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Support Worker
| Posting date: | 05 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £23,810 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 November 2025 |
| Location: | Doncaster, Yorkshire, DN7 |
| Company: | Mencap |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 58388136 |
Summary
Join Mencap as a Support Worker in Doncaster!
We're looking for caring, committed individuals to support people with learning disabilities. You'll help with daily tasks, personal care, medication, and activities—making a real difference every day.
If you're passionate about empowering others and want a rewarding role, we’d love to hear from you!
Qualities and Skills Required:
- Relationship Building: Essential for gaining the trust of the people we support, establishing open communication, and building lasting relationships.
- Patience and Understanding: Important for navigating challenging situations effectively.
- Conflict-Resolution Techniques: Necessary for managing and resolving conflicts in a constructive manner.
- Must hold a valid UK manual driving licence and be willing to drive our mobility vehicles.
What we're looking for:
- A genuine passion for supporting others.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships.
- Flexibility to work various shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- A positive and empathetic attitude towards individuals with learning disabilities.
- People who enjoy interactivity with the people we support.
Contract options:
- Full time
- Part time
Shifts:
- Days: Between 07:00-22:00 (rota basis)
- Waking Nights Available 22:00-07:00
- Sleep ins required and paid at a flat rate of £63.70
- Must be flexible to cover weekends on a rota basis
*All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references
Job ID: 34871
Benefits
Our benefits package offers 24 days of paid holiday plus 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.
About Mencap
Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.
We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.
At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.
We're looking for caring, committed individuals to support people with learning disabilities. You'll help with daily tasks, personal care, medication, and activities—making a real difference every day.
If you're passionate about empowering others and want a rewarding role, we’d love to hear from you!
Qualities and Skills Required:
- Relationship Building: Essential for gaining the trust of the people we support, establishing open communication, and building lasting relationships.
- Patience and Understanding: Important for navigating challenging situations effectively.
- Conflict-Resolution Techniques: Necessary for managing and resolving conflicts in a constructive manner.
- Must hold a valid UK manual driving licence and be willing to drive our mobility vehicles.
What we're looking for:
- A genuine passion for supporting others.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships.
- Flexibility to work various shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- A positive and empathetic attitude towards individuals with learning disabilities.
- People who enjoy interactivity with the people we support.
Contract options:
- Full time
- Part time
Shifts:
- Days: Between 07:00-22:00 (rota basis)
- Waking Nights Available 22:00-07:00
- Sleep ins required and paid at a flat rate of £63.70
- Must be flexible to cover weekends on a rota basis
*All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references
Job ID: 34871
Benefits
Our benefits package offers 24 days of paid holiday plus 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.
About Mencap
Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.
We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.
At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About 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.