Support Worker - Supported Living

The Grange Centre; Great Bookham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The Grange Centre in Great Bookham is seeking a full-time Support Worker to join a dedicated team supporting adults with learning disabilities. You’ll work as part of a person-centred care approach, building trusting relationships and helping individuals achieve their goals.

After induction, you’ll be a key worker, assisting with personal care, daily living, activities, appointments and community opportunities.

Qualifications

• Natural empathy and positive approach with strong people skills.
• Desire to uphold dignity and respect for individuals.

Responsibilities

• Act as key worker to named individuals with personal and basic care needs.
• Support healthy living and wellbeing, including physical activity and community opportunities.
• Assist with appointments, work/volunteering placements and occasional trips.
• Provide support with laundry, shopping and food preparation.
• Administer medication after training.

Skills

Empathy

People skills

Team player

Job description

We’re looking for a full‑time Support Worker to join our wonderful team here at The Grange Centre supporting adults with learning disabilities.

About The Role

By joining The Grange as a Support Worker, you’ll instantly become part of our dedicated community, our ethos is person centred care and support and you’ll see and feel this at every level. We are proud that we do not rely heavily on agency staff, so you’ll get to know your colleagues and the people we support quickly.

As a Support Worker you’ll need to have natural empathy, great people skills and a positive approach, ensuring that everyone is treated with dignity and respect and that we meet their needs and aspirations.

After full induction and training, you’ll act as a key worker to named individuals, supporting with personal and basic care needs, helping them make informed choices regarding all aspects of healthy living and wellbeing including physical activity, social and community opportunities, support with appointments, work/volunteering placements and occasional support on trips. You’ll also provide support with domestic activities such a laundry, shopping, food preparation and with medication after training.

There’s a huge emphasis on team work and you’ll play an important part in a busy committed team of Support Workers, working in partnership with Senior Support Workers, Deputy Support Services Managers, and Positive Behaviour Champions to ensure we continue to achieve our high standards of person‑centred care and support.

You’ll be supported by a welcoming team and provided with an extensive training programme to help you develop your skills and knowledge. We are happy to support people who wish to develop their careers through studying apprenticeships in Level 2 or 3 Adult Social Care and regularly have promotion opportunities for those who want to become Senior Support Workers or Shift Lead.

Previous experience supporting individuals with challenging behaviour and/or autism is desirable but not essential. We welcome applications from any background. It is not essential to have prior experience, as long as you share our values of: Friendly, Open, Respectful, Caring and Enabling.

We know the care industry can be tough, but The Grange brings so much joy to not only the people we support but also to the staff team and wider community too.

What Colleagues Say

Don’t just take our word for it, here’s a snippet of what our team had to say in our October 2025 staff survey:

95.2% of the team say they understand how the purpose and values of The Grange Centre relate to their job.

92.9% say that The Grange Centre provides them with the training they need.

We have an open, no blame culture as emphasised by 96.4% of the team saying that The Grange Centre provides an environment where they feel able to admit when they make a mistake.

89.2% feel they are a valued member of The Grange Centre team.

90.3% feel they can express their ideas and opinions.

95.2% find their colleagues to be helpful and supportive.

About The Grange Centre

The Grange Centre for People with Disabilities provides vital services supporting people with learning disabilities to lead independent and fulfilling lives.

We are unique in Surrey as we offer accommodation, care support and wide range of skills training and activities all on one beautiful 8-acre site in Bookham. Our services are most suited for people with mild to moderate disabilities.

We are a regulated care provider, a charity and a housing association and we provide three services – Residential Care for those with higher care needs, Supported Living for people working towards independence and Skills & Activities – a wide range of training, work experience and mini businesses.

Support Worker - Supported Living

Company: The Grange Centre Salary: £25,743 - £26,552 per annum, depending on qualification level. Hours: Full‑time Location: Great Bookham, KT23 4DZ Job type: Permanent Posting date: 11 Nov 2026 Closing date: 11 Dec 2026

Summary

We’re looking for a full‑time Support Worker to join our wonderful team here at The Grange Centre supporting adults with learning disabilities.

About The Role

By joining The Grange as a Support Worker, you’ll instantly become part of our dedicated community, our ethos is person centred care and support and you’ll see and feel this at every level. We are proud that we do not rely heavily on agency staff, so you’ll get to know your colleagues and the people we support quickly.

As a Support Worker you’ll need to have natural empathy, great people skills and a positive approach, ensuring that everyone is treated with dignity and respect and that we meet their needs and aspirations.

After full induction and training, you’ll act as a key worker to named individuals, supporting with personal and basic care needs, helping them make informed choices regarding all aspects of healthy living and wellbeing including physical activity, social and community opportunities, support with appointments, work/volunteering placements and occasional support on trips. You’ll also provide support with domestic activities such a laundry, shopping, food preparation and with medication after training.

There’s a huge emphasis on team work and you’ll play an important part in a busy committed team of Support Workers, working in partnership with Senior Support Workers, Deputy Support Services Managers, and Positive Behaviour Champions to ensure we continue to achieve our high standards of person‑centred care and support.

You’ll be supported by a welcoming team and provided with an extensive training programme to help you develop your skills and knowledge. We are happy to support people who wish to develop their careers through studying apprenticeships in Level 2 or 3 Adult Social Care and regularly have promotion opportunities for those who want to become Senior Support Workers or Shift Lead.

Previous experience supporting individuals with challenging behaviour and/or autism is desirable but not essential. We welcome applications from any background. It is not essential to have prior experience, as long as you share our values of: Friendly, Open, Respectful, Caring and Enabling.

We know the care industry can be tough, but The Grange brings so much joy to not only the people we support but also to the staff team and wider community too.

What Colleagues Say

Don’t just take our word for it, here’s a snippet of what our team had to say in our October 2025 staff survey:

95.2% of the team say they understand how the purpose and values of The Grange Centre relate to their job.

92.9% say that The Grange Centre provides them with the training they need.

We have an open, no blame culture as emphasised by 96.4% of the team saying that The Grange Centre provides an environment where they feel able to admit when they make a mistake.

89.2% feel they are a valued member of The Grange Centre team.

90.3% feel they can express their ideas and opinions.

95.2% find their colleagues to be helpful and supportive.

About The Grange Centre

The Grange Centre for People with Disabilities provides vital services supporting people with learning disabilities to lead independent and fulfilling lives.

We are unique in Surrey as we offer accommodation, care support and wide range of skills training and activities all on one beautiful 8-acre site in Bookham. Our services are most suited for people with mild to moderate disabilities.

We are a regulated care provider, a charity and a housing association and we provide three services – Residential Care for those with higher care needs, Supported Living for people working towards independence and Skills & Activities – a wide range of training, work experience and mini businesses.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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