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Advance; London Borough of Hackney; Presencial; GBP 29.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible hours

Paid mileage and travel time between

Sector specific training and induction

Perks at Work

Long service awards

Refer a friend bonus up to £500

Employee Assistance Programme

Free DBS

Pension with matched contributions

Descripción de la vacante

Advance is hiring a Female Support Worker in Hackney (E5). The role focuses on person-centred care for a female customer with complex needs, requiring 2:1 support with another staff member.

You will perform personal care, mobility assistance, medication support, and documentation, with a flexible schedule and opportunities for development. The position is full-time, permanent, offering benefits including flexible hours, mileage reimbursement, training, and pension options.

Formación

• Good at working on your own and within a team.
• Excellent at communicating with people.
• Able to complete quality support records.
• Able to work every other weekends.
• Ability to follow a Support Plan and Risk Assessments and maintain customer records.
• Need to be literate and numerate in English.
• Willingness and ability to achieve the Care Certificate.

Responsabilidades

• Provide personal care, including continence support, hygiene and maintaining dignity.
• Support with medication administration and accurate record-keeping.
• Assist with moving, handling and repositioning using appropriate equipment.
• Support with food shopping, meal preparation, nutrition and hydration.
• Manage choking risks in accordance with care plans and risk assessments.
• Support attendance at hospital appointments and other healthcare visits.
• Assist the customer in maintaining regular contact with family members.
• Monitor health and wellbeing and report any concerns promptly.

Conocimientos

Team collaboration

Communication

Record keeping

Weekend availability

Follow care plans

English literacy

Care Certificate readiness

Descripción del empleo

Job ref: 5284

We regret to inform you that Advance is unable to accept any sponsorship requirements.

About the Role:

Would you like to work somewhere where you get to make a real difference every day?

Are you caring, fun and up for a challenge? Are you looking for a career where you get to make a difference to people’s lives? Do you love the idea of no two days being the same? If so, we want to hear from you.

Advance is looking for Support Workers in Hackney, E5 to support customers with learning disabilities/ autism/ complex needs/ mental health conditions to live the lives they choose. We offer great benefits, flexible working and all the training and support you need to kick start a rewarding career in Social Care.

We require one experienced female support worker to provide person-centred care for a female customer with complex needs, visual impairment and who is bed-bound. The support worker will work alongside another female staff member to meet the customer's 2:1 support needs.

Responsibilities:

• Provide personal care, including continence support, hygiene and maintaining dignity.
• Support with medication administration and accurate record-keeping.
• Assist with moving, handling and repositioning using appropriate equipment.
• Support with food shopping, meal preparation, nutrition and hydration.
• Manage choking risks in accordance with care plans and risk assessments.
• Support attendance at hospital appointments and other healthcare visits.
• Assist the customer in maintaining regular contact with family members.
• Monitor health and wellbeing and report any concerns promptly.

Advance is a great place to progress too; many of our Support Workers have gone on to be managers, and some have moved into roles in other areas of our business. Once you’re with us, there are genuine opportunities to learn, develop and build a long and rewarding career. Equally, there is the chance to work flexibly, fitting your role around your other life commitments.

About the candidate:

The successful candidate must have experience supporting individuals with complex needs, including moving and handling, medication, continence care and choking awareness. They must be compassionate, reliable, patient and able to work effectively alongside another support worker to provide safe, dignified and person-centred care.

Requirements:

• Good at working on your own and within a team
• Excellent at communicating with people
• Able to complete quality support records
• Able to work every other weekends
• Ability to follow a Support Plan and Risk Assessments and maintain customer records
• Need to be literate and numerate in English
• Willingness and ability to achieve the Care Certificate

Job Details

Company: Advance

Salary: £28,937 to £28,937.70 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Lower Clapton, E5

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 17 Oct 2026

Closing date: 15 Nov 2026

Summary

Position: Female Support Worker

Location: Hackney, E5

Hours: 37.5

Salary: £28,937.70 per annum (£14.80 p/h)

Job ref: 5284

Benefits of working for Advance:

• Flexible hours to fit around you and the needs of our customers
• Paid mileage and travel time between appointments
• Sector specific training is provided as part of induction plus opportunities for professional development
• Access to Perks at Work where you can obtain great discounts of cinema tickets, shopping vouchers and much more
• Long service awards payable in 5 year increments
• Golden Hello/refer a friend receive up to £500
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Free DBS (Disclosures and Barring Service)
• Excellent opportunities to progress your career within Advance
• Enrolment in a pension scheme with matched contributions above the statutory minimum (if you work enough hours to meet the threshold for enrolment)

Advance is regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing and the Care Quality Commission and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. You will be required to provide evidence of right to work. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be covered by Advance.

Safeguarding:

At Advance, Safeguarding is embedded in our organisational culture — it’s reflected in our values, our behaviours, and the way we work together. We believe that creating a safe environment is not just about compliance, but about cultivating trust, openness, and accountability at every level.

As the organisation’s Safeguarding Lead, Ryan Brummitt, Executive Director of Support, oversees our safeguarding arrangements and ensures that concerns are acted upon quickly, sensitively and in line with national legislation and local safeguarding procedures.

We believe that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Whether you are a customer, family member, colleague or partner organisation, if you have any concerns about the welfare or safety of someone we support — or of any member of our team — please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Advance Housing & Support Ltd reserves the right to close this job once sufficient applications have been received.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

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