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Mencap; Abbots Langley; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days paid holiday (excluding bank/🎗

Discounts at leading retailers

Health cash plans

Interest-free loans

Job summary

Mencap is seeking a dedicated Support Worker for our Abbots Langley services in Hertfordshire. This full-time role involves assisting individuals with learning disabilities in daily activities and providing companionship to improve quality of life.

The position emphasizes empathy, strong communication, and a flexible approach to shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. A supportive team environment and clear career development are offered.

Qualifications

• A genuine passion for supporting others.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships.
• Flexibility to work various shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• A positive and empathetic attitude towards individuals with learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily activities of individuals with learning disabilities.
• Provide emotional support and companionship to those in our care.
• Support a diverse range of activities (music, crafts, cooking, gardening, walks, games).
• Work across shifts, including evenings, weekends and holidays, and participate in rota planning.

Skills

Passion for helping others

Communication skills

Flexibility

Empathy

Job description

Support Worker

We are looking for a Support Worker to join our Services based in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire on a Full-Time basis.

As a Support Worker, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of individuals with learning disabilities. You will be working with a diverse group of people, each with their own unique abilities and needs.

From assisting with daily activities to providing emotional support, you’ll play a vital role in their life.

We support a variety of people with different interests from music, craft, cooking, gardening, allotment work, local walks, board games, pool and darts. The most important thing to the people we support is having someone kind and caring that they are able to spend time with a have a chat.

What we're looking for:

• A genuine passion for supporting others.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships.
• Flexibility to work various shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• A positive and empathetic attitude towards individuals with learning disabilities.

Contract options

• Full-time: 37.5 hrs

All our services are 24hr care. We prepare the rotas at least 4 weeks in advance so you can still plan your personal and social life!

Shift times

• Days: Between 07:00-22:00
• Sleep-Ins: 22:00-07:00

There is also a sleep-in available where you will receive an enhanced flat rate payment of £64.20

*All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.

JOB ID: 36694

Important information for applicants: please note, this position is not suitable for anyone who is looking to obtain sponsorship from us or swap their sponsorship. This is due to the fact the salary rate for this position does not meet the UKVI’s current minimum annual salary threshold requirements for sponsorship. If you are resident in the UK and do not require sponsorship, we would love to hear from you!

Benefits

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.

Our benefits package offers 24 days of paid holiday (excluding bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document and below link with all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team

https://jobs.mencap.org.uk/benefits.aspx

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Mencap

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in. At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

Belonging at Mencap is for Everyone, Every day, Everywhere.

• Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
• Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes.
• Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies. We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

Company: Mencap
Salary: £25,419 to £25,419 a year
Hours: Full-time
Location: Abbots Langley, WD6
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 19 Aug 2026
Closing date: 15 Sept 2026