Support Worker, Healthcare Nursing

Overview

Mencap are looking for caring and reliable Support Workers to join our team in Boston. This role involves working across two services that support adults with complex needs, and we are looking for someone with experience in care and in supporting people with challenging behaviours. As a Support Worker with Mencap, you will play an important part in helping people live happy, independent and meaningful lives.

Your role will include supporting people with their personal care, following SALT assessments and communication guidance and carrying out safe manual handling tasks. You will also help people to access the local community, whether that’s going to day centres, enjoying coffee and cake, playing bingo or taking a trip to the cinema. You will be supporting individuals with managing their finances, completing household tasks, building confidence and independence at home and in the community, accompanying the people we support to their medical appointments and more.

This role requires someone who is confident, patient and passionate about supporting people in a respectful, person-centred way. We are recruiting for full time, part time and relief contracts and you will need to be flexible, as shifts can vary from 7am/9am and finish ep-ins and weekend working are part of the rota also.

Working with Mencap means joining a supportive, friendly team where you can grow your skills, develop your career and make a real difference every day. If you want a role that is rewarding, varied and full of purpose, we would love to hear from you. Apply today to start your journey with Mencap.

Job

Please note: This position does not meet the minimum salary requirements for a Health and Care visa under the UK Skilled Worker route, as set by the Home Office. Therefore, although Mencap is a licensed sponsor, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK, as we are not able to support new visa applications or sponsorship requests for this vacancy.

• Support people with personal care and daily living tasks with a person-centred approach.
• Follow SALT assessments and communication guidance.
• Carry out safe manual handling tasks.
• Assist people to access the local community and participate in activities.
• Support individuals with managing finances and completing household tasks.
• Promote independence and confidence at home and in the community.
• Accompany people to medical appointments and other appointments as needed.
• Be flexible to cover full time, part time and relief contracts; shifts may include early mornings, evenings, sleep-ins and weekends.

We are recruiting for full time, part time and relief contracts. You will need to be flexible, as shifts can vary from 7am/9am and finish at 10pm; sleep-ins and weekend working are part of the rota.

• 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 discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.
• For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team.

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 are 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.

Everyday commitments include: treating people well and making Mencap an inclusive organisation; continual growth and learning; ensuring people are treated with respect, valued, and safe to be themselves.