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Senior Support WorkerNHS

Weymouth, DT47TN Permanent £13.75
Posted 6 October 2026 Closing date 5 November 2026
Weymouth Rail Station (0.6 miles, direct) Norden - Park and Ride (Swanage Railway) (17.2 miles, direct) Seldown Coach Station (21.8 miles, direct)

Job summary

Ready to make a real difference and take the next step in your career? Join the Agincare Weymouth team as a Senior Support Worker, where your previous experience, leadership, and compassion will help people live safe, happy, and meaningful lives across Weymouth. This is a varied and rewarding role, combining hands-on support with leadership responsibilities, giving you the opportunity to truly shape the quality of care and support we provide. What we offer: £13.75 per hour, Refer a friend bonus (up to £500), 35p per mile, Career development & fully funded training, Blue Light Card discounts, Company pension, Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 support). The people youll support: Youll support individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism. Each person is unique, and youll help ensure their care is person-centred, consistent, and tailored to their lifestyle, whether thats providing personal care, helping with daily routines or enjoying days out or quieter time...

Main duties of the job

Join the Agincare Weymouth team as a Senior Support Worker, where your previous experience, leadership, and compassion will help people live safe, happy, and meaningful lives across Weymouth. This role combines hands-on support with leadership responsibilities, giving you the opportunity to shape the quality of care and support provided. Youll support individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism, helping ensure their care is person-centred, consistent, and tailored to their lifestyle. Agincare offers £13.75 per hour, a refer-a-friend bonus, mileage allowance, career development, and an Employee Assistance Programme. Applicants need experience in a senior support role, confidence supporting complex needs, a full UK driving license, Level 2 Health & Social Care, and strong organizational skills.

Job description

Package Description: Ready to make a real difference and take the next step in your career?

Join the Agincare Weymouth team as a Senior Support Worker, where your previous experience, leadership, and compassion will help people live safe, happy, and meaningful lives across Weymouth

This is a varied and rewarding role, combining hands-on support with leadership responsibilities, giving you the opportunity to truly shape the quality of care and support we provide.

What we offer:

  • £13.75 per hour
  • Refer a friend bonus (up to £500)
  • 35p per mile
  • Career development & fully funded training
  • Blue Light Card discounts
  • Company pension
  • Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 support)

The people youll support:Youll support individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism. Each person is unique, and youll help ensure their care is person-centred, consistent, and tailored to their lifestyle, whether thats providing personal care, helping with daily routines or enjoying days out or quieter time at home.

Were looking for:

  • Experience in a senior support or team leader role
  • Confidence supporting complex needs
  • Full UK driving licence and own car
  • Level 2 Health & Social Care (Level 3 desirable/working towards)
  • Strong organisation and IT skills
  • Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK

Your role:

  • Provide hands-on support, including personal care and community activities
  • Support and guide team members across multiple locations
  • Review care plans, risk assessments, and records
  • Liaise with families and professionals
  • Step in to lead shifts and ensure high-quality, consistent support

Your leadership will help create a supportive, empowering environment where people can truly thrive.

If youre ready to make a bigger impact, apply today!

About us:

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-ownedcare provider with close to 6000 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of ournew not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations across England.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services are regulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers

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About us

Agincare is celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. It is a family-owned care provider with close to 6000 team members, rapidly growing with recent care home developments, and the launch of new not-for-profit Childrens Services. Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations in England. Agincare is a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, committed to supporting care leavers by ensuring interview opportunities. Agincare is an equal opportunities employer, encouraging applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

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