Female Support Worker
Walsingham Support
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Job summary
Walsingham Support is recruiting a Female Support Worker for Keepers Cottage near Ledbury to help adults with learning disabilities live life their way. You’ll provide personal care, cooking, and household assistance, plus companionship and encouragement.
No experience is required—full training and ongoing support are provided. You’ll join a friendly rural service with flexible shifts, weekend work, and a values-driven charity that reinvests every penny to support people and staff.
Qualifications
- No experience required; training provided.
- Willingness to learn and support others.
Responsibilities
- Support people with personal care, cooking and household tasks.
- Provide companionship, encouragement and emotional support.
- Help people build independence, friendships and new skills.
- Join in with activities, hobbies and community events.
Job description
This role is for anyone who wants to make a real difference, whatever your age, background, or gender (unless the role is gender specific)
You don't need to have worked in care before if you're kind, patient, and willing to learn, we'll support you every step of the way.
It could suit someone who's helped others in customer service, childcare, hospitality, teaching, or volunteering, or someone simply looking for a more meaningful job.
If you're the type of person who enjoys listening, lending a hand, and helping others live life to the fullest, you'll fit right in here.
NB: THIS ROLE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SKILLED WORKER VISA SPONSORSHIP UNDER CURRENT UK HOME OFFICE RULES, AS IT DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIRED SALARY OR SKILL LEVEL CRITERIA.
WHILST WE ENCOURAGE APPLICATIONS TO OTHER ROLES, CANDIDATES WHO ALREADY HAVE A VALID RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK THROUGH OTHER IMMIGRATION ROUTES OR PERMISSIONS MUST MEET THE MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY OF Having at least two years remaining on your current visa.
Be someone's everyday hero!
Join Walsingham Support, a national charity that doesn't make money for shareholders every penny goes back into supporting people and our incredible staff.
As a Female Support Worker, you'll help amazing adults with learning disabilities live life their way.
No experience? No problem well give you all the training and support you need to grow.
WORK SOMEWHERE AWESOME..!
One of our lovely team is moving on, so this is your chance to become part of something special and make a real difference every day as a Support Worker.
Jobs like this don't come along every day. As a Female Support Worker, you'll be part of a team helping people live their best lives.
This isn't a boring job you'll be changing lives with care, supporting day-to-day living and joining in with activities like bowling, swimming, walks, and community outings.
You don't need prior experience to join as a Female Support Worker.
We provide all the training you'll need, along with ongoing support to help you build a career in care.
- Favourable working hours, with part-time and bank Support Worker roles available
- 28 days holiday (rising to 38 with service)
- Double pay for bank holidays
- Paid Enhanced DBS
- Pension contributions and life assurance (3x salary)
- Funded qualifications and apprenticeship opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme and bereavement helpline
- Walsingham Rewards Scheme and Blue Light Card discounts
- Long service awards and a £250 recommend-a-friend bonus
- £55 per night "sleep in" bonus available in some locations
- Support people with personal care, cooking, and household tasks
- Provide companionship, encouragement, and emotional support
- Help people build independence, friendships, and new skills
- Join in with activities, hobbies, and community events
Walsingham Support is a national charity, not a business. We don't make money for shareholders everything we do is reinvested into supporting the people we care for and the staff who make it happen.
Since 1986, every Female Support Worker at Walsingham Support has played a vital role in enhancing the lives of people with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs. Our world is built on doing good, being the best place to work, and always putting people first.
That's why you'll receive interview questions in advance, so you feel confident and ready to shine.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Our first step once you have applied, is a brief values evaluation. It highlights the qualities that matter in our work and helps both of us see whether the role is a good fit.
Keepers Cottage is a welcoming residential home supporting eight adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities in a beautiful rural setting just outside Ledbury.
Surrounded by countryside, it's a calm and friendly environment where every day is centred around helping people live fulfilling, independent lives.
As a Female Support Worker, you'll provide person-centred support with everyday living, helping people with personal care, preparing meals, developing life skills and encouraging independence.
You'll also spend time building genuine relationships and supporting people to enjoy meaningful lives both at home and in their local community.
Life at Keepers Cottage is busy, rewarding and full of variety. No two days are ever the same.
The people we support lead active, fulfilling lives and enjoy getting out into their local community as much as possible.
You'll have the opportunity to support people to enjoy a wide range of interests and hobbies, including martial arts, horse riding, sailing and karaoke, as well as many other activities that are tailored to each person's interests and goals.
Creating memorable experiences is an important part of life at Keepers Cottage.
Every year, the people we support enjoy holidays together at seaside holiday parks, making lasting memories and enjoying new adventures with the support of our team.
Because of our rural location, you'll need to be able to travel to and from the service, either using your own transport or by arranging lifts.
Two service vehicles are available during shifts to support outings and activities with the people we support.
Shifts are worked between 7:00AM AND 10:00PM, with a typical shift lasting 7.5 HOURS. Longer shifts can be considered if preferable.
The service requires regular afternoon and evening working, so you'll need to be able to work these shifts as part of a varied rota.
You’ll also be expected to work TWO WEEKENDS IN EVERY FOUR.
A rota is issued a month in advance for the following month so you know well in advance when you are working and when you are off.
Female Support Worker
We collected some comments from our team members from our 3 month and 6 month pulse surveys.
Here is what they said:
- "...I feel motivated, valued and committed to providing high-quality care..."
- "...every voice is valued and my manager is always accessible when I need to speak up or contribute..."
- "...I feel supported when it comes to developing professionally..."
- "...the onboarding played a pivotal role in helping me understand and appreciate my role..."
- "...I feel supported in my development and genuinely feel good working as a Walsingham Support Worker..."
- "...I feel very confident because I've had the right training and work with a team that's always ready to help..."
- "...the onboarding played a pivotal role in helping me understand and appreciate my role..."
- "...my manager trusts me, believes in my work and supports my professional development..."
- "...I feel more confident and motivated to learn, grow and contribute to the quality of the organisation..."
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