Support Practitioners

At Grove Lodge and Courtyard, we're on the lookout for an experienced and passionate Senior Support Practitioner to join our team and help make a real difference to the lives of our residents. If you've got experience in care and have previously supported or supervised a team, this could be the perfect role for you. About Grove Lodge and Courtyard Our home provides specialist residential care for adults with a primary mental health diagnosis. With capacity for up to 57 residents across two floors, our service offers:

• Comfortable lounges and modern bedrooms.
• Main and skills kitchens to promote independence.
• A focus on empowering residents to develop daily living skills, supporting people towards more independent futures.
What does the role involve? As a Senior Support Practitioner, you'll balance providing hands-on care with supporting and supervising your team. Your primary focus will be ensuring that every resident receives exceptional, person-centred support while helping your colleagues thrive in their roles. Here's a snapshot of your key responsibilities: + Mentoring and Coaching: Supporting your team with training and guidance to ensure they excel in their roles. + Delivering Quality Care: Assisting residents with personal care needs, always upholding dignity, respect, and privacy. + Care Planning: Ensuring residents' care plans are comprehensive, up-to-date, and consistently followed. + Medication Management: Dispensing medication accurately and maintaining detailed records. This role requires a mix of practical care and supervisory responsibilities, so you'll need to feel confident managing multiple tasks while keeping residents' wellbeing at the forefront. What makes you the ideal candidate? We're looking for someone who: + Has experience working in a care home or similar environment. + Has experience supervising and mentoring a team (preferred). + Holds a Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification (or is committed to achieving one). + Is compassionate, organised, and ready to take the next step in their career. Why join us? We value our Senior Support Practitioners and offer a fantastic range of benefits, including: + Recognition rewards: Receive £500 during your first year. + Refer a Friend bonus: Earn £1,000 for every successful referral-unlimited! + Fully funded training: Opportunities to develop your leadership skills and gain further qualifications. + Annual pay reviews: We recognise and reward your contributions. + Private healthcare options: Help with costs for treatments like dental or optical care. + A supportive workplace: Join a friendly, inclusive team where your voice matters. What's next? If you're ready to step into a senior role and make a real difference at The Grove we'd love to hear from you! If you're offered a role with us, it will be conditional on some standard checks, like references and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We also need you to have good English and numeracy skills, plus a passion for caring and helping our residents to thrive. We want every candidate to feel supported and able to perform at their best during the recruitment process. If you need any assistance or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage, just drop us an email at recruitment@mariposacare.com-we'll be happy to help. At Mariposa Care, we're committed to building a fair and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from everyone, no matter your age, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, belief, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Job titles can vary - this role is also known as senior carer, senior healthcare assistant, senior support worker, social care. Apply