Support Worker - Brighton Outreach

Royal Mencap Society; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days paid holiday

Pension schemes

Retail discounts

Health cash plan

Interest-free loans

Job summary

Mencap is seeking compassionate Support Workers for a part-time role in Brighton & Hove. You will help with daily living tasks, finances, meals, and accompany individuals on community activities.

You will support hobbies, outings, and social events, with shifts across mornings, afternoons and evenings, including some weekends and bank holidays. A DBS check and references are required.

Qualifications

• A genuine passion for supporting others.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Flexibility to work varied shifts including evenings and weekends.
• Empathetic attitude towards adults with learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily living tasks and provide emotional support.
• Support individuals with outings and community activities.
• Help with finances, shopping, and healthy meal planning.
• Support hobbies such as swimming, hosting parties, or baking.
• Adapt to shifts across mornings, afternoons and evenings; some weekends/bank holidays.

Skills

Compassionate

Communication

Flexibility

Empathetic

Job description

Calling all compassionate and dedicated individuals! Mencap is seeking passionate Support Workers to join our incredible team in Brighton & Hove. This is a part time position for 20 hours per week.

As a Support Worker, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of individuals with learning disabilities. You will be working with a diverse group of people, each with their own unique abilities and needs.

From assisting with daily activities to providing emotional support, you’ll play a vital role in their life.

The people within the service have a busy schedule and love to be out and about but will require support when going out in the community. The adults we support enjoy a variety of hobbies and activities.

From our outreach service in Brighton and Hove we support 43 people across the city – offering a real variety in both personalities and experiences of the people we support, which allows us to clearly focus on our person centred approach.

The people we support in Brighton & Hove see many things as being important to them, be it through supporting them in adult life with a large variety of activities and developing both existing and new skills. You will be supporting people with their daily living tasks with things like finances, shopping for all things and healthy menu planning. You will also support individuals with their hobbies, be it through swimming, hosting parties or baking –who doesn’t enjoy a cheeky slice of cake?

Flexibility is important as support is delivered throughout the day, with shifts spread across morning, afternoons and evenings. You will be required to work some weekends and some bank holidays.

What we're looking for:

• A genuine passion for supporting others.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships.
• Flexibility to work various shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• A positive and empathetic attitude towards individuals with learning disabilities.

Contract options:

All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.

Our benefits package offers 24 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as choice of pension schemes, discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings..

*T&Cs apply based on contract.

About Mencap

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.

At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

• Everyoneis expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
• Every daywe grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes
• Everywherepeople will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.

We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.

£26,228 per annum pro rata + excellent Benefits

£24785 per annum (Pro-rata) + excellent Mencap Benefits