Female Support Worker

Turning Point; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and social care provider is seeking a passionate and enthusiastic Support Worker in Royal Leamington Spa. The role involves supporting individuals with learning disabilities, promoting their independence, and assisting with daily living activities. Candidates should be flexible, caring, and team-oriented. The position offers a competitive salary, various shifts, and extensive benefits including paid holidays. Join us to make a difference in the lives of those we support.

Benefits

29 days paid holiday

Career development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• No prior knowledge of learning disabilities required.
• Must be able to complete physical aspects of the role.

Responsibilities

• Promote independence of supported individuals.
• Support daily activities including cooking and cleaning.
• Develop residents' life skills.
• Assist with personal care and medication.

Skills

Passionate

Caring

Enthusiastic

Flexible

Team player

Good communication skills

Manual handling

Job description

# Female Support Worker### Job Introduction**This position does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under current UK immigration guidelines**If you have answered a big YES to these questions we would love to hear from you.At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities across England. As a Support Worker, you will make a real difference to residents' lives as you improve their daily living skills. Passionate about people, you will enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress with us.**RT** is a registered care unit with a happy, family atmosphere, providing support to five individuals aged between 20 to 60 years old with profound Learning Disabilities, all of whom are non-verbal but fully mobile and active. Our individuals require varying levels of personal care and there is one to one support required for two of the individuals we support.We use a digital social care record system, to support daily recording, which will make your day-to-day tasks easier and allows you to spend more time with the People We Support.**Shift Patterns**This is a 24-hour service, therefore flexibility is essential. You will be working a range of shifts including early mornings, late evenings, waking nights, sleep-ins and some weekends.### Role ResponsibilityThis is a hands-on job in which no two days are the same. Your duties will include:* promoting the independence of people we support* supporting a full range of daily activities including cleaning and cooking, days out or going away on holiday* arranging activities in the home and in the local community* developing residents' life skills and personal interests* helping residents stay safe and healthy* assisting with personal care needs* manual handling* supporting people with medication* ensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standard at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements.### The Ideal CandidateWhilst knowledge of learning disabilities and complex needs would be beneficial, it isn't essential. What is essential is that you are:* passionate, caring and enthusiastic* flexible, patient and non-judgemental* a great team player with lots of energy* able to demonstrate good communication skills* able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed* transferable experience of helping people to manage anxietyAs a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.You will get 29 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.Turning Point### Attached documents| | || --- | --- || Salary | £23,808 based on 37 hours, £12.34 per hour || Frequency | Annual || Job Reference | Support Worker - Russell/12341 || Contract Type | Permanent || Closing Date | 07 January, 2026 || Job Category | Support Work || Business Unit | Learning Disabilities || Location | Leamington Spa, United Kingdom || Posted on | 08 December, 2025 || Contract Details | Full-Time only || Working Hours | Various shifts |### Spread the word