Senior / Support Worker | Learning Disabilities

🌟 Join SDR Care as a Support Worker or Senior Support Worker! 🌟

💷 Salary: Support Worker: £13.00 per hour Senior Support Worker: £13.90 per hour (Reviewed annually)

📅 Hours: 36 hours per week (Days) 📅 An average 18 hours per week (Nights)
🔄 Working Pattern: Rotating Monday–Sunday schedule ⏰ Mix of early, late, and night shifts

About the Role

You will be part of a dedicated, passionate team delivering outstanding support to a young person moving into their own home.

This individual is warm, affectionate, and loves building genuine connections with people who take the time to understand them - sharing jokes, having fun, and celebrating their successes. They have autism, mental health conditions, and a learning disability. They experience psychosis, which can bring high anxiety and vivid hallucinations. Your role will require patience, strong leadership, and a trauma-informed, person-centred approach embedded in all aspects of support. 

They also enjoy:🎵 Music & dancing🚗 Long drives & cars🍳 Cooking & bowling🎬 Cinema trips

You’ll help them develop independence, confidence, and self-worth, creating a calm, structured, and enriching environment where they can truly thrive.

Senior Support Workers will additionally:

• Lead and mentor the team


• Ensure consistent, high-quality care


• Support professional development for staff
  

Who We’re Looking For

• Experience supporting individuals with autism, mental health conditions, and learning disabilities


• Senior Support Worker applicants should have leadership experience and the ability to mentor staff


• Creative, resilient, and passionate about making a real difference


• 🚗 Driving licence required for day roles (automatic, held for 1+ year); not required for night roles
  

Our Values

At SDR Care, we are guided by our core values: Kindness, Dignity & Respect • Calmness • Creativity •Responsibility

If you thrive in a supportive, collaborative team and want to make a genuine impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

What We Offer

📚 Career Development – Ongoing training and growth opportunities, with potential progression into leadership roles
🌴 Holiday – 29 days per year, including bank holidays (pro-rata)
💰 Pension Scheme – Available where eligible
🛡 Life Insurance – Protection for you and your loved ones (post-probation)
🆕 Supportive Induction – Structured onboarding experience
🤝 Strong Management Support – Guidance every step of the way
💵 Employee Referral Bonus – £200 on appointment, £300 at one-year anniversary (T’s & C’s apply)
🤒 Company Sick Pay – Additional support during illness (post-probation)

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We celebrate diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Gender-neutral and inclusive language is used throughout to reflect our belief that everyone deserves to be valued.

📢 Apply Today!

If you’re ready to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you!

📧 Email: [email protected]

📞 Call: 07484 482896

Some, but not all, companies within our Group hold a UKVI sponsorship licence. However, current Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) allocations are extremely limited, and we are therefore unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.

Successful applicants will be required to complete an online Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS) following acceptance of an offer.