Male Support Worker

Gray Healthcare; Appleby; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist Health and Social Care provider is seeking a Male Support Worker in Winterton. The role involves supporting a male with Autism and Moderate Learning Disabilities, ensuring daily engagement and independence while providing tailored support. Candidates must have relevant social care experience and the right to work in the UK. This position offers competitive pay, training, and the opportunity for professional development. Applications from males only due to the nature of the role.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Fully paid induction and training

Company pension

Professional development

Wesfield Health Plan

Blue light card

Additional annual leave up to 33 days

Qualifications

• Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
• Experience adapting communication skills, verbal and non-verbal.
• Must have current Right to Work in the UK and 6 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Support a male with Autism and Moderate Learning Disabilities.
• Help the individual engage in meaningful activities.
• Provide 24-hour support on a 1-2-1 basis.

Skills

Social care experience, ideally within Autism

Experience of supporting individuals with Learning Disabilities

Experience supporting individuals with behaviours perceived as challenging

Good literacy and numeracy skills

Job description

Male Support Worker

Location: Winterton

Salary: £12.21 per hour

Closing Date: 2nd January 2026

Role Description

Gray Healthcare are recruiting a Male Support Worker within the Winterton area of North Lincolnshire to support a male in his 60's who has a diagnosis of Autism and Moderate Learning Disabilities. The person we support lives independently in their own home, receiving support 24 hours a day on a 1-2-1 basis. They are supported by a Male team on shifts of days, waking nights and sleeps. The person we support likes to access the community at times visiting local towns or cities.

Male Support Worker Required Skills and Experience

• Social care experience, ideally within Autism and with some experience of supporting individuals with Learning Disabilities.
• Experience supporting individuals with behaviours perceived as challenging.
• Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
• Experience adapting communication skills, verbal and non-verbal, to aid understanding of the supported individual.
• Motivated to promote engagement in meaningful activity.
• A desire to support the individual in their cultural and spiritual needs.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have been employed in the UK for at least 6 months. We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available and are unable to consider sponsorship.
• This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Working Hours

36 hour contract, 3 x 12 hour shifts, 8am to 8pm (alternative weekend cover required).

Induction and Training

We provide an initial week of training which is a combination of online training (Company induction, systems, and Medication). Followed by in-person training on PROACT-SCIPr-UK which is a PBS approach to least restrictive practice, this is a therapeutic and proven alternative to restraint dominant approaches. You will then complete the person-centred training, specific to the person that you are supporting. Training continues throughout your time with Gray Healthcare, and we encourage you to develop and grow your career with us.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary.
• Fully paid induction and training.
• Company pension.
• Professional development.
• Wesfield Health Plan.
• Blue light card.
• Additional annual leave with each year's service up to a maximum of 33 days.

About Us

Gray Healthcare is a specialist Health and Social Care provider, supporting people with complex needs, disabilities and long-term conditions looking to step back into the community from in-patient support services. At Gray Healthcare, we offer our own dynamic approach to care, enabling people to move back into their own homes and communities, giving them control of their life. We create a bespoke support package for each individual, with support from our own multi-disciplinary team, adaptable to meet all current and future needs.

We’re passionate about delivering exceptional care. You can see our commitment firsthand by visiting our website, where you’ll find our latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating and detailed inspection reports.

This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1. Due to the nature of the role and the needs of the people we support, we can only accept applications from males for this position.