Support Workers

**Job Advert**:
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**We are looking for dedicated Support Workers to join our Boston Supported Living team **on a full time basis (37.5 hours per week). Shifts will be spread across mornings, afternoons, evenings and sleep ins, weekends and bank holidays. **_You will receive an enhanced flat rate payment of £61.20 for any sleep in shifts carried out. The payment for sleep ins is non-contractual._**

**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, liberated and happy life.

We provide support to a variety of people with a learning disability in their own homes.

The role of a Support Worker is sometimes challenging but greatly rewarding, the types of support we provided includes:
- Promoting independence.
- Social and leisure activities
- Personal budget plans and paying bills
- Maintaining tenancy agreements
- Maintaining relationships with families, day services and health care professionals
- Maintain personal hygiene and care needs
- Maintain health needs, this may include support with medication or attending appointments
- Cleaning tasks to ensuring their homes are clean and tidy
- Developing hobbies and interests in their local community including
- Promote healthy eating and helping with planning, preparing, and cooking meals.
- Maintain records about their support

As a Support Worker at Mencap you will provide as much, or as little support required by each individual as we focus on person centred support. You do not need to have experience in this sector to apply, but you will need to be a caring, positive, and trustworthy person who is keen to support adults with a learning disability.

**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.

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.
- vacancy ID:29091**Benefits**:
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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

**About Mencap**:
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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.