Support Worker Haverhill

Mencap; Haverhill; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading support organization in Haverhill is seeking a passionate and caring Support Worker for a part-time role (30 hours/week). This rewarding position involves helping individuals with daily routines, including household duties, personal care, and transportation. Applicants must be compassionate, reliable, and possess a full driving licence. In return, the organization offers full training, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package, including paid holidays and discounts at retailers. Join now to make a real difference.

Benefits

24 days of paid holiday

Retailer discounts

Health cash plans

Interest-free loans

Qualifications

• Compassionate and caring nature to support individuals effectively.
• Reliable and ready to bring positivity into people's lives.
• Full driving licence required for transportation.

Responsibilities

• Support people to live the lives they choose, assisting with daily routines.
• Help with household duties and personal care.
• Support with transportation needs and activities.

Job description

Overview

Are you someone who loves being out and about, getting involved, and making a real difference every day? We are looking for a passionate and caring Support Worker to join our team in Haverhill on a part time basis (30 hours a week).

The people we support enjoy an active lifestyle, whether this is a trip to the swimming pool or gym, socialising with family and friends, going out for lunch and seeing the occasional show. This is a rewarding role where you’ll be helping people live the lives that they choose, supporting them with daily routines which can include helping with household duties, personal care, trips to appointments and supporting with anything else they may need.

Shift patterns can vary from 7am – 10pm, with sleep-in shifts running from 10pm until 7am the next morning. Weekend working is included (every other), giving you balance and time to recharge. A full driving licence is a requirement of this role as the people we support do have their own vehicles to get out and about in.

If you\'re compassionate, reliable, and ready to bring positivity into people’s lives, we’d love to hear from you. In return, you’ll receive full training, development opportunities, and the satisfaction of knowing you\'re making a real difference. Apply now and become part of something truly meaningful.

Responsibilities

• Support people to live the lives they choose, including helping with daily routines and activities.
• Assist with household duties and personal care as part of daily support.
• Support with trips to appointments and transportation needs.
• Support people with activities such as swimming, gym visits, socialising, meals out, and attending events.

Requirements

• Part time role of 30 hours per week.
• Shift patterns can vary from 7am to 10pm, with sleep-in shifts from 10pm to 7am.
• Weekend working is included (every other).
• A full driving licence is required.

Benefits

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees and ensure teams feel valued and appreciated. Our benefits package includes 24 days of paid holiday (excluding bank holidays, pro rata), discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and more. For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document and with all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team.

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.

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