Female Support Worker - Bath

We are currently looking to recruit Female Support Workers on a permanent, full time basis. Shifts are spread across morning, afternoons, evenings, weekends, sleep ins and bank holidays.

You will receive an enhanced flat rate payment of £60.00 for any sleep-in shifts carried out. The payment for sleep-ins is non-contractual.

About the Service

When working in Bath no two days are the same! The people we support enjoy an active lifestyle. They enjoy having support to do numerous activities such as attending day centre, going on day trips, meeting up with friends and family, going swimming and much more.

The people we support are looking for new friendly faces who would like to come and join their ‘Bath family’. If you like having fun and can make time to sit down for a chat then they would love to meet you.

Have you thought about working for Mencap?

Mencap is a leader in providing excellent support to people with a learning disability. Our vision is a world where people with a learning disability are valued equally, listened to, and included.

Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. Everything we do at Mencap keeps the people we support at the centre of what we do.

With us, it is never ‘just a job.’ In return for your hard work and passion you can find real and meaningful work experience, access to some amazing benefits, competitive pay and an amazing new career pathway.

What does a Support Worker do?

As a Support Worker you will be expected to provide an outstanding level of support that will enormously contribute to the people we support, living a more comfortable, dignified, independent and happy life. You will also be working within an empowered team that are confident in the day to day running of the service.

This may include:

• Personal care - helping people to get ready for the day and assisting with bathing, showering, and using the bathroom.
• Supporting people to live independently – budget management, paying bills, housework, organising appointments and cooking delicious healthy meals.
• Excellent communication skills/relationship building – supporting the person to understand the world around them and promoting positive relationships.
• Community & Social Inclusion- Supporting individuals to access and participate in their local community and social events to promote life skills and independence.
• Working with a range of internal and external people including family, local authorities and health professionals, constantly seeking ways to improve people we supports lives.
• Working within the scope of a framework to keep people safe and understand where you have freedom to make the changes that you think will work.
• Taking an interest in a particular area of support for the service including Quality, Data Finance and Working with people. This could be a part of your career pathway.

Have you thought about working for Mencap?

Mencap is a leader in providing excellent support to people with a learning disability. Our vision is a world where people with a learning disability are valued equally, listened to and included.

Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something really meaningful. Everything we do at Mencap keeps the people we support at the centre of what we do. To find out a bit more about what life as a Support Worker is like, please click here to watch a short video.

With us, it’s never ‘just a job’. In return for your hard work and passion you can find real and meaningful work experience, access to some excellent benefits alongside our competitive pay. Click here to find out more about our Mencap benefits.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the directgov website.

At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!

Mencap are strongly encouraging all our colleagues to have the Covid-19 vaccine as a way to help protect each other and the people we support.

No two days are ever the same, sometimes they may be challenging but they will always positive so click apply now to be considered!

• All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.

As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.

• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Annual leave increases with long service up to 27 days per year plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
• Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
• Pension contributions into NEST Scheme on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings
• Death in service life cover for a nominated beneficiary under our life assurance scheme
• Loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program
• Access to award winning training and development

• T&C's apply based on contract

At Mencap we work in partnership with people with a learning disability. We do this by providing high quality, flexible services that support people, including young adults, to live as independently as possible in their own homes and in the community.

Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist.

You’ll make new friends and feel inspired to reach your potential. We will ask a lot of you - but you’ll get back so much more. With us, it is never ‘just a job’.

In return for your hard work and passion, we can give you real meaning and purpose in your work.