Empowerment Support Worker — Help Others Thrive

West Sussex County Council; Sompting; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays +

Maternity, paternity, dependency, and

Training and development opportunities

Pension scheme

Blue light card

Discounted membership at local sports/

Job summary

West Sussex County Council is hiring a Support Worker for Ball Tree Croft Residential Home in Sompting, Lancing. The role is full-time (37 hours/week, permanent) offering a salary of £24,796–£25,185 plus a competitive benefits package.

You will be passionate about empowering people, promoting independence, and enabling access to learning and growth opportunities, while maintaining dignity, respect, and safety in daily activities and care delivery.

Qualifications

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills, to record activities in the provider plans.
• Basic understanding of the needs of the people we support and their rights as an individual.
• Demonstrable successful experience of working as part of a team.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, First Aid, Fire procedures, Manual Handling (Desirable).
• NVQ 2/Diploma in Care or equivalent qualification (Desirable).
• Previous care experience with people who have a disability or are vulnerable (Desirable).
• Experience running group activities (Desirable).

Skills

Info interpretation

Communication

Managing expressive behaviour

Cultural sensitivity

Teamwork

Education

NVQ 2 / Diploma in Care

Basic literacy and numeracy

Health & Safety, First Aid, Fire procedures

Job description

West Sussex County Council is hiring a Support Worker for Ball Tree Croft Residential Home in Sompting, Lancing. The role is full-time (37 hours/week, permanent) offering a salary of £24,796–£25,185 plus a competitive benefits package.

You will be passionate about empowering people, promoting independence, and enabling access to learning and growth opportunities, while maintaining dignity, respect, and safety in daily activities and care delivery.