Support Workers
| Posting date: | 08 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13.03 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2026 |
| Location: | Rotherham, Yorkshire, S60 |
| Company: | Mencap |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 59638328 |
Summary
Job Advert
Support Worker – Rotherham
Calling all compassionate and dedicated individuals! Mencap is seeking passionate Support Workers to join our supportive and welcoming team in Rotherham.
As a Support Worker, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with learning disabilities. You’ll be supporting a diverse group of individuals, each with their own strengths, abilities, and support needs.
From assisting with daily activities to providing emotional encouragement and reassurance, you’ll play a vital role in helping people live happy, fulfilling lives.
What we’re looking for:
- A genuine passion for supporting others
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships
- Flexibility to work a range of shifts, including mornings, evenings, sleep-ins, weekends, and bank holidays
- A positive, patient, and empathetic approach towards individuals with learning disabilities
Contract details:
- 4 x Part-time Support Worker roles
- 25-hour contracts
Shift times:
Our services operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Rotas are prepared at least 4 weeks in advance, so you can plan your personal and social life with confidence.
You must be flexible to work across mornings, evenings, sleep-ins, and weekends.
* All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
Mencap is an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. We particularly welcome and encourage applications from disabled candidates and those from Black and Asian communities, as they are currently under-represented within our workforce.
Benefits
Our Benefits
At Mencap, we’re proud to offer a generous range of benefits designed to recognise, reward, and support our colleagues — because feeling valued matters.
Our benefits package includes 24 days of paid holiday (excluding bank holidays, pro rata), alongside a variety of added perks to support your wellbeing and everyday life. These include:
- Discounts at leading high‑street retailers
- Access to health cash plans
- Interest‑free loans
- And many more rewarding benefits
To find out more about everything we offer, please refer to the attached document and visit the link below for full details on the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of the Mencap team:
https://jobs.mencap.org.uk/benefits.aspx
About Mencap
Our Vision and Values
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.
At Mencap, we support people with a learning disability, their families, and their carers. We work to create a kinder, fairer, and more inclusive society, where people with a learning disability are valued, heard, and supported to live the lives they choose.
Everyone at Mencap plays a role in supporting people with a learning disability — whether by providing direct support, offering advice, or working together as colleagues behind the scenes.
Belonging at Mencap
Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.
- Everyone is expected to treat others with respect and help make Mencap an inclusive organisation
- Every day, we grow and learn — it’s okay to make mistakes, as long as we learn from them and make positive changes
- Everywhere, people should feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves
We also have Belonging Network Groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. These networks support and represent people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or living with a long‑term health condition, women, parents and carers, as well as their allies.
Working at Mencap
We encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap. We offer a range of different contract types and flexible working patterns to suit a variety of needs and lifestyles.
You don’t need specific experience to join us. It’s your values, attitude, and personality that matter most. We’ll provide full training and ongoing development to help you succeed and build a rewarding career with us.
Support Worker – Rotherham
Calling all compassionate and dedicated individuals! Mencap is seeking passionate Support Workers to join our supportive and welcoming team in Rotherham.
As a Support Worker, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with learning disabilities. You’ll be supporting a diverse group of individuals, each with their own strengths, abilities, and support needs.
From assisting with daily activities to providing emotional encouragement and reassurance, you’ll play a vital role in helping people live happy, fulfilling lives.
What we’re looking for:
- A genuine passion for supporting others
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships
- Flexibility to work a range of shifts, including mornings, evenings, sleep-ins, weekends, and bank holidays
- A positive, patient, and empathetic approach towards individuals with learning disabilities
Contract details:
- 4 x Part-time Support Worker roles
- 25-hour contracts
Shift times:
Our services operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Rotas are prepared at least 4 weeks in advance, so you can plan your personal and social life with confidence.
You must be flexible to work across mornings, evenings, sleep-ins, and weekends.
* All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
Mencap is an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. We particularly welcome and encourage applications from disabled candidates and those from Black and Asian communities, as they are currently under-represented within our workforce.
Benefits
Our Benefits
At Mencap, we’re proud to offer a generous range of benefits designed to recognise, reward, and support our colleagues — because feeling valued matters.
Our benefits package includes 24 days of paid holiday (excluding bank holidays, pro rata), alongside a variety of added perks to support your wellbeing and everyday life. These include:
- Discounts at leading high‑street retailers
- Access to health cash plans
- Interest‑free loans
- And many more rewarding benefits
To find out more about everything we offer, please refer to the attached document and visit the link below for full details on the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of the Mencap team:
https://jobs.mencap.org.uk/benefits.aspx
About Mencap
Our Vision and Values
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.
At Mencap, we support people with a learning disability, their families, and their carers. We work to create a kinder, fairer, and more inclusive society, where people with a learning disability are valued, heard, and supported to live the lives they choose.
Everyone at Mencap plays a role in supporting people with a learning disability — whether by providing direct support, offering advice, or working together as colleagues behind the scenes.
Belonging at Mencap
Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.
- Everyone is expected to treat others with respect and help make Mencap an inclusive organisation
- Every day, we grow and learn — it’s okay to make mistakes, as long as we learn from them and make positive changes
- Everywhere, people should feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves
We also have Belonging Network Groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. These networks support and represent people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or living with a long‑term health condition, women, parents and carers, as well as their allies.
Working at Mencap
We encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap. We offer a range of different contract types and flexible working patterns to suit a variety of needs and lifestyles.
You don’t need specific experience to join us. It’s your values, attitude, and personality that matter most. We’ll provide full training and ongoing development to help you succeed and build a rewarding career with us.
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.