Community Support Worker – Learning Disability Services

Empanda; Mulbarton, Dereham; Remote; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

We Value You benefits

Competitive salary

Holiday and sick pay entitlement

Workplace pension

Pension salary sacrifice scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Empanda is seeking a Community Support Worker to join the team across Mulbarton and Dereham. You will assess needs, develop care plans and support customers with personal care, budgeting, meals and daily tasks.

Role includes helping clients access health services, promote independence and engage in community activities. The job requires a valid driving license and car, with flexible rota including sleep-ins and evenings/weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience in social care or related setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess needs of individuals and develop plans to meet them.
• Assist with personal care, budgeting, menus, shopping, cooking and domestic tasks.
• Explain tenancy agreements and support decorating, simple DIY and home maintenance.

Skills

Care planning

Personal care

Budgeting

Driving

Job description

Are you interested in a social care role where you can make a real difference? We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, passionate and motivated individual, to join our team in providing care and support to adults with learning disabilities in our residential respite care service and in the local community. You would be joining a highly skilled and talented team rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC.

We would particularly welcome applications from experienced care professionals or those looking for a new challenge in this extremely rewarding role. Please note that this role is not eligible for Sponsorship.

At Empanda, we offer two care and support services to adults with a learning disability – Respite Care and Supported Living.

Respite Care– Based on the outskirts of Attleborough, Oak Trees is a purpose-built building staffed 24/7, offering short-term accommodation for up to four adults at a time, with over 100 adults staying each year.

Supported Living– Offers personalised support to people living in their own home.

About the role

As a Community Support Worker, you will primarily be based at our two contracts in Mulbarton and Dereham, where you will assess the needs of individuals and develop plans to meet those needs. You will have a good working knowledge of digital care planning but training will be provided. You will assist customers with their personal care needs and budgeting, as well as support with menu planning, shopping, cooking and domestic tasks and help customers to understand their tenancy agreement, as well as offering support with decorating, simple DIY and home maintenance.

Care and support also covers health and wellbeing, with our team supporting customers to make and attend appointments with health care professionals, with safety and security, and with establishing and maintaining relationships with friends and family. You will also provide support in accessing facilities within the community, including leisure activities and in promoting independence. Having the use of a car, a full driving license and Business Class 1 Insurance is essential for this role.

You will work within a flexible working rota to provide appropriate support for service users which includes sleep-in duties, paid at £44.00 per night, as well as evenings and weekend working which attract an enhanced weekday hourly rate of £14.05 and £15.05 for weekend hours (except Bank Holidays which are paid at double time). All applications will be subject to pre-employment checks including Right to Work in the UK, enhanced DBS and references.

On joining the Empanda team, you will be rewarded for the valuable job you do through our competitive package of ‘We Value You’ benefits and rewards including competitive salary, holiday and sick pay entitlement; workplace pension; pension salary sacrifice scheme; access to discounted rates for the Hospital Saturday Fund Health Plan; free and unlimited access to a variety of assistance helplines and services; monthly staff draw; Refer a Friend to Work scheme; Cycle to Work Scheme; Long Term Service Awards; Blue Light Card; training and much more.

If you share the Empanda values – accountability, commitment, compassion and integrity and our ethos of offering person-centred care and support of the highest quality to adults with a learning disability, then we would love to hear from you.

Closing Date: Friday 9 October 2026

Empanda reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we have received sufficient applications ahead of the closing date, or the closing date may be extended to allow further applications.