Current jobs related to Support Worker - Rustington - Mencap

  • New Waking Night Support Worker

    2 days ago

    Rustington, United Kingdom Wolf Healthcare Full time

    _**Waking Night Support Worker Needed**_ We are recruiting for a full time, permanent Waking Night Support Worker based in Rustington, contracted 40 hours per week. **£12.01 per hour!** - **Experience required for Medication Training!**_ Benefits for Waking Night Support Worker include: - 28 days annual leave per year - Opportunity to buy and sell annual...

  • Support Worker BRR8678

    1 week ago

    Rustington, United Kingdom Independent Lives Full time

    Overview Support Worker — Ref: BRR8678 Location: Rustington, Littlehampton Details This role is to support a Child Drivers licence required: No Employment status: Employed Hours per week: Up to 4 hours per week. Saturday or Sunday, times are flexible, to be arranged. Hourly pay rate: £15.00 I am 17 years old and live with my parents in Rustington,...

  • Activities Worker

    6 days ago

    Rustington, United Kingdom Leonard Cheshire Full time

    Please be advised that short listening and interviews will take place after 13th of October. Part‑time, 25 hours per week. St Bridget’s is home for 39 physically disabled adults. “We are amongst the highest rated providers of care and supported living services in the UK, with 87% of our services rated ‘good’ by regulators.” From 1 December 2025,...

  • Health Care Support

    2 days ago

    Rustington, United Kingdom Blind Veterans UK Full time

    Location: - Rustington BN16, UK - Job function: - Health & Wellbeing - Employment Type: - Permanent - Hours of Work: - 37.5 - Ref No: - Rst_HealthCareSupport_0623 **Health Care Support Job Description.pdf** **More details**: - Health Care Support - Rustington, West Sussex - You will be an empathetic and dedicated individual with an NVQ in Health and...

  • Supervising Social Worker

    2 weeks ago

    Rustington, West Sussex, United Kingdom Compass Fostering Full time £30,000 - £45,000 per year

    About The RoleCompass Fostering are looking for a knowledgeable Supervising Social Worker to join our team. Your office base will be Rustington and you will cover a caseload across East and West Sussex. The role offers hybrid working arrangements, meaning a mix of office & home base, with visits being completed to carers.Thisis an exciting opportunity for a...

  • Part-Time Activities Worker

    6 days ago

    Rustington, United Kingdom Leonard Cheshire Full time

    A leading care provider is seeking a part-time Activities Worker in Rustington. You will organize engaging social and recreational activities for residents with disabilities. This role requires creativity and prior experience in activities work, especially with non-verbal individuals. The position offers 25 hours per week, with a varied weekly schedule,...

  • Blind Veterans UK – Health Care Support

    2 weeks ago

    Rustington, United Kingdom Confederation of Service Charities Full time

    We’re Blind Veterans UK, a charity that helps vision‑impaired ex‑service people from every generation rebuild their lives regardless of how or when they lost their sight. Founded in 1915 by Sir Arthur Pearson to help the many veterans losing their sight after the First World War, we have supported those blinded in subsequent wars and military...

  • Care Assistant

    1 week ago

    Rustington, United Kingdom Alina Homecare Full time

    Overview Join us today and make the Alina Homecare difference. We are looking for kind and caring people who want to make a difference to the lives of others. If you have a caring attitude and willingness to make a difference, come and join our fantastic team based in Rustington and the surrounding areas. At Alina Homecare we feel our care staff are just as...

  • Social Work – Head of Fostering – South Coast

    11 hours ago

    Rustington, United Kingdom Liquid Personnel Full time

    Job Title: Social Work – Head of Fostering – South CoastLocation: South Coast (Rustington)Pay Rate: £375 per dayLiquid Personnel is currently recruiting for a Head of Fostering based on the South Coast.What will your responsibilities be? Lead the team of operations managers, social workers, and support staff to ensure children and young people in care...

  • Assessment Recruitment Officer

    1 week ago

    Rustington, West Sussex, United Kingdom Compass Community Full time £25,000 - £40,000 per year

    Advert Closing Date: 12/12/25 Interview Dates: 15/12/25 & 16/12/25Compass Fostering is seeking a highly organised and motivated Foster Carer Recruitment Officer – Assessments to join our dedicated Recruitment Team. You'll play a vital role in ensuring prospective foster carers progress smoothly from their initial visit through to assessment, helping to...

Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Rustington, United Kingdom Mencap Full time

**Job Advert**:
***

**We are looking to recruit Support Workers to join our dedicated team in Rustington. We have full time positions available for 37.5 hours a week on a permanent basis.**

Shift patterns include 07.00 - 14.30, 14.00 - 21.30 and sleep in's 21.30 - 07.00. Flexibility to cover all shifts on a rota basis is important to ensure we are able to provide the support needed within the service. Sleep in's are paid in line with National Minimum Wage and additional to your contracted hours.

**About the Service**

We support eight adults at our residential care home who have higher needs and therefore more support. They have profound and multiple learning disabilities, mobility impairments which means some of them are wheelchair users and have other complex healthcare requirements.

Day to day tasks will include, assisting the people we support to be as independent as possible yet providing encouragement with household chores, cooking, grocery shopping and understanding their finances. Intimate personal care, moving & handling and medication administering are a daily occurrence so you must be comfortable with this. The people within the service also enjoy activities in the community such as swimming, visiting the local car boots and markets, going to the beach and shopping

This is the perfect opportunity if you are looking for a friendly and energetic environment to work in. Full training will be provided.

**What does a Support Worker do?**

As a Support Worker you will be expected to provide an outstanding level of support that will help to ensure the people we support live a more comfortable, dignified, liberated and happy life. You will have excellent communication skills and be a naturally caring and patient personality. Typical responsibilities may include:

- **Supporting people to live independently** - budget management, paying bills, housework, organising appointments and cooking delicious healthy meals.
- **Relationship building **- supporting the people we support 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 individuality.
- **Personal care** - helping people to get ready for the day.This may include prompting the people we support to take their medication and assisting with bathing, showering and using the bathroom.Not all Support Worker roles include high levels of personal care.

**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.

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.

**_
To continue to keep the people we support safe; we will continue to follow the government guidelines regarding Covid-19. This means due to impending changes to government legislation it will be mandatory, unless you are medically exempt, to have had both covid-19 vaccines prior to starting work in our services._**

Job ID: 24669

**Benefits**:
***

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.
- 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 35 days with long service 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**:
***

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