Support Worker Spalding
| Posting date: | 19 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £23,810 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 February 2026 |
| Location: | Spalding, Midlands, PE11 |
| Company: | Mencap |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 58955484 |
Summary
Job Advert
Mencap are looking for compassionate and dedicated Support Workers to join our team in Spalding. We have both full time and part time contracts available, working across a range of services including supported living and community based support. This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same.
You will be supporting people with learning disabilities to live as independently as possible and to enjoy fulfilling lives. The people we support require assistance with day to day activities such as cooking, cleaning, shopping, attending appointments, checking mail and managing medication. You will also support them to get out and about in the community, doing the things they enjoy most, including visits to garden centres, trips to the farm, attending concerts and other social activities. Within the services, people enjoy spending time playing dominoes, taking part in arts and crafts, bingo and gardening, and part of your role will be to encourage and support these interests.
The people we support have a range of needs, and you will be required to work in line with individual support plans. This includes supporting people with personal care, manual handling and mobility, following Speech and Language Therapy plans, and working positively with Positive Behaviour Support plans. Full training will be provided, but a caring attitude, patience and a commitment to person centred support are essential.
As this role involves working across different services in Spalding and supporting people to access the community, a full UK driving licence is required. You must be comfortable driving between services and supporting people with travel as part of their daily lives.
Shift patterns vary and can include early mornings and late evenings, with shifts running between 7am and 10pm. Sleep in shifts are a requirement of the role, and you will also be expected to work weekends on a rota basis.
If you are passionate about making a positive difference, enjoy working as part of a supportive team and want a role where you can truly change lives, we would love to hear from you. Join Mencap in Spalding and help us support people to live the lives they choose.
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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 (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.
· Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.
Mencap are looking for compassionate and dedicated Support Workers to join our team in Spalding. We have both full time and part time contracts available, working across a range of services including supported living and community based support. This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same.
You will be supporting people with learning disabilities to live as independently as possible and to enjoy fulfilling lives. The people we support require assistance with day to day activities such as cooking, cleaning, shopping, attending appointments, checking mail and managing medication. You will also support them to get out and about in the community, doing the things they enjoy most, including visits to garden centres, trips to the farm, attending concerts and other social activities. Within the services, people enjoy spending time playing dominoes, taking part in arts and crafts, bingo and gardening, and part of your role will be to encourage and support these interests.
The people we support have a range of needs, and you will be required to work in line with individual support plans. This includes supporting people with personal care, manual handling and mobility, following Speech and Language Therapy plans, and working positively with Positive Behaviour Support plans. Full training will be provided, but a caring attitude, patience and a commitment to person centred support are essential.
As this role involves working across different services in Spalding and supporting people to access the community, a full UK driving licence is required. You must be comfortable driving between services and supporting people with travel as part of their daily lives.
Shift patterns vary and can include early mornings and late evenings, with shifts running between 7am and 10pm. Sleep in shifts are a requirement of the role, and you will also be expected to work weekends on a rota basis.
If you are passionate about making a positive difference, enjoy working as part of a supportive team and want a role where you can truly change lives, we would love to hear from you. Join Mencap in Spalding and help us support people to live the lives they choose.
Job ID
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 (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.
· Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.
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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.