Female Support Workers Wanted – Mencap | Kettering
Make every day meaningful!
Are you caring, compassionate, and ready to make a real difference? Join Mencap and support four wonderful ladies in their 40s and 50s to live happy, active, and fulfilling lives.
From baking cakes and enjoying coffee shop visits to trips into the community, theatre outings, and spending precious time with family and friends, every day brings new opportunities to make memories!
Your role will include:
- Supporting with personal care, medication, and finances.
- Assisting with mobility, including wheelchair use in the community.
- Encouraging independence, friendships, family connections, and fun!
Flexible part-time hours with a mixture of day, evening shifts available, and an expectation of one sleep-in shift per week.
Contracts
1 x 20 hours
1 x 16 hours
Interviews held in Kettering.
If you're passionate about helping people live life to the fullest, we'd love to hear from you!
Female applicants only under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1. Enhanced DBS check and references required.
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!
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 carer’s . 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.
£25,577 per annum, pro-rata + excellent benefits
£25,577 per annum, pro rata + excellent benefits.
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Female Support Worker - Northampton in Kettering employer: Royal Mencap Society
Mencap is an exceptional employer dedicated to creating a supportive and inclusive environment for its employees in Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth. With a strong focus on employee well-being, we offer generous benefits such as 24 days of paid holiday, flexible working hours, and access to health cash plans, ensuring our team feels valued. Our commitment to personal growth means that regardless of your background, you'll receive the training and support needed to thrive while making a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals with learning disabilities.
