Support Worker

United Response; Peacehaven; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused charity in the UK seeks a Support Worker to empower individuals with disabilities in their daily lives. Responsibilities include assisting with personal care, fostering relationships, and promoting independence. Ideal candidates will be compassionate, dedicated, and willing to engage in training. Benefits include enhanced sick pay, training opportunities, and a strong annual leave allowance.

Benefits

Enhanced company sick and maternity/paternity pay

Time and a half for bank holiday working

Access to Blue Light Discount Card and Costco membership

Free occupational health and wellbeing services

Fully paid training

Generous annual leave allowance

UR STARS recognition program

Workplace pension scheme

Long service awards

Travel to work scheme

Discounts from retailers through online platform

Qualifications

• Compassionate and dedicated to making a difference.
• Willing to promote a person-centred approach.
• Previous experience in social care is beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Empower individuals to live as they wish.
• Assist with daily routines and personal support plans.
• Build relationships with supported individuals.

Skills

Compassion

Integrity

Commitment

Job description

Role: Support Worker

Salary: £12.40 per hour (plus excellent benefits)

Location: Crawley

Hours: 37.5hrs per week

Are you ready to have a meaningful impact on someone's life?

Are you compassionate to others?

Are you dedicated to making a difference? Then we want to hear from you.

Our support workers are the heart of everything we do. We want you to empower the people we support to live their lives how they want to, whether that’s travelling the world or spending time in their local park! All we ask is that you have the commitment and drive to encourage and guide the people we support to make this happen.

This position is all about building relationships with the people you will be supporting while helping them with their day-to‑day routine in line with their personal support plans such as dressing, personal care, finances, medication, attending any appointments along with employment, volunteering and hobbies.

Who will you be supporting?

We currently support 8 individuals with a range of physical and learning disabilities across 2 properties. The people we support are a fun‑loving bunch of characters who love getting out and about and we need you to help us make this happen.

The most important things is that you have the compassion and integrity to treat people with dignity and respect and that you are willing to promote a person‑centred approach. If you have the right values then we will give you all the training and support you need. Whilst previous experience of having worked in social care may help with some of the challenges it is by no means essential.

Please be aware that this role will involve weekends, bank holidays and sleep‑ins. The successful candidate will also be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

In return, we will help you build a rewarding career along with the following benefits;

• Enhanced company sick and maternity/paternity pay
• Time and half for bank holiday working
• Access to Blue Light Discount Card and Costco membership*
• Access to free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling, wellbeing and advice services
• Fully paid training and access to nationally recognised qualifications/apprenticeships
• Generous annual leave allowance, so you can balance your work and personal life.
• Our UR STARS recognition program rewards for individuals and teams who go above and beyond.
• Work place pension scheme
• Long service awards recognising loyalty to the people we support and the organisation
• Travel to work scheme (season ticket loan)
• Access to an online shopping platform with discounts from over 3,500 retailers

United Response is not just a social care provider – we're a well‑respected charity dedicated to championing the rights of people with learning disabilities, people with Autism and those with mental health needs. Our mission is to empower these individuals to live, work, and actively participate in their communities, free from discrimination and unnecessary obstacles. In everything we do, we strive to be Creative, Strong, Honest, Responsive, and United.

United Responses’ culture of inclusion, and our focus on health and wellbeing and working models helps ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can be the best they can be. We will treat everyone with dignity and respect and we want to recognise all parts of a person's identity. We believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our organisation and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realise their full potential.

United Response is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to the Mindful Employer values and are a Disability Confident Leader, providing support to applicants with mental and or physical disabilities including guaranteeing an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.

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