support worker

LDN London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

LDN London is hiring support workers to help people with learning disabilities live safe, dignified lives in supported accommodation or in their own homes across Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Camden, Islington, Southwark and Hammersmith & Fulham.

You will work a rota that includes weekends and early/late shifts; some roles involve waking night shifts. All posts include manual handling as an intrinsic and regular part of the job.

Qualifications

• Experience helping people with learning disabilities.
• Willingness to work weekends and various shifts.
• Manual handling is part of the role.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals to live safely and independently.
• Assist with daily activities and personal care as appropriate.
• Foster dignity, respect and inclusion in daily routines.

Skills

Support work

Learning disabilities

Job description

As a support worker you enable people with learning disabilities to live safe, fulfilling, and dignified lives in supported accommodation or their own home. We have positions available across a variety of services in Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Camden, Islington, Southwark and Hammersmith & Fulham.

In each of our services we support approximately 5-10 people. We support people with a range of support needs from low to high; with old age/ dementia, profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), autism/mental health. We also operate outreach services for people who live more independently. We work on a rota which includes working some weekends, early and late shifts. If you prefer to work nights, we also have some services with waking night shifts.

We currently only have vacancies in services where manual handling is an intrinsic and regular part of the job.