Full-time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £29,250 per annum
Closing date: 12 th November 2026
Do you want to be part of a unique community where people live, work, learn and celebrate life together?
About Us:
Camphill Milton Keynes Communities is a charity that provides unique, person-centred support, based on a modern view of the Camphill movement, for adults with learning disabilities and autistic spectrum conditions, as well as for a number of people living in the Milton Keynes area with a learning disability.
About the Role:
We are recruiting for a Senior Support Worker to join the team in Bradbury House, our new high-spec supported living service in Pennyland, Milton Keynes. You’ll support the House Coordinator in caring for 6 residents with autism and learning disabilities, supervising staff, and ensuring good practice and compliance. You’ll need to be a hands-on worker, ideally an experienced Senior Support Worker or a skilled Support Worker with at least 2 years of experience, looking to take their first steps into management. Experience of working with individuals who live with autism and dementia is advantageous, and you’ll need to be organised, confident using our digital care planning systems and able to work independently and with strong initiative.
Purpose:
To work in conjunction with the House coordinator(s)/Care Managers to ensure that an adequate level of support is provided to residents and staff living and working in their house. Support residents with their general welfare, housing-related tasks, and
social and educational activities. Ensure Residents have a detailed Person Centred Plan, including agreed goals and action plans that help them achieve outcomes and maintain independent life skills. To encourage and support the values of Camphill Milton Keynes Communities. To act as key worker for a group of Residents.
Key Responsibilities :
Ensure, together with colleagues, that service users experience a safe, healthy and purposeful environment, in accordance with CMKC policies and procedures and statutory requirements.
Provide support and guidance for the residents in the house in accordance with their personal needs as set out in Support & Life Plans, risk assessments and other guidance.
To be responsible for the prompt and accurate recording of all relevant records, including Support and Outcome Planning and Risk Assessments, in accordance with CMKC’s Policies and Procedures.
To support people in making their own decisions and informed choices and to assist them in promoting and maintaining their independence.
To ensure information communicated to people is accessible to them.
To support Residents to manage their own finances, budgeting and dealing with statutory bodies and services.
To support Residents to access a range of leisure activities and other services.
To support Residents to manage their personal care and health needs.
To assist Residents to sustain and maintain their tenancies, e.g. help to understand their tenancy rights and responsibilities, to gain access to furnishings, to budget, set up utility supplies, etc.
To work with Residents to ensure planning of healthy diet choices and support with meal preparation and cooking.
To support Residents with attending meetings and appointments if required.
Provide emotional support and appropriate intervention for distressed or challenging Residents.
Monitor people’s health and ensure the safe handling of medicines.
To undertake and contribute towards the effective recording, reporting, monitoring and evaluation of your work and routinely maintain Residents’ and service documentation.
Carry out Health & Safety checks as set out in the manual and report hazards, risks and accidents.
Along with residents and staff, order / purchase food and household supplies and manage expenditure according to budgets.
Support people to maintain regular contact with their own families and/or other significant individuals according to the person’s wishes.
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