Supervisor - Support at Home Service (Extra Care Housing) - CMB1991e

Location: Whitehaven
Salary: £38,220 - £39,152 per annum pro rata
Hours: 32 hours per week
Contract: Temporary

About this opportunity

Cumberland Council is looking for a dedicated Supervisor to lead a team within our Extra Care Housing service. You’ll play a key role in managing staff, ensuring service excellence, and supporting individuals across the community. This is a varied and rewarding role where you’ll oversee recruitment, training, and performance, while working closely with the registered manager to maintain high standards of care.

We’re seeking someone with strong leadership experience, excellent communication and ICT skills, and a background in care planning and staff supervision. An NVQ Level 3 in Team Leading or Leadership & Management is essential. In return, you’ll be part of a supportive team committed to continuous improvement, with opportunities for development and a focus on person-centred care. If you’re ready to make a difference in your community, we’d love to hear from you.

This role is available on a fixed-term basis.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for individuals who embody our organisation's core values: ambitious,collaborative, compassionate, empowering, and innovative. We believe in the power of these values to drive positive change, deliver excellent public services and shape a better future for our communities.

We’re also about potential over perfection and we can help you grow in the role and thrive in your career.

Be sure to take a look at the post specification (below) for the essential criteria for this role.

Contact

For more information about the role or to arrange an informal chat prior to your application, please contact Jacqueline Southern-Leigh by email at [email protected]

DBS Checks

This role requires a DBS check. The level of check for this role is:

Enhanced DBS check with adults.

Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with adults. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults.

Guaranteed Interviews

We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicants as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

• Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010
• Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under
• Armed forces veterans whose last long term substantive employer was the armed forces

If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application. Find out more.

Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments
We’re dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That’s why we’re a proud Disability Confident Employer and also an Age Friendly Employer – to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing [email protected]. While adjustments aren’t always guaranteed, we’ll always listen and we’ll try our best to accommodate your needs.

Application and Interview information

Easily apply by submitting your CV and answering a few short questions

• Closing date: 10th September 2025
• Interview date:TBC

Please note this role may close early subject to demand. If you’re interested in applying, you should apply well before the advised closing date. We cannot accept applications once the role has closed.