Job Details
Job Reference: 260300039016
Location: Hatfield
Closing Date: 11-Jun-26
Remuneration: £12.71 per hour with excellent care benefits
We are seeking a compassionate and reliable Female Support Worker to join our team on a maternity leave cover basis, supporting individuals across two residential services.
You will be working with adults with learning disabilities, autism, epilepsy, and acquired brain injury, supporting them to live as independently as possible while ensuring their safety, wellbeing, and personal development.
About the Services
Service 1
Supporting three female individuals aged 18 to 29 with varying needs including autism, learning disabilities, brain injury, epilepsy, and deafness.
The people we support have a range of communication styles and support needs. Some individuals are semi-independent and require prompting and supervision with daily tasks, while others require full support with daily living activities and continuous 1:1 support.
Support within this service may include:
- Personal care prompting and supervision
- Medication administration, including covert medication
- Supporting communication through gestures and non-verbal cues
- Encouraging independence with household tasks and routines
- Supporting individuals during behaviours that may challenge
This service values flexibility, patience, and the ability to adapt to changing situations.
Service 2
Calm, Routine-Based Environment
Supporting two female individuals aged 51 and 61 with learning disabilities and epilepsy.
One individual is highly independent and mainly requires support with community access and appointments. The other individual requires higher levels of support with personal care, communication, cooking, cleaning, and medication administration.
This service is quieter and slower-paced, with a strong focus on routine, consistency, and promoting independence.
Medication
All medication across both services is considered basic and requires minimal training and competency checks.
Working Pattern
- Rotas released 6 weeks in advance
- Mixture of early, late, sleep-in, and waking night shifts
- Sleep-ins shared across the staff team
- Additional staffing may be required to cover 1:1 support hours depending on service needs and term-time schedules
Shift Times
Service 1: Monday to Friday (term time).
Service 2: Saturday & Sunday.
Waking Nights:
- Sunday and Thursday: 9:30pm till 9:00am
- Friday and Saturday: 9:30pm till 7:00am
What We’re Looking For
- Caring, patient, and reliable individuals
- Someone confident supporting a range of needs and behaviours
- Ability to promote independence and build positive relationships
- Flexible and able to work across two different environments
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Previous care experience is desirable but not essential
- An automatic driving licence is desirable but not essential
Benefits
- Sense of Purpose: Knowing that your efforts contribute to improving the lives of others, especially those in need, can be highly fulfilling.
- Making a Difference: Working for Walsingham allows you to actively contribute to positive change and make a tangible impact on the lives of individuals and communities.
- Personal Growth: Working for Walsingham can provide numerous opportunities for personal and professional development.
- Emotional Rewards: While the work can be emotionally challenging at times, many find the emotional rewards of helping others to be deeply satisfying. Witnessing positive changes in the lives of those the charity serves can be a powerful motivator.
- Alignment with Personal Values: If you are passionate about a social care or social issues, working for Walsingham Support will align with your values and allow you to actively contribute to addressing that issue.
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