Support Worker

Camphill Community Mourne; Kilkeel; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Camphill Community Mourne is seeking a full‑time support worker to join Mourne Grange, a 24/7 supported living setting for adults with learning disabilities. You will be part of a small house team, delivering person‑centred care with dignity and respect.

The role involves a rota including mornings, evenings, nights and weekends, with a focus on maximising independence and community inclusion. Experience with learning disabilities is valued; reliability to commute is important.

Qualifications

• Good communication and ability to adapt to service user needs.
• Observational skills and ability to interpret non‑verbal cues.
• Punctual, organised, maintains confidentiality.
• Team player with the ability to use own initiative.
• Willingness to engage in training.
• Open to working with diverse individuals.

Responsibilities

• Support 58 adults in a 24/7 community.
• Based in one of 11 houses with up to 6 people each.
• Provide personal care as required.
• Contribute to social and cultural life of the Community.
• No hoisting required for this position.

Skills

Excellent communication

Observational skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Willingness to learn

Diversity awareness

Job description

About Us:

We are flexible, human employer based in the unique setting of a Camphill Community. Mourne Grange has been established since 1971 and offers supported living and day opportunities to adults with learning disabilities.

Working in Mourne Grange offers you an opportunity to work from a person centred value base and the way people with disabilities should be treated and respected in our society. Their contributions are as important and as of as much value as the contributions of every other person who is part of Mourne Grange.

It involves being part of a Community and working alongside life sharing co-workers who live in Mourne Grange with the people we support.

We want to accompany people with learning disabilities and this involves an interest in understanding them and issues in their life both positive and negative.

Pay Rates:

Weekdays - £13.20 per hour

Weekends - £19.80 per hour (paid at time and a half)

Working Hours:

We are looking for a full time support worker, who will be expected to engage in a rota (up to 4 weeks in advance) that will include mornings, evenings, nights and weekends.

What you'll be doing:

Supporting 58 adults who have learning disabilities and autism in a 24/7 supported living community covering over 100 acres. The emphasis is on working with our service users to maximise their independence.

You will be based in one of our 11 supported living houses as part of a team, where each house has a maximum of 6 people.

You may be asked to support in other areas of the Community, also in our therapeutic workshops.You will also be involved with supporting the social and cultural life of the Community.

No hoisting is required for this position but you'll need to provide personal care to our service users.

Qualities we look for:

• Good communication skills and adapt to the needs of the service users.
• Good observational skills, the people we support communicate in many different ways
• Punctual, organised, respect confidentiality
• Able to work as part of a team but also appropriately use own initiative
• Able to engage in training
• An openness to working with diversity

Additional Information:

• Male and females are welcome to apply
• Driving isn't essential but you must be able to commute reliably
• Experience of working with people with learning disabilities or other adults in need of support is of value but it is more important to be able to see people with learning disabilities as people first and not based on the label of their disability