Empowerment Support Worker - Evenings & Weekends

Hft View All; Wadebridge; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Award-winning training

Flexible pay options via Wagestream

Wellbeing support

Discounts on mobiles

Job summary

Hft is a leading social care provider supported by a warm, inclusive team. As a Support Worker, you empower learning disabled adults to live life their way, fostering independence, choice, and dignity.

You’ll work to promote participation, health, safety and wellbeing, while building confidence and new skills. A positive attitude and willingness to learn are essential, with flexibility for evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Patience, supportiveness, and respect for people's choices.
• Positive, encouraging approach that celebrates achievement.
• Strong communication to build trusting relationships.
• Willingness to learn and work towards a Health and Social Care qualification.
• Confidence providing personal support when needed.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and sleep-in shifts.
• Experience in social care is welcome but not essential; attitude matters most.

Responsibilities

• Enable people to make their own choices and live life in a way that feels right for them
• Encourage participation in social, leisure, work, and community activities that bring connection and enjoyment
• Promote health, safety, and wellbeing while respecting people's decisions
• Support people to attend health appointments and manage medication confidently
• Build independence step by step, so people gain new skills and self-belief
• Stand alongside people to manage daily life with confidence, including personal care when needed
• Keep accurate records and follow safeguarding practices to ensure everyone is safe and supported

Skills

Patience

Communication

Respect for choices

Flexibility

Willingness to learn

Education

Health and Social Care qualification (preferred)

Job description

Hft is a leading social care provider supported by a warm, inclusive team. As a Support Worker, you empower learning disabled adults to live life their way, fostering independence, choice, and dignity.

You’ll work to promote participation, health, safety and wellbeing, while building confidence and new skills. A positive attitude and willingness to learn are essential, with flexibility for evenings and weekends.