Support Worker

Location: Lewisham SE23
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time or Part time
Salary: £12.21-£12.50

We are currently recruiting full-time and part-time support workers in Lewisham. We provide care and support to adults with a range of learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism and complex needs.

As a Support Worker, you’ll deliver excellent care, celebrate achievements, encourage fun and creativity and engage directly with our wider community. This is more than just a job – you will be helping the people we support gain independence and live healthy, happy and fulfilling lives.

Your role will include:

• Providing personal care.
• Administering medication.
• Dealing with challenging behaviour
• Supporting daily living tasks such as cleaning, meal preparation and budgeting.
• Encouraging to develop skills and engage with their local community.
• Developing relationships with those involved in their care and personal wellbeing.

About you:

This role is ideal for people committed to making a positive difference in individual’s lives, including experienced support workers, graduates and those seeking a stimulating career path into social care.

You do not need to have experience in care or support work. We will provide full training and induction to support you in your new role as a support worker.

Whether you have previous experience working in the care sector or are looking to build a career in the industry, we want to hear from you.

We may close this post early if we receive sufficient applications before the closing date. If you are interested in applying, we would ask that you do so as early as possible to avoid any disappointment.

A UK Driving Licence is desirable.

Fully flexible for shifts.

Explore our employee benefits, the good practices we've committed to, and learn more about
Diversity and Inclusion at our company by visiting our website.

Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship or take over a certificate of sponsorship, please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK

Choice Support is Disability Confident which is a scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview. If you consider yourself to have a disability or long-term chronic health condition or if you require any adjustments/support during the application/selection process, please contact us so that we can discuss your needs with you.

You may also have experience in the following: Learning Disability Support Worker, Autism Support Worker, Adult Support Worker, Complex Needs Support Worker, Specialist Support Worker, Behaviour Support Worker, Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Support Worker, Community Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Learning Disabilities & Autism Practitioner, Care Support Assistant, Support Practitioner, Personal Support Assistant (PSA), Waking Night Support Worker

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