About the role:
Are you passionate about supporting adults to live independently and achieve their goals? We are looking for a caring, motivated, and reliable Support Worker to join our Outreach Team on a fixed-term maternity cover contract.
Working across the London Boroughs of Lewisham, Newham, Bromley, and Greenwich, you will provide person-centred support to adults in their own homes and within their local communities, helping them develop skills, maintain independence, and improve their wellbeing.
As a Support Worker, you will:
- Provide practical and emotional support tailored to the peoples needs.
- Support people to access their local community, appointments, education, employment, and leisure activities.
- Assist individuals with developing life skills, including budgeting, cooking, tenancy management, and maintaining a safe home environment.
- Promote independence, choice, dignity, and inclusion.
- Work collaboratively with families, professionals, and partner agencies.
- Maintain accurate records and contribute to support plans and risk assessments.
- Follow safeguarding procedures and ensure the safety and wellbeing of the people we support.
Hours:
Part time position available- 30 hours per week.
Fix term to cover maternity leave.
Location:
Working across the London Boroughs of Lewisham, Newham, Bromley, and Greenwich.
About you:
We are looking for someone who:
- Has a genuine passion for supporting adults with varying support needs.
- Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Is compassionate, patient, and committed to providing high-quality support.
- Can work independently and manage their time effectively.
- Has good written and IT skills for recording support provided.
- Has experience in health and social care (desirable but not essential).
- Is willing to travel across Lewisham, Newham, Bromley, and Greenwich.
Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship, please only apply if you can work in the UK.
We may close this post early if we receive sufficient applications before the closing date. If you are interested in applying, we would ask that you do so as early as possible to avoid any disappointment.
To keep the people we support safe, we follow safer recruitment steps. This includes DBS checks, reference checks and reviewing your work history.
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Choice Support is Disability Confident which is a scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview. If you consider yourself to have a disability or long-term chronic health condition or if you require any adjustments/support during the application/selection process, please contact [email protected] so that we can discuss your needs with you.
