Support Worker

Agincare Group; Melksham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK care provider is seeking a support worker to assist individuals with learning disabilities and complex needs in Melksham. The role involves encouraging community involvement, supporting daily living activities, and ensuring effective communication. Successful candidates will exhibit enthusiasm, strong interpersonal skills, and a commitment to promoting independence. Join a dedicated team focused on delivering person-centred support. This position includes a variety of training opportunities and benefits.

Benefits

Refer a friend scheme up to £500

Fully funded training and career development

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months on your right to work.

Responsibilities

• Encouraging individuals to play active roles in their communities.
• Supporting activities of daily living, including personal care and budgeting.
• Effectively communicating using people's chosen methods.
• Promoting and motivating service users to enhance their quality of life.
• Supporting people who may need positive behavioral support.
• Keeping accurate records of service users' health or circumstances.
• Working effectively as part of a team and independently.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Great people skills

Positive and proactive approach

Job description

Are you ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young individuals and deliver positive person centred outcomes for people with complex support needs who rely on our services.

You will need to be enthusiastic, have great people skills, and a positive and proactive approach to your role, supporting individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism, Mental Health and complex needs.

Where you’ll be working:

Melksham

This service supports 4 ladies living with learning disability and complex needs on the outskirts of Melksham to live independently in their own home.Offering supporting living, encouraging and enabling people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and accessing the local community & facilities. We are looking for support workers to join our amazing team, to continue delivering outstanding outcomes.

As an Agincare employee you’ll enjoy:

• Refer a friend scheme earn up to £500*
• Fully funded training and career development
• Company pension scheme

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work

How we achieve our outcomes with the people we support.

As part of your day to day work you will be offering the following;

• Encouraging – people to play active roles in the communities in which they live, to encourage independence.
• Supporting – Activities of daily Living including social activities, personal care, routines, planning and preparation of meals and budgeting.
• Communicating – effectively communicate using people’s chosen methods
• Engaging – promoting and motivating people we support to enhance their quality of life
• Specialising – supporting people who may need positive behavioural support approaches
• Recording – keeping accurate records & reporting changes in health or circumstances of service users to management
• Team player – Working as part of a team, as well as being able to work using your own initiative.

About Agincare

‘We’re a family run business that’s been caring and supporting people since 1986. With over 4,500 team members, we’re one of the UK’s largest care providers and are continuing to grow. We have over 100 locations across England including care & nursing homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living properties and live-in offices.

Agincare are signatories of the Care Leaver Covenant and are committed to supporting care leavers to live independently. We are proud to be able to offer a guaranteed interview to care leavers, or an informal conversation about our career opportunities.

All of our care services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Equal opportunities are important to us at Agincare and we welcome applications from all.

*Subject to terms and conditions

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Application Deadline: 04/03/2026

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