Support Worker

Turning Point UK; Castleford; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days holiday

Not-for-profit employer

Job summary

Turning Point is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to assist a person living in Castleford and the local community. You will promote independence, support daily activities, and help manage anxiety with patience and reliability.

The role involves practical tasks, personal care, some medication support, and recording daily progress. A full driving licence is desirable; shifts include evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.

Qualifications

• Essential: caring, flexible, patient, non-judgemental; great team player with energy; good communication skills; able to assist with physical aspects and manual handling.

Responsibilities

• Promote the independence of people we support.
• Support a full range of daily activities including cleaning and cooking, days out, or holidays.
• Arrange activities in the home and local community.
• Develop individuals' life skills and personal interests.
• Help individuals stay safe and healthy; assist with personal care needs.
• Manual handling if required; support with medication; maintain records and support monitoring.

Skills

Compassionate care

Patience

Team player

Communication skills

Manual handling

Job description

# Support Worker### Job Introduction**This position does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under current UK immigration guidelines**Would you like to be part of a small and highly specialised service which is committed to supporting me in the community?Would you like to involve me and support me to be part of my local community?Would you like to be well trained, well supported, well paid and know that you are making a positive difference every time you go to work?As a Support Worker, you will make a real difference to residents' lives as you improve their daily living skills. Passionate about people, you will enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress with us.**Where will I be working?**I’m looking for friendly and supportive people to join my support team and help me live life to the fullest in my home in Castleford and out in the local community.I’m a man with Fragile X syndrome and a mild to moderate learning disability. Sometimes I experience high anxiety and need plenty of reassurance, and I can show some complex behaviours. That’s why it’s really important to me that my support team understands my needs and approaches things with patience, consistency, and reliability.I’m looking for support worker who can bring a playful attitude and a good sense of humour, while also setting clear boundaries when needed. If you’re caring, understanding, and ready to make a positive difference, you could be the right fit for me.When I’m not at home, I love listening to music, watching films, playing Xbox, and going on day trips. If you share some of these interests and enjoy helping others live their best life, I’d love to hear from you!We use a digital social care record system, to support daily recording, which will make your day-to-day tasks easier and allows you to spend more time with the People We Support. Some aspects of this role will involve lone working.**Shift Patterns**This is a 24 hour service and will require the flexibility to work a shift pattern that includes evenings, weekends, and bank holidays in turn as part of a team. As a person-centred provision, we will look to develop shift patterns around the support needs of the people being supported, and therefore it’s unlikely that there will be a ‘standard’ shift time, and it’s likely that the pattern of work will evolve as people’s lives evolve.Please note that the shifts may vary.### Role ResponsibilityThis is a hands-on job in which no two days are the same. Your duties will include:* promoting the independence of people we support* supporting a full range of daily activities including cleaning and cooking, days out or going away on holiday* arranging activities in the home and in the local community* developing individual’s life skills and personal interests* helping individual’s to stay safe and healthy* assisting with personal care needs* manual handling if required* supporting people with medication* Ensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standard at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements.### The Ideal Candidate**What skills and qualities do I need to have?**It is essential is that you are:* passionate, caring and enthusiastic* flexible, patient and non-judgemental* a great team player with lots of energy* able to demonstrate good communication skills* able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed* transferable experience of helping people to manage anxietyIt is desirable that you have;* knowledge and experience of learning disabilities and complex needs* a full driving license and access to a vehicle with business class insurance cover.### About usAs a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.**What Benefits Will I Receive?**We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.You will get 29 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.***Turning Point Benefits***We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.Turning Point### Attached documents* Support Worker Role Profile and Job expectations.pdfApply| | || --- | --- || Salary | £24,773 based on 37 hours, £12.84 per hour || Frequency | Annual || Job Reference | Support Worker Foundry/13789 || Contract Type | Permanent || Closing Date | 22 October, 2026 || Job Category | Support Work || Business Unit | Learning Disabilities || Location | Castleford, United Kingdom || Posted on | 22 September, 2026 || Contract Details | Full-Time / Part-Time (22.5 hours and above) || Working Hours | Various shifts |