Learning Disabilities Support Worker

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wallsend; Hybrid; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage allowance

Generous annual leave

Induction and training

Qualifications opportunities

Salary reviews

Bonus

Pension scheme

Healthcare scheme

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a permanent part-time care worker to support adults with learning disabilities and/or autism at a day centre. The role focuses on building independence, social skills, and quality of life through personalised plans and practical and emotional support.

Part-time hours are 31.5 or 19 per week, with travel across Essex for training, other centres and community visits.

Qualifications

• Caring for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism
• Excellent listening and communication skills
• Empathetic approach
• Willingness to provide personal care
• Basic IT skills for logging information
• Proactive approach and able to work on own initiative
• Enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK without needing visa sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Deliver a personalised plan of support for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism
• Provide practical, emotional and social support to help individuals reach their desired outcomes
• Support individuals with daily living tasks
• Provide personal care
• Support individuals with eating and drinking
• Support individuals to gain qualifications, manage money, travel independently and build social skills
• Foster independence, self-esteem and social inclusion
• Work at other centres and in the community across Essex

Skills

Compassionate care

Excellent listening

Empathetic approach

Personal care

Basic IT

Proactive

Job description

This permanent part-time post sits within the ECL team, supporting adults with learning disabilities and/or autism at a day centre. The work centres on a tailored plan to build independence, social skills and quality of life, covering practical and emotional help, daily living tasks and personal care. Hours come as either a 31.5-hour or 19-hour pattern across the week, with travel across Essex for training, other centres and community visits. Applicants who need visa sponsorship cannot apply directly.

What the job involves

• Deliver a personalised plan of support for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism
• Provide practical, emotional and social support to help individuals reach their desired outcomes
• Support individuals with daily living tasks
• Provide personal care
• Support individuals with eating and drinking
• Support individuals to gain qualifications, manage money, travel independently and build social skills
• Foster independence, self-esteem and social inclusion
• Work at other centres and in the community across Essex

Skills & knowledge

• Passion for providing a high level of care and support to adults with learning disabilities and/or autism
• Exceptional listening and communication skills
• Empathetic approach
• Willingness to provide personal care
• Basic IT skills for logging customer information
• Proactive approach and able to work on own initiative

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK without needing visa sponsorship

Other

• Living by ECL's values of caring, excellence, integrity and teamwork
• Willingness to travel across Essex

Nice to have

• Previous experience in the care industry

What’s offered

• 55p per mile tax-free mileage
• Up to 32 days annual leave a year, including bank holidays
• Fully paid induction and training with ongoing support
• Paid-for qualifications and career development opportunities
• Annual salary reviews
• Annual performance-related bonus
• Enhanced contributory pension, with employer contributions of up to 6%
• Healthcare support scheme via Healthshield