Support Worker
| Posting date: | 06 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £16 to £18 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 May 2026 |
| Location: | Garforth, Leeds |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Positive OT & Case Management |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | POTCM JT |
Summary
Closing Date: 21/05/2026
Salary: £18 ph nights, £16 ph days
Location: Garforth, Leeds
Job Reference: POTCM - JT
Job Summary –
We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Support Worker to join our team and provide high-quality care and assistance to our wonderful young adult male living in his own home. This role involves supporting him with daily living activities and therapy programmes, ensuring his physical, emotional, and social well-being, seizure management, medication administration and blended diet through gastrostomy, moving and handling.
It is important that you are sensitive to the needs and boundaries of the family and are able to support the child’s parent when it comes to maintaining their structure and values.
Hours:
2 vacancies available.
One position Variable hours/bank with both day and night shifts available across various patterns.
One position includes set night shifts of 2 nights per week: Thursday 9:00pm–7:30am and Friday 9:00pm–8:00am.
Benefits
· Fully Enhanced DBS
· Blue Light Discount
· First Aid training
· Fully paid Induction
· Paid Essential Training
· Competitive rates of pay
· Ongoing training and professional development
· A supportive and inclusive team environment
· Opportunities to make a meaningful difference to our client’s life.
Responsibilities
· Provide personal care, including assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
· Supporting a full time wheelchair user with moving and handling
· Assisting with medication administration through gastrostomy
· Assisting with blended diet administration through gastrostomy
· Supporting him to engage in community, social, and recreational activities.
· Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of care provided.
· Following individual care plans and report any changes or concerns to supervisors.
· Upholding dignity, respect, and confidentiality at all times.
Person Specification
Essential
· A genuine passion for supporting vulnerable individuals.
· Good verbal and written communication skills.
· Ability to build trusting relationships with clients and colleagues.
· Flexibility to work shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
· Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
· Basic IT skills for recording and reporting.
· Understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding practices.
· Right to work in the UK (unfortunately we do not offer sponsorship).
· Willingness to undergo a DBS check.
Desirable
· Previous experience in a care or support role.
· Level 2 or above qualification in Health and Social Care (or working towards it).
· First Aid and Manual Handling training.
· Knowledge of person-centred care approaches.
· Understanding his specific needs (e.g., learning disability, non-verbal, lennox gastaut syndrome, complex epilepsy, gastrostomy).
Application Process
First Stage: POTCM Application Form must be completed please visit our website for the direct link to the application form https://positiveotcm.co.uk/vacancies/
If you are unable to access the link from the website, please request the Application Form from recruitment@positiveotcm.co.uk, we do not accept CVs.
Please ensure that you include the Job Reference ID when requesting and completing your application form.
Second Stage: Shortlisting based on your application form, using the job description as reference.
Third Stage: Invite to Formal Interview either Online or Face to Face. We ask that you make suitable arrangements for availability on the dates specified for interview.
Final Stage: Meet and Greet with our client
We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination because of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. Please contact us recruitment@positiveotcm.co.uk if you require any reasonable adjustments during our application process.
Salary: £18 ph nights, £16 ph days
Location: Garforth, Leeds
Job Reference: POTCM - JT
Job Summary –
We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Support Worker to join our team and provide high-quality care and assistance to our wonderful young adult male living in his own home. This role involves supporting him with daily living activities and therapy programmes, ensuring his physical, emotional, and social well-being, seizure management, medication administration and blended diet through gastrostomy, moving and handling.
It is important that you are sensitive to the needs and boundaries of the family and are able to support the child’s parent when it comes to maintaining their structure and values.
Hours:
2 vacancies available.
One position Variable hours/bank with both day and night shifts available across various patterns.
One position includes set night shifts of 2 nights per week: Thursday 9:00pm–7:30am and Friday 9:00pm–8:00am.
Benefits
· Fully Enhanced DBS
· Blue Light Discount
· First Aid training
· Fully paid Induction
· Paid Essential Training
· Competitive rates of pay
· Ongoing training and professional development
· A supportive and inclusive team environment
· Opportunities to make a meaningful difference to our client’s life.
Responsibilities
· Provide personal care, including assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
· Supporting a full time wheelchair user with moving and handling
· Assisting with medication administration through gastrostomy
· Assisting with blended diet administration through gastrostomy
· Supporting him to engage in community, social, and recreational activities.
· Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of care provided.
· Following individual care plans and report any changes or concerns to supervisors.
· Upholding dignity, respect, and confidentiality at all times.
Person Specification
Essential
· A genuine passion for supporting vulnerable individuals.
· Good verbal and written communication skills.
· Ability to build trusting relationships with clients and colleagues.
· Flexibility to work shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
· Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
· Basic IT skills for recording and reporting.
· Understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding practices.
· Right to work in the UK (unfortunately we do not offer sponsorship).
· Willingness to undergo a DBS check.
Desirable
· Previous experience in a care or support role.
· Level 2 or above qualification in Health and Social Care (or working towards it).
· First Aid and Manual Handling training.
· Knowledge of person-centred care approaches.
· Understanding his specific needs (e.g., learning disability, non-verbal, lennox gastaut syndrome, complex epilepsy, gastrostomy).
Application Process
First Stage: POTCM Application Form must be completed please visit our website for the direct link to the application form https://positiveotcm.co.uk/vacancies/
If you are unable to access the link from the website, please request the Application Form from recruitment@positiveotcm.co.uk, we do not accept CVs.
Please ensure that you include the Job Reference ID when requesting and completing your application form.
Second Stage: Shortlisting based on your application form, using the job description as reference.
Third Stage: Invite to Formal Interview either Online or Face to Face. We ask that you make suitable arrangements for availability on the dates specified for interview.
Final Stage: Meet and Greet with our client
We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination because of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. Please contact us recruitment@positiveotcm.co.uk if you require any reasonable adjustments during our application process.