Support Workers

Mencap; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days holiday (pro rata)

Discounts at leading retailers

Health cash plans

Interest-free loans

Job summary

Mencap is seeking a dedicated support worker to assist adults with learning disabilities across two supported living services. You will build meaningful relationships, promote independence and ensure residents feel safe, valued and supported.

Duties include in-home support—meal preparation, laundry, cleaning, personal care and helping with mobility—with support tailored to individual needs. You will help residents participate in day centres and community activities, with a rota that includes

Responsibilities

• In-home support—meal preparation, laundry, cleaning, personal care and helping with mobility—tailored to individual needs.
• Help residents participate in day centres and community activities, with a rota that includes sleep-ins and weekend work.

Job description

In this role, you will play an important role in supporting adults with learning disabilities across two supported living services. The people we support range from their mid-20s through to their 80s, making every day different and ensuring the role is both varied and rewarding.

We take a person-centred approach, recognising that everyone has their own interests, routines and support needs. You will get to know the people you work with and provide tailored assistance that helps them live as independently as possible, while making sure they feel safe, valued and supported.

Your role will include providing support within the home, from preparing meals and helping with laundry and cleaning to sorting post and maintaining a comfortable, safe environment. Depending on individual needs, you will also provide personal care and support with manual handling.

A key part of the role is helping people enjoy an active and fulfilling life outside of their home. You will support individuals to attend day centres and take part in community activities, as well as celebrating birthdays, holidays and local events. There's plenty of opportunity to support a wide range of interests, including football, arts and crafts, volunteering, wrestling, shopping, theatre trips and evenings watching tribute bands.

Both services operate 24 hours a day, so flexibility is important. Day and evening shifts can range from 7am to 10pm, with sleep-in duties and weekend work also required on a rota basis.

If you're looking for a varied role where you can build meaningful relationships, encourage independence and make a genuine difference to the lives of others, this could be the opportunity for you.

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 carer's. 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.
• Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

Here at Mencap, we offer a 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 more.