Senior Support Worker

Beyondlimits UK; Taunton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A support services organization in Taunton seeks a Senior Support Worker to assist the team leader and help Tommy build a trusting relationship. The ideal candidate will have experience with substance misuse, leadership skills, and a non-judgemental approach. Benefits include competitive salaries, an award-winning pension scheme, and ongoing training. This is not just a job, but an opportunity to make a significant impact on Tommy's life.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Award Winning Pension Scheme

Company sick pay scheme

Excellent annual leave allowance

Critical Illness cover

Life Insurance

Mandatory induction

Ongoing high quality training

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working with individuals with a history of substance misuse.
• Ability to develop leadership skills.
• Flexibility and reliability essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist the team leader and the team as necessary.
• Develop a trusting relationship with Tommy.
• Show resilience in challenging situations.

Skills

Experience with substance misuse

Leadership

Resilience

Non-judgemental approach

Good sense of humour

Job description

A shout to all the Support Workers willing to give a step forward and be the wing man for Tommy's team, he will love to bring you onboard for the adventure of living his life.

Contract Hours: Full Time

Closing Date: 28/12/2025

Reference: SE/CL

Essential for this job: Experience of working with people who have a history of substance misuse, and some knowledge of Autism would be beneficial.

Tommy has a team of people working with him currently, but he needs a Senior Support Worker to assist the team leader and the team, when necessary. Someone who can be a leader when called upon.

You might be someone who already has some leadership experience or someone looking to develop their leadership skills. Wherever you are in your career just now, we need you to be someone who will show some resilience. In return we will continue to develop you, we offer full training and reflective support and supervision and training that will support you to become the best version of yourself so that you can support Tommy to be the best version of himself.

As part of the team, you will need to have flexibility. You will receive specific to the team training; you must use all of your skills to develop a positive relationship with Tommy. He needs time to build up a trusting relationship, but if you are the right person, you will get there and excel. You must be someone who doesn't take things personally, Tommy is a great guy, and it will be the most rewarding job once you get settled in and get to know him.

Ideally you will:

• Be looking for that next step in your career
• Be someone who will stick around
• Take a non-judgemental approach to your work
• Understand that Tommy's life experiences have impacted on him
• Have a good sense of humour
• Be flexible and reliable
• Want to make a real difference to Tommy's life
• Value the principles of inclusion

Benefits:

• We reward our staff with competitive salaries
• We offer an Award Winning Pension Scheme
• We have a company sick pay scheme
• Excellent annual leave allowance, including top up pay
• Critical Illness cover, reassurance when you need it the most
• Life Insurance, reassurance for your family when they need it the most
• A really good mandatory induction
• Ongoing high quality training
• Career development opportunities
• A real chance to make a difference to someone's life

Sponsorship is currently not available

We are committed to recruiting candidates who share our commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment, including obtaining references and DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) clearance. A DBS check will be requested in the event of the individual being offered a position with Beyond Limits, the cost of which will be to the employee, however, this will be returned after successful completion of probation period (6 months).