Support Worker -Uckfield

Mencap; Uckfield; Vor Ort; GBP 22.000 - 27.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

24 days paid holiday

Discounts at high-street retailers

Health cash plans

Interest-free loans

Zusammenfassung

Mencap in Uckfield, East Sussex, is seeking a dedicated Full-Time Support Worker to join our team. You will assist individuals with learning disabilities with daily activities, providing emotional support and helping them live the life they choose.

We value compassionate, patient individuals with excellent communication skills who can work flexible shifts, including evenings, weekends, bank holidays, and sleep-ins. DBS and references are standard for a 24-hour care environment.

Qualifikationen

• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities is valued.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Willingness to work shifts including evenings, weekends, bank holidays, and sleep-ins.

Aufgaben

• Assist with daily activities and practical tasks.
• Provide emotional support and encouragement.
• Help individuals live as independently as they choose.

Kenntnisse

Compassionate attitude

Excellent communication

Support without doing for

Flexible shifts

Jobbeschreibung

Support Worker -Uckfield

Company: Mencap Salary: £24,785 to £24,785 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Uckfield, TN22 Job type: Permanent Posting date: 30 Oct 2026 Closing date: 28 Nov 2026

Summary

Calling all compassionate and dedicated individuals! Mencap is seeking passionate Full Time Support Worker to join our incredible team in Uckfield, East Sussex.

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, supporting them to live the life that they choose.

What we're looking for:

• A genuine passion for supporting others.
• Being able to stand back and support and not do for.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships.
• Flexibility to work various shifts, including evenings, weekends, bank holidays, sleep ins and holidays.
• A positive and empathetic attitude towards individuals with learning disabilities.

Contract options:

• Full time: 37.5 Hrs
• Days: Between 07:00-22:00

All our services are 24hr care. We prepare the rotas at least 4 weeks in advance so you can still plan your personal and social life!

There is also a sleep-in available where you will receive an enhanced flat rate payment of £64.20. From 22.00 - 07.00 where you sleep at the service and can be woken if there is an emergency.

Benefits

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.

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

T&C's apply based on contract

• All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.
• Job ID: 36631

We are an equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation and we particularly welcome and encourage disabled applicants and those from the Black and Asian communities to apply for the role as they are under-represented within the workforce.

Mencap welcomes applications from all suitable candidates and is committed to attracting a diverse workforce. However, all available Certificates of Sponsorship for 2026 have now been allocated, so we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship. Candidates must already have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

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.

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.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

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

https://jobs.mencap.org.uk/benefits.aspx