Female Support Worker
Creative Support Ltd
Carlisle
Salary
£13.50 an hour
Contract
Not specified
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
29 September 2026
29 days left
In plain English
What this job actually involves
As a Female Support Worker, you'll help 3 ladies with learning disabilities live independently in their own home. You'll support them with daily tasks, encourage their interests, and help them develop new skills. This role suits someone who is caring, patient, and enjoys working with people. You'll work flexibly, including evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins.
What you'll need
- You must be able to work flexibly, including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.
- You'll need to be physically able to support people with personal care and domestic tasks.
- You'll need to be patient and understanding when working with people with learning disabilities.
- You'll need to be able to communicate effectively with service users, families, and professionals.
- You'll need to be willing to learn and develop your skills through training and qualifications.
How to boost your chances
- Consider volunteering or working in a care setting to gain experience before applying.
- Make sure you're eligible to work in the UK and have a valid DBS check.
- Check the Creative Support website for more information on the QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care.
- Look into the benefits of working with Creative Support, such as the probationary bonus and pension contributions.
- Tailor your application to the specific requirements of the role and the service user's needs.
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Job description
We are currently looking to welcome a Female Support Worker into our learning disabilities team in Harborne, Birmingham. This service supports 3 ladies with learning disabilities within their own home. They all have their own bedroom with shared communal areas. Our service users are really outgoing and always like to be doing something, whether it’s enjoy completing jigsaws, baking cakes and cupcakes, watching soaps, and many more activities! Support Worker Duties:
Provide personal care and support with domestic tasks e.g. cooking, cleaning etc.Enable them to enjoy a fulfilling and valued life, to participate in the community and to develop their abilities as fully as possible.Enable service users to gain independence, confidence and competence in areas such as: daily living, managing money, social skills/relationships and many more!Collaborate with families of service users and involved professionals to provide a consistent service to meet individual needs.Be willing to work flexibly according to the needs of the service, which may include daytimes, evenings, weekends, sleep ins and bank holidays. Experience is desirable but not essential for this role, as full ongoing training will be provided. Vacancy Reference Number: 91609 Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number. Gender is considered to be an occupational requirement. – Equality Act 2010 Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS. We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded. Applications are reviewed as they are received, and we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
Reed
First seen
8 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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