Lead Support Worker

Lead Support Worker 

Earn £13.21 per hour plus 34 days leave (rising to 39) and health cash plan worth over £1140

Permanent, part time (30 hpw)

Base - Camborne, Cornwall but available to cover other local services when required

We can’t offer a CoS for this role 

Home, a place where you belong 

Want to be part of a team that truly cares, not only about our customers, but about you too? Our colleagues tell us that working here feels different.

You’ll help people with complex needs live more independently, where no two days are the same.

One moment you’re helping someone take a big step towards their goals, the next you’re supporting them through life’s everyday ups and downs. 

What you’ll do


* Lead support planning and coordinate our Support Workers to deliver person-centred support


* Balance support, safeguarding, admin and meetings while guiding colleagues and managing caseloads


* Support Customers with daily tasks like budgeting, cooking and attending appointments


* Work with multi-agency teams to safeguard and empower our customers


* Help customers build independence and prepare for their move-on into the community 

Why join us

This is more than a job – it’s a place where you feel valued.

With our learning and development offer, and support from friendly colleagues, you’ll make a real difference every day! If you’re ready to leave behind the ordinary, do something that really matters.

Be part of one of the UK’s Great Places to Work! 

You have


* Passion and experience in supporting others ideally in a supported housing setting


* Level 3 Diploma in Care or equivalent experience (or are willing to work towards it)


* Experience assessing referrals and coordinating support


* The ability to work under your own initiative, remain calm under pressure and have a resilient approach


* Working with customers with adult social care needs in a residential setting, support and duration of support tailored to meet the individual’s needs.


* You will be based at an office in a residential service and be part of a Countywide team of outreach and residential workers 

Stronger together 

We do our best work when we’re ourselves.

That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work! 

The practical bits


* Flexible working hours (or we’re open to agreeing a work pattern with you).

Where we’re flexible with you, we do need to meet the needs of our customers.

That may mean adapting your start or finishing times on occasion.


* Weekend work will be required on a Rota basis/ No sleep ins / We don’t work Bank Holidays/ After your probationary period you will have the opportunity to become an out of hour’s On-Call responder (paid at £50 for the first hour or part of the hour then at your usual rate of pay should the call out take longer).


* You may also be required to do shifts at other houses ...