• Department:
    Personal Support
  • Position:
    Paid
  • Town/City:
    Hemel Hampstead
  • Salary Details:
    £12.71 per hour + excellent benefits
  • Hours Per Week:
    37.5
  • Advertising End Date:
    30 Apr 2026
  • Internal Advertising End Date:
    30 Apr 2026
  • Vacancy Type:
    Permanent
  • Job Advert

  • 🚗 Driver Required – Become a Support Worker at Mencap! 🌟

    📍 Hemel Hempstead | ⏰ Full-time (37.5 hrs/week)

    Calling all kind-hearted, big-smiled, make-a-difference humans!
    Mencap is on the lookout for passionate Support Workers (Drivers essential) to join our amazing team in Hemel Hempstead.

    If you want a job where no two days are the same and your work genuinely changes lives, this could be your moment.

     

    💙 What’s the role all about?

    As a Support Worker, you’ll be supporting people with learning disabilities to live their best lives. You’ll work with a wonderfully diverse group of individuals, each with their own strengths, personalities, and goals.

    Your day might include:

    • Supporting with everyday activities
    • Encouraging independence and confidence
    • Offering emotional support and companionship
    • Sharing laughs, achievements, and meaningful moments

    It’s not just a job—it’s a role with purpose.

     

    ✅ What we’re looking for:

    • A genuine passion for supporting others
    • Great communication skills and the ability to build real relationships
    • Flexibility to work days, evenings, weekends, and holidays
    • A positive, empathetic attitude
    • A full UK driving licence

    No previous experience? No problem. Your values and personality matter most—we’ll train you!

     

    🕒 Shifts & Working Pattern

    All our services provide 24-hour care, but don’t worry—we plan rotas at least 4 weeks in advance, so you can still plan your social life!

    • Day shifts: Between 07:00–22:00
    • Sleep-ins: 22:00–07:00
      • Enhanced flat rate of £64.20 per sleep-in
     

    🌟 Why Mencap?

    Our vision is simple but powerful:
    To make the UK the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

    We support people with learning disabilities, their families, and their carers—and we stand up for a kinder, fairer, more inclusive society.

    Whatever your role at Mencap, you’re part of that mission.

     

    📌 All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

    If you’re caring, enthusiastic, and ready to make a real difference—we’d love to hear from you. 💙

  • Benefits

  • 🎁 Our Benefits (and there are lots!)

    At Mencap, we believe in looking after the people who look after others. You’ll receive:

    • 🌴 24 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays, pro rata)
    • 🛍️ Discounts at leading high‑street retailers
    • 💊 Access to health cash plans
    • 💷 Interest‑free loans
    • 🎉 And many more fantastic perks!

    👉 Find out more here:
    https://jobs.mencap.org.uk/benefits.aspx

  • About Mencap

  • 🌈 Inclusion & Belonging at Mencap

    We are proud to be an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. We particularly welcome applications from:

    • Disabled applicants
    • People from Black and Asian communities
      (these groups are currently under‑represented in our workforce)

    Belonging at Mencap means everyone, every day, everywhere.

    • Everyone is treated with respect and kindness
    • It’s okay to make mistakes—we learn and grow together
    • People feel safe, valued, and able to be themselves

    We also have Belonging Network Groups open to all colleagues, including groups for:

    • Black and Asian colleagues
    • LGBTQIA+ colleagues
    • Disabled colleagues or those with long-term health conditions
    • Women
    • Parents and carers
    • Allies

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