Support Worker Ipswich
| Posting date: | 18 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.21 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 December 2025 |
| Location: | Ipswich, Anglia, IP2 |
| Company: | Mencap |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 58502396 |
Summary
Job Advert
We are currently looking for a wonderful Support Worker to join our services in Ipswich, helping to make every day meaningful for the people we support. This is a role filled with fun, connection and purpose, where no two days are ever the same. The individuals in our services love getting out and about, whether that’s an evening trip to the pub with the gentlemen we support, a spontaneous day out on the train, singing on the karaoke machine or a trip to the coast. At home, you’ll find plenty of dancing, singing, music, arts and crafts, drawing and sensory activities, all of which you will play a part in bringing to life.
In this role, you will be supporting with personal care, manual handling and helping with every day household tasks such as cooking, cleaning and laundry, while encouraging each individual to live as independently as possible. You will be a steady, encouraging presence, helping each person to live life on their own terms. What matters most is that you bring patience and a genuine passion for supporting others, whilst demonstrating Mencap’s values in everything you do.
If you’re looking for a role filled with purpose, connection and plenty of laughter along the way, this is your chance to make a positive impact every single day.
Shifts & Hours:
- We have full time and part-time roles available, so we can be flexible with what hours you are looking for
- Shift patterns in the day/evening can vary from 7am - 10pm across 7 days a week
- Our services are 24 hour care so there are also waking night and sleep in shifts available too, these start from 10pm and run through to 7am the next morning
*All roles are subject to a DBS check.
Job ID 35075
Benefits
Here at Mencap, we offer a 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 (excluding 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
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.
Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.
· Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
· Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes
· Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.
We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.
We are currently looking for a wonderful Support Worker to join our services in Ipswich, helping to make every day meaningful for the people we support. This is a role filled with fun, connection and purpose, where no two days are ever the same. The individuals in our services love getting out and about, whether that’s an evening trip to the pub with the gentlemen we support, a spontaneous day out on the train, singing on the karaoke machine or a trip to the coast. At home, you’ll find plenty of dancing, singing, music, arts and crafts, drawing and sensory activities, all of which you will play a part in bringing to life.
In this role, you will be supporting with personal care, manual handling and helping with every day household tasks such as cooking, cleaning and laundry, while encouraging each individual to live as independently as possible. You will be a steady, encouraging presence, helping each person to live life on their own terms. What matters most is that you bring patience and a genuine passion for supporting others, whilst demonstrating Mencap’s values in everything you do.
If you’re looking for a role filled with purpose, connection and plenty of laughter along the way, this is your chance to make a positive impact every single day.
Shifts & Hours:
- We have full time and part-time roles available, so we can be flexible with what hours you are looking for
- Shift patterns in the day/evening can vary from 7am - 10pm across 7 days a week
- Our services are 24 hour care so there are also waking night and sleep in shifts available too, these start from 10pm and run through to 7am the next morning
*All roles are subject to a DBS check.
Job ID 35075
Benefits
Here at Mencap, we offer a 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 (excluding 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
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.
Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.
· Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
· Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes
· Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.
We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.
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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.