaningful activities, safeguarding individuals, and ensuring care plans are followed effectively. The role contributes to a safe, empowering environment where individuals can develop skills, build confidence, and engage fully in daily opportunities.
If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, please apply with your CV. If you are shortlisted, we will send you an application form to complete
Key responsibilities:
• Provide day-to-day support for individuals with learning disabilities in line with care and support plans
• Work with the Coordinator to identify support needs and tailor activities to enable learner success
• Support safe participation in centre-based and community activities
• Deliver targeted 1:1 support to build confidence, independence, and skills
• Identify barriers to learning and implement strategies to overcome them
• Promote positive behaviour management in line with policies and procedures
• Maintain accurate records, including daily notes, incident reports, and support plans
• Adhere to safeguarding, confidentiality, and organisational policies at all times
• Act as key worker for designated learners, monitoring progress, attendance, and wellbeing
• Report any safeguarding, health, or wellbeing concerns promptly
• Liaise with learners, families, and external stakeholders, keeping the Coordinator informed
• Act as senior point of contact on shift, providing guidance and supervision to staff
• Mentor and coach Support Workers, modelling best practice and professionalism
• Support rota planning and activity scheduling to ensure effective service delivery
• Assist with induction and training of new staff
• Attend occasional events outside normal hours to support learner recognition and service promotion
• Provide flexible support across the organisation as required
Person specification
SKILLS AND CORE COMPETENCIES
Technical competency (qualifications and training)
• Qualification in supporting learners with additional needs in the care sector Care certificate/NVQ care etc E
Experience
• Experience of supporting adults with learning difficulties - E
• Experience working with learners who have issues with anxiety, confidence or who are overcoming disadvantages - D
• Experiencing of meeting the requirements of learners with robust Care Plans – E
• Experience planning preparing or adapting resources to meet learner need - E
• Safeguarding and/or First Aid training or willingness to train- D
Skills and Attributes
• Creative and innovative, able to devise practical approaches that will interest and motivate learners – E
• Good IT skills and ability to undertake essential administrative or reporting tasks – E
Personal qualities, communicating and relating to others
• Strong commitment to supporting all learners - E
• Excellent organisational skills, time-keeping and reliability – E
• Able to build trust and rapport with both learners post 16 and adult learners - E
• Ability to plan, risk assess and supervise off-site activity, such as visits or work experience placements - E
Hours: 36.5 hours per week
Salary: £25,956 - £28,000 per annum
This is an all year position
Covenants & DBS
Landau is committed to equality and inclusion. Guaranteed interviews are offered under the Crisis Homelessness Alliance, Disability Confident Scheme, and the Armed Forces Covenant, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
Landau is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment.
As this role involves regular work with children and young people, and meets the definition of regulated activity, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 you must disclose all unprotected unspent and spent cautions and convictions. Further details on what convictions must be declared can be found in the Governments Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975.
If you are offered this position, Landau will ask you to complete an enhanced DBS check with a children's barred list check and provide at least 2 references.
It is an offence for an individual who has been barred from working with children to apply for regulated activity. Providing false information is also an offence and could result in the rejection of the applicant, summarily dismissal if selected, and possible referral to the police.
The Senior Support Worker leads and supports staff in delivering meaningful activities, safeguarding individuals, and ensuring care plans are followed effectively. The role contributes to a safe, empowering environment where individuals can develop skills, build confidence, and engage fully in daily opportunities.
If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, please apply with your CV. If you are shortlisted, we will send you an application form to complete
Key responsibilities:
• Provide day-to-day support for individuals with learning disabilities in line with care and support plans
• Work with the Coordinator to identify support needs and tailor activities to enable learner success
• Support safe participation in centre-based and community activities
• Deliver targeted 1:1 support to build confidence, independence, and skills
• Identify barriers to learning and implement strategies to overcome them
• Promote positive behaviour management in line with policies and procedures
• Maintain accurate records, including daily notes, incident reports, and support plans
• Adhere to safeguarding, confidentiality, and organisational policies at all times
• Act as key worker for designated learners, monitoring progress, attendance, and wellbeing
• Report any safeguarding, health, or wellbeing concerns promptly
• Liaise with learners, families, and external stakeholders, keeping the Coordinator informed
• Act as senior point of contact on shift, providing guidance and supervision to staff
• Mentor and coach Support Workers, modelling best practice and professionalism
• Support rota planning and activity scheduling to ensure effective service delivery
• Assist with induction and training of new staff
• Attend occasional events outside normal hours to support learner recognition and service promotion
• Provide flexible support across the organisation as required
Person specification
SKILLS AND CORE COMPETENCIES
Technical competency (qualifications and training)
• Qualification in supporting learners with additional needs in the care sector Care certificate/NVQ care etc E
Experience
• Experience of supporting adults with learning difficulties - E
• Experience working with learners who have issues with anxiety, confidence or who are overcoming disadvantages - D
• Experiencing of meeting the requirements of learners with robust Care Plans – E
• Experience planning preparing or adapting resources to meet learner need - E
• Safeguarding and/or First Aid training or willingness to train- D
Skills and Attributes
• Creative and innovative, able to devise practical approaches that will interest and motivate learners – E
• Good IT skills and ability to undertake essential administrative or reporting tasks – E
Personal qualities, communicating and relating to others
• Strong commitment to supporting all learners - E
• Excellent organisational skills, time-keeping and reliability – E
• Able to build trust and rapport with both learners post 16 and adult learners - E
• Ability to plan, risk assess and supervise off-site activity, such as visits or work experience placements - E
Hours: 36.5 hours per week
Salary: £25,956 - £28,000 per annum
This is an all year position
Covenants & DBS
Landau is committed to equality and inclusion. Guaranteed interviews are offered under the Crisis Homelessness Alliance, Disability Confident Scheme, and the Armed Forces Covenant, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
Landau is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment.
As this role involves regular work with children and young people, and meets the definition of regulated activity, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 you must disclose all unprotected unspent and spent cautions and convictions. Further details on what convictions must be declared can be found in the Governments Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975.
If you are offered this position, Landau will ask you to complete an enhanced DBS check with a children's barred list check and provide at least 2 references.
It is an offence for an individual who has been barred from working with children to apply for regulated activity. Providing false information is also an offence and could result in the rejection of the applicant, summarily dismissal if selected, and possible referral to the police.
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Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.