Support Worker

Turning Point; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and social care provider is seeking a Support Worker in Wakefield to assist individuals with learning disabilities and support their daily living skills. The role offers flexible shifts and requires a full UK driving license. Experience with learning disabilities is preferred, but passion and good communication skills are essential. Join a dedicated team committed to enhancing the quality of life for residents while benefiting from an extensive rewards package including holiday pay and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

29 days paid holiday

Option to buy additional holidays

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Must have a full manual UK driving license.
• Flexible and patient approach to care.
• Experience with learning disabilities is beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Promote independence of people we support.
• Assist with daily living activities and personal care.
• Maintain records to required standards.
• Develop residents' life skills and personal interests.
• Support medication management.

Skills

Passionate about people

Good communication skills

Ability to manage anxiety

Team player

Job description

# Support Worker - Drivers only### 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.**Job description**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.We are providing support for adults with learning disabilities and physical disabilities.You will be required to provide a person-centred approach in all aspects of the client’s lives, including managing their home, some personal care, accessing their local community facilities, and maintaining contact with other important people in their lives. We tailor our services to enable people to be as independent as possible. You will be supporting people who have learning disabilities, Autism and other health conditions. You may be asked to attend GP appointments and hospital appointments.**A full manual UK driving license is required.**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 from 7:00am to 2:00/3:00pm and 2:00/3:00 pm to 9:00/10:00pm, sleep ins or waking nights, some weekends.Please note that the shifts may vary.### 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.Turning Point### Attached documents| | || --- | --- || Salary | £23,808 based on 37 hours, £12.34 per hour || Frequency | Annual || Job Reference | Support Worker - Beckley/12523 || Contract Type | Permanent || Closing Date | 27 February, 2026 || Job Category | Support Work || Business Unit | Learning Disabilities || Location | Wakefield, United Kingdom || Posted on | 28 January, 2026 || Contract Details | Full-Time only || Working Hours | Various shifts |### Spread the word