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Support Worker - Bury St Edmunds

Job details
Posting date: 08 July 2025
Salary: £12.21 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 07 August 2025
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Anglia, IP32
Company: Mencap
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 57207015

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Summary

Job Advert
Mencap are recruiting support workers in the Bury St Edmunds area (IP32)
About the Role:
You’ll be supporting both males and females helping them to live as independently whilst ensuring their comfort and happiness. This role includes a mix of hands-on care and fun, community-based activities.
Key Responsibilities:

- Supporting with personal care, including hoisting and wheelchair assistance
- Administering medication and assisting with food preparation
- Helping manage daily finances and supporting with SALT (Speech and Language Therapy) strategies – full training provided
- Encouraging independence in daily life

- Accompanying individuals to activities like:

- Day clubs, seaside trips, shopping, theatre/cinema visits, meals out, seaside trips and the occasional holiday!

Shift Patterns:
We offer both full-time and part-time hours, and flexibility is essential. Shifts can range from 7am–10pm and include:

- Sleep-ins (with a flat rate of £63.70)
- Weekend shifts (typically every third weekend off)

What We’re Looking For:

- Compassionate, reliable, and flexible individuals
- Comfortable providing personal care and physical support

*All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.
*Job ID: 33931

Benefits
Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.
Our benefits package offers 24 days of paid holiday (not including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.
For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!


About Mencap
Join us at Mencap and be part of a team that believes in equality, diversity, and inclusion. Together, we can create a brighter future for individuals with learning disabilities and empower them to break down any barriers they may face.
Mencap vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with learning disabilities.
If you're ready to embark on a rewarding career that truly makes a difference, apply now!

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Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

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