Learning Disability Worker - Southern Housing - 35 hours

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

Job summary

A prominent housing provider is seeking a Learning Disability Worker in Ryde, Isle of Wight. The role involves providing quality care for adults with learning disabilities and maintaining their independence. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong communication skills, empathy, and the ability to work as part of a team or independently. This full-time position offers a competitive hourly rate and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate

Generous holiday entitlement

Great pension scheme

Full training provided

Employee referral scheme

Blue Light discounts

Responsibilities

• Provide quality services to adults with learning disabilities.
• Care for residents and support their independence.
• Get involved with the local community.

Skills

Ability to listen and communicate effectively

Empathy

Compassion

Patience

Good written communication skills

Basic IT skills

Teamwork

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 full time role working 35 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 Novemberat 23:59pm

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

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About us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

Inclusion & Diversity

We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual.

We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.