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Choice Support; Canterbury; On-site; NZD 38,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Choice Support is a social care organisation dedicated to helping people with learning disabilities, autistic people and mental health needs to thrive. We are growing our Canterbury team of mental health support workers to provide compassionate, person-centred support in daily living skills. Role: Bank Support Worker in Canterbury, part-time, field-based, contract.

Salary: from £12.82 an hour. You will assist adults with budgeting, cooking, appointments, groups, arts and music activities, and

Responsibilities

• Helping the people we support to learn new skills.
• Providing emotional support, support with appointments.
• Medication support.
• Ensuring the people we support are encouraged to reach their full potential / promote their independence/achieve their goals.
• Maintaining a tenancy - budgeting, paying bills, home maintenance, dealing with correspondence.
• Facilitating groups such as outings, cooking, gardening etc.
• We support a number of individuals with keen interest in art and music.

Job description

We're a social care organisation with a simple vision: One World, where everyone thrives and belongs. Every day, our colleagues walk alongside people with learning disabilities, autistic people and people with mental health needs to build confidence, explore choices and stay connected. If you're looking for a role with purpose, kindness and impact, you'll find it here.

We are currently looking to grow our already established and dedicated team of mental health support workers in Canterbury.

You will be supporting adults to improve their daily living skills - anything from helping them manage their finances to supporting them to cook a meal. The aim is to promote the people we support’s independence so that they can gain the skills and confidence to move on into the community. The people we support have a interest in arts and music so if this is something you enjoy, you could be enjoying it together! You will also be needed to do some housework, paperwork (IT skills are needed).

Daily Duties Can Include:

• Helping the people we support to learn new skills.
• Providing emotional support, support with appointments.
• Ensuring the people we support are encouraged to reach their full potential / promote their independence/achieve their goals.
• Maintaining a tenancy - budgeting, paying bills, home maintenance, dealing with correspondence.
• Facilitating groups such as outings, cooking, gardening etc.
• We support a number of individuals with keen interest in art and music.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Bank Support Worker

Company: Choice Support

Salary: from £12.82 an hour

Hours: Part-time

Location: Canterbury

Working pattern: Field-based

Job type: Contract

Posting date: 3 Sept 2026

Closing date: 14 Sept 2026

Summary

About the role:

We're a social care organisation with a simple vision: One World, where everyone thrives and belongs. Every day, our colleagues walk alongside people with learning disabilities, autistic people and people with mental health needs to build confidence, explore choices and stay connected. If you're looking for a role with purpose, kindness and impact, you'll find it here.

We are currently looking to grow our already established and dedicated team of mental health support workers in Canterbury.

You will be supporting adults to improve their daily living skills - anything from helping them manage their finances to supporting them to cook a meal. The aim is to promote the people we support’s independence so that they can gain the skills and confidence to move on into the community. The people we support have a interest in arts and music so if this is something you enjoy, you could be enjoying it together! You will also be needed to do some housework, paperwork (IT skills are needed).

Daily Duties Can Include:

• Helping the people we support to learn new skills.
• Providing emotional support, support with appointments.
• Medication support.
• Ensuring the people we support are encouraged to reach their full potential / promote their independence/achieve their goals.
• Maintaining a tenancy - budgeting, paying bills, home maintenance, dealing with correspondence.
• Facilitating groups such as outings, cooking, gardening etc.
• We support a number of individuals with keen interest in art and music.

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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