Agincare
Senior Support Worker

Ready to make a real difference and take the next step in your career? Join the Agincare Supportive living team as a Senior Support Worker, where your previous experience, leadership, and compassion will help people live safe, happy, and meaningful lives at our service in Penge.

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

• £13.91 per hour
• Refer a friend bonus (up to £500)
• Career development & fully funded training
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Company pension
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 support)

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

We're 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 you're ready to make a bigger impact, apply today!

About us
Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care 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 our new not-for-profit Children's Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK's 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 CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and 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 isn't the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers

Person Specification
Essential: 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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details
Employer name: Agincare
Address: Orpington, BR6 9HT, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.agincare.com/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Recruitment Team, Recruitment@agincare.com

Details
Date posted: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £13.91 an hour
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 1575210713
Job locations: Orpington, BR6 9HT, United Kingdom

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