• Department:
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  • Position:
    Paid
  • Town/City:
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  • Salary Details:
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  • Hours Per Week:
    30
  • Advertising End Date:
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  • Internal Advertising End Date:
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  • Vacancy Type:
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  • Job Advert

  • Calling all compassionate and dedicated individuals! Mencap is seeking passionate a Female Support Worker to join our incredible team in Southampton. The position is permanent and part time (30 hours per week).

    About our Service:

    At our Southampton service, we support seven people with learning disabilities who share a welcoming and active home. They enjoy socialising, meals out and many other things.

    As part of our team, you’ll provide high-quality, flexible support tailored to each person’s needs. Your role is to empower individuals to live as independently as possible and to make the most of every day—at home and in the community.

    What we're looking for:

    • A genuine passion for supporting others.
    • Excellent communication skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships.
    • Flexibility to work various shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
    • A positive and empathetic attitude towards individuals with learning disabilities.
    • At least 2 years experience in Care

    Shift times:

    All our services are 24hr care. We prepare the rotas at least 4 weeks in advance so you can still plan your personal and social life!

    • Days: Between 07:00-22:00 
    • Sleep-ins: 22:00-07:00
    • There is also potential of a sleep-in available where you will receive an enhanced flat rate payment of £64.20.

    At Mencap, we’re passionate about finding the right people to support those we care for. We interview frequently and may appoint before the closing date, so we encourage early applications.

    *Due to the nature of this service we are looking for female only applicants. This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1

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

    Job ID: 37078

     

  • Benefits

  • Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated. 
     
    Our benefits package offers 24 days of paid holiday (excluding bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings. 
     
    For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document and below link with all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team 

     

    *T&C's apply based on contract 

  • About Mencap

  • Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in. At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues. 

    Belonging at Mencap is for Everyone, Every day, Everywhere. 

    • Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation. 

    • Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes. 

    • Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves. 

    We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies. We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for. 

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