Learning Disability Support Worker

Learning Disability Support Worker

Based in Herne Bay, Kent

Permanent, Part time (28 hpw)

Salary of £18,576 to £18,730 pa pro rata rising to £19,200 through length of service

Plus, brilliant benefit!

Empowering customers to live rewarding and happy lives. Thats when it hits home.

We have a fabulous opportunity for you to join our small but awesome team. We support our brilliant customers who have a learning disability diagnosis and who live independently in a 3-bedroom property based in the centre of Herne Bay.

We help change our customers lives for the better. Youll play your part by assisting in the delivery of tasks that are based on our customers personal support plans, and their needs and aspirations. Youll work with our team and external agencies to assess and engage support for our customers. We empower our customers to develop the independent living skills they need to successfully live semi-independently. Together well make a difference!

We are committed to empowering customers and ensuring that they have respect, dignity, independence, choice and control over their own lives.

Customer quote

€œI feel happy, safe and secure at this service, knowing I will be listened to and supported at every stage.€ 

About our team

Youll be working alongside our fabulous team who are super passionate about supporting customers to reach their goals and celebrating their achievements.  To us we are not just a team were a work family. Our manager is Mary who has nearly 20 years of experience in supported housing. We dont just love to support our customers, were there for each other too! Shannon will be your fellow Support Worker who has so much knowledge and experience about Learning Disabilities and has been with us for over 8 years.

Working hours

The hours are 28 hours a week worked over five days Monday, Thursday & Friday (6 hrs a day) and Saturday and Sunday (5 hours a day).  Apart from the weekends we can be flexible on which 3 days are worked in the week. Ideally, we would like someone who could be available to work additional hours on occasion in order to cover for the other support worker at the project during leave or sickness.

We need you to be flexible to meet the needs of our customers, but we aim to give you the time you need to spend time doing the things that matter to you!

About you

Youre passionate and motivated to help vulnerable people make positive and lasting changes to their lives. Youll impress us with your ability to work on your own initiative, positively influencing people from all different backgrounds. Ideally you will have some experience in safeguarding, risk assessments, confidentiality, support plans, and working collaboratively.

If youre not the biggest fan of technology, thats not a problem to us. You do need to know that we are quite a high-tech company and most of our application process and mandatory learning are online. However, were glad to support you, if you need help.  

Ideally it would be amazing if you have worked in this type of environment before and with this client group, however its your €œcan do€ positive attitude and enthusiasm that are critical to make this role a success. We can nurture your talent, just let us know in your cover letter why you have a passion for working here and with clients that have learning disability challenges!

To flourish in the role, youll be great at building effective working relationships and partnerships and youll have strong organisational and communication skills.

When you join, youll need to have a valid Enhanced Check under the Disclosure and Barring Service. The great news is that we will pay for that to be done if you dont have a transferrable one.

Want to know more?

If youre not reading this advert on our careers pages, press the APPLY NOW button to access lots of useful stuff! You can download the support worker job description, and find out more about Home Group. Weve also got some short films that show you what its like to work here, and we know youll want to find out more about our award winning benefits and rewards package!

During Covid-19

Were continuing to deliver services for our customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and our brilliant colleagues are at the very heart of making that happen. Were doing things a little differently at the moment, so to keep everyone safe, well engage with you digitally where possible. Check out our awesome video to find out more on how our colleagues have felt supported here during the outbreak.

To apply

Dont delay applying for this brilliant job, as we may close it early if we get lots of applications! Just upload your CV and if you have one, your covering letter (this will help us learn more about you!). If you need them, weve also got some great templates to help you.

Youre unique!

Home Group play a big part in tackling prejudice and discrimination, not just for our customers, but colleagues too! You can be yourself here, because we value everything that makes you unique. So, whatever your age, race, sexuality, disability, religion, or gender identity, we recognise and celebrate our differences. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!