Support Worker

Gray Healthcare Limited; Worcester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary

Fully paid induction and training

Company pension

Professional development

Westfield Health Plan

Blue light card

Additional annual leave with each year

Job summary

Gray Healthcare Limited in Worcester is recruiting Support Workers to aid a male service user with Autism and Learning Disabilities, requiring 24-hour support in a home setting. The role involves day, waking night and sleep shifts, and driving to access the community.

You will join a mixed team, complete initial training, DBS check, and ongoing professional development. A full UK driving license is essential, and you must have Right to Work in the UK. Benefits include pension and health plan.

Qualifications

• Full UK Driving License – Essential.
• Social care experience, ideally within Autism and Learning Disabilities and with some experience of supporting individuals with mental health needs such as anxiety.
• Experience supporting individuals with behaviours perceived as challenging.
• Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
• Experience adapting communication skills, verbal and non-verbal, to aid understanding of the supported individual.
• Motivated to promote engagement in meaningful activity
• A desire to support the individual in their cultural and spiritual needs
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have been employed in the UK for at least 6 months. We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available and are unable to consider sponsorship.
• This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references

Skills

Full UK Driving License

Social care experience (Autism & LD)

Behaviour support

Care plans & risk assessments

Communication skills (verbal & non-ver

Engagement in meaningful activity

Cultural & spiritual needs

Literacy & numeracy

Right to work in the UK

DBS check & references

Job description

SupportWorkerLocation – Worcester£12.71 per hourClosing Date 21st August 2026

Role Description

Gray Healthcare are recruiting Support Workers, within the Worcester area of Worcestershire, to support a Male who has a diagnosis of Autism and Learning disability. The person we support lives independently in their own home receiving 2-2-1 support 24 hours a day. The person we support is supported by a mixed team of male and female on mixed shifts of days, waking nights and sleeps. The person we support enjoys interacting with his staff team by doing activities with them in the community and enjoys watching his favourite tv shows. We are recruiting drivers only for this role as the individual we support will have a mobility vehicle to access the community.

Required Skills and Experience

• Full UK Driving License – Essential.
• Social care experience, ideally within Autism and Learning Disabilities and with some experience of supporting individuals with mental health needs such as anxiety.
• Experience supporting individuals with behaviours perceived as challenging.
• Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
• Experience adapting communication skills, verbal and non-verbal, to aid understanding of the supported individual.
• Motivated to promote engagement in meaningful activity
• A desire to support the individual in their cultural and spiritual needs
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have been employed in the UK for at least 6 months. We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available and are unable to consider sponsorship.
• This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references

Working Hours

• 24 hour contract 2 x 12 hour days shifts from 8am to 8pm

Induction and Training

We provide an initial week of training which is a combination of online training. (Company induction, systems, and Medication.) Followed by in-person training on PROACT-SCIPr-UK which is a PBS approach to least restrictive practice, this is a therapeutic and proven alternative to restraint dominant approaches. You will then complete the person-centred training, specific to the person that you are supporting. Training continues throughout your time with Gray Healthcare, and we encourage you to develop and grow your career with us.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary
• Fully paid induction and training
• Company pension
• Professional development
• Westfield Health Plan
• Blue light card
• Additional annual leave with each year's service up to a maximum of 33 days

About Us

Gray Healthcare is a specialist Health and Social Care provider, supporting people with complex needs, disabilities and long-term conditions looking to step back into the community from in-patient support services. At Gray Healthcare, we offer our own dynamic approach to care, enabling people to move back into their own homes - into their own communities – giving them control of their life. We create a bespoke support package for each individual, with support from our own multi-disciplinary team, adaptable to meet all current and future needs. We're passionate about delivering exceptional care. You can see our commitment firsthand by visiting our website, where you'll find our latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating and detailed inspection reports.