What you’ll be doing
No two days will be the same. Your support will reflect each individual’s needs, interests and personal goals.
You may be supporting someone to:
- Develop everyday living skills, including cooking, cleaning and looking after their home
- Build confidence with budgeting, shopping and managing money
- Learn to use public transport and travel more independently
- Attend college, training, volunteering or employment
- Take part in hobbies, sports and activities they enjoy
- Access local services, events and community groups
- Develop friendships and maintain relationships with family
- ️ Communicate their choices, feelings and preferences
- Plan their day and make informed decisions
- Build confidence, resilience and problem-solving skills
- Work towards personal goals and celebrate achievements
- Maintain greater independence within their own home
Depending on the needs of the individual, you may also provide:
- Dignified assistance with personal care
- Support with medication
- Help with meal preparation and nutrition
- Mobility assistance
- Emotional reassurance during periods of anxiety or distress
- Support to understand routines, changes and new experiences
- Clear and accessible communication suited to the individual
- Encouragement to understand choices and take positive, appropriate risks
You’ll also:
- Follow individual support plans, risk assessments and agreed approaches
- Recognise and respond to different communication styles
- Observe wellbeing and report any concerns or changes
- Maintain clear, accurate and respectful records
- Promote safeguarding, dignity and individual rights
- Respond calmly and safely in an emergency
- Work closely with families, colleagues and healthcare professionals
- Provide consistent support while respecting personal boundaries
Qualifications
What you’ll need
Previous experience supporting people with learning disabilities, autism or additional needs is welcomed, but it isn’t the only thing we’re looking for.
What matters most is your attitude, values and willingness to empower others.
You’ll need:
- A genuine commitment to promoting independence
- Patience, empathy and emotional resilience
- A positive and encouraging approach
- Respect for individual choice, identity and personal boundaries
- Strong communication and listening skills
- The ability to adapt your communication to different needs
- Reliability, consistency and flexibility
- Confidence supporting people within the community
- A willingness to learn and complete all required training
- A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle
- The existing right to work in the UK
We provide comprehensive training and ongoing support to help you develop the knowledge and confidence required for the role.
Please note that we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
Additional Information
What you’ll receive
As part of Guardian Homecare and City & County Healthcare Group, you’ll benefit from:
- ✨ Guaranteed hours available for suitable candidates
- ⛽ Paid mileage between visits
- Fully paid online and face-to-face training
- Specialist learning disability support training
- Funded Health and Social Care NVQs and Diplomas
- Career-development and progression opportunities
- Enhanced weekend and bank-holiday pay
- Enhanced occupational maternity, adoption and paternity pay
- ️ Death in Service payment
- Pension scheme
- 28 days’ annual leave, pro rata
- Benefits and wellbeing platform
- ️ Blue Light Card eligibility
- Refer-a-Friend scheme—earn £300 per successful referral
- Cycle-to-Work scheme
- Access to our in-house app
- ⏱️ Flexible full-time and part-time hours
- Local work within your community
- The support and career opportunities of one of the UK’s largest care providers
Why choose Guardian Homecare?
At Guardian Homecare, we see extraordinary achievements happen every day.
It could be someone preparing their first meal independently, travelling somewhere new, making a friend, developing a new skill or confidently expressing what they want.
As a Learning Disability Support Worker, you’ll be there to encourage those moments—not by taking over, but by giving people the right support to succeed on their own terms.
You’ll become part of a supportive team that values individuality, celebrates progress and puts each person’s choices and aspirations at the centre of their support.
Ready to empower someone to live life their way?
If you’re compassionate, dependable and passionate about helping people recognise their strengths and achieve their goals, we would love to hear from you.
Apply today and join our Basildon team as a Learning Disability Support Worker.
Guardian Homecare, part of City & County Healthcare Group, is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
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