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Care and Support Worker

L'ARCHE
13.04 per hour
L'Arche London Community Houses
Full-time
8th February 2026

Care and Support Worker, L'Arche London

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reports to: Service Coordinator (House Leader)

Hours of work: 40 hours per week

Salary: £13.04 per hour, increasing from year two. Sleepovers paid at £42

Place of work: L'Arche London Community Houses

Contract type: Permanent, full-time

Closing date: Sunday, 8th February at 23:59

Discover what makes L’Arche a rewarding place to work—explore our amazing employee benefits 

here.

Are you enthusiastic about enabling adults with learning disabilities to live their life as independently as possible, providing excellent care and support?

As a Care and Support Worker, you will support people with learning disabilities in a variety of settings, in line with agreed support and care plans, in all aspects of their everyday lives.

Main purpose of the role:

  • Support people with learning disabilities in a variety of settings in line with agreed support plans in all aspects of their daily lives.
  • Promote and enable choice, independence, self determination to people with a learning disability through practical, physical and emotional support.
  • Contribute to creating a sense of community as a place of mutuality and belonging.

Support of people with learning disabilities

  • Provide high quality support to people with learning disabilities in line with L’Arche values, policies and procedure.
  • Assist with the personal hygiene, dress and health needs of individuals in their home.
  • Facilitate individuals to meet their leisure, social, practical and spiritual needs.
  • Encourage individuals to in their ongoing development of independence.

Building an atmosphere of mutual relationships

  • Foster positive relationships with both assistants and people with a learning disability
  • Assist in celebrations and support spiritual life so that there is an atmosphere of welcome and friendship

You can find more details about L'Arche London here.

Additional details about L'Arche can be found 

here.

A full job description and person specification can be found in the Recruitment Pack.

To apply, please read the full job description and person specification and answer the questions on our online application form. 

The closing date is: Sunday, 8th February 2026 at 23:59

We encourage you not to wait until the closing date to submit your application, as we may begin interviewing strong candidates before then.We also reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive enough suitable applications.

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