Learning Disability Worker - Southern Housing - 30 hours

Southern Housing; Horsham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A reputable care provider in the UK seeks a Learning Disability Worker to join their team in Ryde. This part-time role involves providing quality care to adults with learning disabilities, offering hands-on support to help maintain residents' independence and community involvement. Candidates should possess good communication skills, empathy, and the ability to work effectively in a team. The position offers competitive pay, training, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate

Generous holiday entitlement

Great pension scheme

Full training provided

Employee referral scheme

Eligible for Blue Light discounts

Qualifications

• Enthusiasm for providing quality services to adults with learning disabilities.
• Ability to work 30 hours per week on a rota basis including weekends.
• Hands-on approach to caring for residents.

Responsibilities

• Support people to maintain independence and encourage community involvement.
• Support residents to maintain independence.
• Promote better community involvement.

Skills

Listening and communication

Empathy

Compassion

Patience

Good written communication

Basic IT skills

Teamwork

Ability to work unsupervised

Ability to work unsupervised

Job description

Learning Disability Worker

We are looking for someone with enthusiasm for providing quality services to adults with learning disabilities to join our team at our registered care home in Ryde, Isle of Wight.

Please note this is a Part Time role - 30 hours per week. Working on a rota basis (including weekends and sleep-ins).

As a Learning Disability Worker, you’ll have a hands‑on approach to caring for our residents, working as part of a team to support people to maintain independence and have better opportunities to get involved within the local community. This is a truly rewarding role where you’ll play many parts within our residents’ lives.

What you’ll have:

• Ability to listen and communicate effectively
• Empathy, compassion and patience
• Good written communication and numeracy skills
• Basic IT skills
• Able to work both as part of a team and also unsupervised

Benefits in working with us:

• A competitive hourly rate
• Generous holiday entitlement
• A great pension scheme
• Full training provided at no additional cost
• Employee referral scheme – get rewarded for referring your friends!
• Eligible for Blue Light discounts!

Closing date: 20th November at 23:59pm

Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high volume of applications.