Overview

 Support Worker – Gillingham,

Salary: £24,727 per annum plus pension and excellent benefits

Job Type: fulltime

Are you a friendly and client focussed Support Worker with a passion for supporting people and keen to make a positive difference?

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic Support Worker to join our team based in Gillingham, Kent on a permanent basis, working 37.5 hours per week.  Shifts are 12.5 hours across a 7 day period. The successful candidate will receive a salary of £24,727 per annum as well as other generous benefits.

REWARDS PACKAGE

  • Company funded health cash plan
  • Access to the Flexible Benefits Portal where you can tailor benefits to your individual needs
  • Generous annual leave increasing with service up to 30 days plus bank holidays
  • Fantastic pension scheme, matched up to 8%
  • Free onsite meals when on shift
  • Life Assurance up to 3 times your salary
  • Fully funded DBS, renewals and DBS update service subscriptions
  • Company sick pay scheme
  • ‘Smart Health’, which includes unlimited access to online, telephone and video GP
  • Access to private holiday flat in Torquay
  • Wellbeing Support – our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme includes free counselling and legal advice
  • Eyecare & Flu vouchers
  • Menopause support
  • Enhanced Maternity Pay
  • Access to Blue Light Card discounts
  • Access to chaplaincy and pastoral support

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Key work and support clients generally within your service
  • Perform individual personal care tasks, including washing, showering and toileting, medication administration and promoting independence.
  •  Regularly fully utilise the Trust ‘Client File’ with designated clients to ensure that they are supported and empowered to achieve appropriate outcomes.
  • Write care plans and ensure these are followed and handed over to all staff, reporting any concerns to the Management Team
  • To maintain a clear and calm manner whilst managing client risk through assessment, planning, client knowledge and de-escalation as required.
  • Ensure that all medication within the service is managed in line with Trust policy and procedures.
  • Provide support and guidance to other Support Workers to assist them in the safe delivery of the service and to support client engagement.

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If you want to join our team as Support Worker please apply now as we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: 20th March 2026

We reserve the right to close earlier if we receive sufficient applicants.

A satisfactory enhanced DBS and Adults Barred List check is required for this role and job offers will be subject to the Trust receiving satisfactory evidence of the successful applicant’s right to work in the UK.

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