Supportive Bridge
Support Worker – Wolverhampton (permanent, complex care)
Support Worker – Wolverhampton (permanent, complex care) at Supportive Bridge, based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, paying £14.50 per hour. This is a permanent role.
- Pay
- £14.50 per hour
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · On site
- Location
- Wolverhampton, West Midlands
- Closing date
- Sector
- Support Worker
9% below the typical rate for support worker
Reference jobs/151c2f8a-1367-4440-93d0-0ba419264957
About the role
Supportive Bridge is recruiting a permanent Support Worker in Wolverhampton for a specialist supported living provider.
This is a demanding and rewarding role in high-acuity services. You will support people with complex needs and behaviours that challenge, often on enhanced staffing packages (3:1, 4:1 or 5:1), using de-escalation, positive behaviour support (PBS) plans, safeguarding, DoLS and incident recording. Physical intervention is used only where it is lawful, authorised and you are trained for it.
The job:
- Permanent, PAYE employed
- 36 to 48 hours a week
- Pay: £14.50 per hour (gross)
- Paid annual leave, pension contributions, free in-house DMI training, free mandatory training and ongoing development
What you need:
- Previous experience supporting people with complex needs and behaviours that challenge
- Experience on enhanced packages (3:1, 4:1 or 5:1) or comparable high-acuity services
- Confidence managing behavioural escalation, using de-escalation, and working with care plans, risk assessments and behaviour support plans
- Understanding of safeguarding and least restrictive practice
- DMI (Dynamis) training is highly desirable; current or recent PMVA or an equivalent recognised programme may be accepted
- Unrestricted right to work in the UK - this role cannot offer visa sponsorship
- Two suitable referees, ideally including a direct manager
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Reference: jobs/151c2f8a-1367-4440-93d0-0ba419264957 · Posted 2 hours ago · Closes 7 Dec 2026 · Listed via Supportive Bridge
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