Job Description

Learning Disability Support Worker – Notting Hill

£11.85 per hour. Shifts available are Monday to Friday 3:30pm – 7:30pm and 5 hours on Saturdays

SweetTree Home Care Services has been awarded CQC Outstanding status twice in a row, which is a reflection of how we look after both our clients and our staff. Plus we’ve won many other accolades, including being rated one of the UK’s Best Companies to Work For (three times) and is rated Investors in People Gold. Our highly acclaimed SweetTree Care Academy also offers employees free, ongoing, and accredited training. 

Within our Learning Disabilities team, we are currently looking for a support worker in the Notting Hill area to assist our young clients who are brothers and have muscular dystrophy. Our clients’ live with their parents and are looking for support to help them with their physio and may need assistance with mobility and personal care. Both clients are wheelchair users and are PEG fed. They also like watching tv, playing video games and getting out and about at weekends.

The role of a support worker is unique and varied because the people you support all have unique needs. Whilst this can be a very diverse role, the key focus is always on supporting a person to lead a fulfilling and more independent life.

Why SweetTree? Some of the benefits of working as a Support Worker include:

✅ Great pay – from £11.85 per hour

✅ 3-hour minimum visits with clients

✅ Flexible hours to suit you

✅ Zero-hour, part-time and full-time contracts

✅ CQC Outstanding-rated provider

✅ Award-winning training via the SweetTree Academy

✅ 24 hour on call support

✅ Award winning social care company

✅ Internal awards, a recognition scheme, and Long Service Awards

✅£200 Friend Referral Scheme

✅28 days paid holiday including bank holidays

✅DBS Certificate fully refunded once you have worked 80 hours

✅Contributory Pension Scheme

✅Access to LifeWorks Benefits Scheme – offering monetary savings and offers

✅An Employee Assistance Programme (for confidential advice and support)

✅Bespoke specialist training relevant to our clients such as PROACT-SCIPr-UK®

✅SweetTree Fields Farm – the opportunity to support clients on our farm that is a safe, nurturing and social environment

All applications for this position must be made online by clicking the ‘Apply’ button and our Recruitment team will be in touch.