Empower Choice. Build Confidence. Work with Purpose.
At Hft, a leading Social Care provider, we stand alongside learning disabled adults, empowering them to live life their way. As a Support Worker, you’ll play a vital role in enabling people to achieve their goals, grow in confidence, and live fulfilling lives. Every day, you’ll stand alongside people to keep them active, connected, and in control of their own life.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our lively 1:1 Day Opportunities service, where creativity, enthusiasm, and initiative are highly valued. Every day is different, and you'll have the opportunity to make a genuine difference by supporting people to explore new experiences, develop independence, and achieve their personal goals.
What You’ll Be Doing
Every day is different, but your role focuses on empowering independence, choice, and dignity:
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Enable people to make their own choices and live life in a way that feels right for them
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Develop, plan, and facilitate a wide range of meaningful building-based and community activities tailored to individual interests and goals
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Proactively identify and develop new opportunities that reflect people's interests, goals, and aspirations, including volunteering, work experience, employment, education, and community-based activities.
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Support people to develop new skills, increase confidence, and achieve outcomes that are important to them
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Use your creativity and initiative to design engaging sessions based around areas such as IT, sports, cookery, arts and crafts, health and wellbeing, and community engagement
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Promote health, safety, and wellbeing while respecting people’s decisions
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Implement support plans and contribute to reviews, ensuring activities remain meaningful and outcome-focused
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Maintain accurate records and complete communication, training, and support documentation using IT systems
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Work both independently and collaboratively with colleagues to provide high-quality, person-centred support
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Support individuals who may occasionally display behaviours of concern, using positive and proactive approaches to maintain engagement and wellbeing
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Build independence step by step, so people gain new skills and self-belief
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Keep accurate records, complete communication, training, and support documentation using IT systems and follow safeguarding practices to ensure everyone is safe and supported
Who you are
You’re passionate about standing alongside learning disabled adults and supporting them to live life their way. You’ll bring:
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A proactive and person-centred approach, with the ability to independently identify, develop, and coordinate new opportunities based on individual preferences and aspirations. This may include supporting people to access new activities, volunteering placements, work experience opportunities, or paid employment where this aligns with their goals and ambitions.
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Strong initiative and the ability to work confidently both independently and as part of a team
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Confidence using IT systems for communication, record keeping, and training purposes
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An interest or skills in areas such as IT, sports, cookery, arts and crafts, music, or other creative activities
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Experience working in social care or learning disability services is desirable, particularly in planning and facilitating meaningful activities, implementing support plans, and promoting person-centred approaches; however, your attitude, values, and commitment to supporting people to achieve their goals are equally important.
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Patience, resilience, and confidence supporting people who may occasionally display behaviours of concern
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A willingness to undertake the Care Certificate or equivalent qualification if not already achieved
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A full UK driving licence is desirable
Working Pattern
This role is predominantly worked Monday to Friday, with typical hours of 9:30am to 3:30pm. However, flexibility is essential as you may occasionally be required to start as early as 7:30am or finish as late as 5:00pm to support individuals with specific activities, appointments, work placements, or community opportunities.
In addition, you will be required to work one weekend day (either Saturday or Sunday) per month to support people to access social, leisure, and community activities that are important to them.
Life at Hft
Joining Hft means becoming part of a warm, inclusive team that values both your wellbeing and the impact you make. We believe every learning disabled adult should have the chance to live the best life possible, and that begins with supporting our colleagues.
Our values guide everything we do: we’re diverse and inclusive, kind and compassionate, positive and solution-focused, and visionary about what the best life possible can look like. Here, your work has real purpose. You’ll be part of a welcoming team that values what you bring, supports your growth, and ensures you feel included and appreciated every step of the way.
What We Offer
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A role with real impact, where your work empowers others.
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A warm, supportive, and inclusive team culture.
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A role with real impact, where your work empowers others.
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Access to award-winning training and career development
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Flexible pay options via Wagestream
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Wellbeing support including Digital GP, counselling, and mental health services
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Discounts on mobiles, life assurance, and referral rewards
If this sounds like the kind of role where you can thrive, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and play a vital role in empowering learning disabled adults to live the life they choose.
Accessibility: We believe everyone should have the support they need to succeed. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process or in the role itself, Hft - proudly a Disability Confident Employer - is committed to ensuring disabled people can apply, succeed, and thrive with us.
Background checks: We’re committed to keeping the people we support safe, so this role requires a satisfactory DBS and background checks. Don’t worry; we’ll guide you through the process.
