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Residential Deputy Manager
Location: Chorleywood, WD3 5QJ
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours)
Salary: £27,300 to £28,500 per annum
We’re looking for a Residential Deputy Manager to join our team at Thorpedale, supporting adults with learning disabilities to live fulfilling, independent lives while working alongside our experienced Project Manager to lead and develop a dedicated team.
At Watford Mencap, our values are at the heart of everything we do. We’re looking for someone who is inclusive, respectful, welcoming, progressive and ready to challenge barriers for people with learning disabilities.
If you’re an experienced shift leader or senior support worker ready to take the next step, we’d love to hear from you.
About the Role
Join our Residential Support Service to ensure the provision of high-quality, person-centred support to adults with learning disabilities.
This is a varied role focusing on supporting the Registered Manager to lead and develop a team. Growing your own leadership skills with ongoing training and development.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Leading and developing a team of support workers
- Managing the rota to ensure safe staffing levels
- Recruiting and developing staff
- Providing 1:1 support, including personal care
- Planning and delivering inclusive sessions
- Supporting individuals with profound and multiple learning disabilities
- Planning meals and supporting daily routines
- Assessing new clients and updating support plans
- Acting as a role model to staff
About You
- Supervisory or management experience
- Previous social care experience
- Flexible and proactive
- Emotionally resilient
- Strong attention to detail
- Good IT skills
- Committed to person-centred practice
Driving licence advantageous but not essential.
Why Work for Watford Mencap?
- Varied, rewarding work
- Training and development provided
How to Apply
If you are interested, apply by completing an Application form.
Please find here the job description and person specification. Click
for details of our benefits.hereFull time @ 37.5 hours per week
Job Types: Full-time
Pay: £27,300 to £28,500 per annum
Communications and Marketing Officer
Location: Central Watford, WD17
Hours: Part-time (20 hours) or Full-time with additional duties (37.5 hours)
Salary: £25,000 per annum FTE
Are you a creative communications professional who wants your work to make a real difference?
We're looking for a Communications and Marketing Officer to help tell the stories that matter, grow awareness of learning disabilities, and raise the profile of Watford Mencap across our community.
This is a part-time role (up to 20 hours per week) based at our Watford Hub, with hybrid working available. You'll be creating engaging content, managing social media, developing marketing campaigns, and helping more people discover the opportunities and support we provide.
If you're an experienced communicator with a passion for the charity sector and want to use your skills to create positive change, we'd love to hear from you.
You will join our Fundraising team at Head Office where we support adults with learning disabilities to live fulfilling, independent lives.
At Watford Mencap, our values are at the heart of everything we do. We’re looking for someone who is inclusive, respectful, welcoming, progressive and ready to challenge barriers for people with learning disabilities.
About the Role
You will develop and deliver the communications and marketing strategy to highlight the charity across the community, ensuring our public image reflects the high quality of services we offer.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Developing and delivering a communications and marketing strategy
- Building awareness of learning disabilities
- Improving engagement with Watford Mencap
- Create a variety of content
- Oversee key messaging, branding and voice
- Maintain charity's website and social media
- create promotional materials
About You
- Confident engaging with people at all levels (service users, funders, colleagues or supporters etc)
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong IT skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Creative and flexible
- Strong organisational skills
Driving licence advantageous but not essential.
Why Work for Watford Mencap?
- Varied, rewarding work
- Training and development provided
How to Apply
If you are interested, apply by completing an Application form.
Please find here the job description and person specification. Click here for details of our benefits.
Job Types: Part time (20 hours) or Full-time with additional duties (37.5 hours)
Pay: £25,000 per annum FTE
Support Worker in Community Activities
Location: Central Watford
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours) or Part-time (22.5 hours)
Salary: £12.76 per hour, rising to £13.31 per hour after probation (£24,882 full-time equivalent)
About the Role
Join our Community Activities for Children & Adults service supporting children and young people with learning disabilities.
This is a varied role focused on promoting independence, choice and meaningful experiences.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Providing 1:1 support, including personal care
- Planning and delivering inclusive sessions
- Supporting individuals with profound and multiple learning disabilities
- Planning meals and supporting daily routines
- Assessing new clients and updating support plans
- Acting as a role model to less experienced staff
About You
- Flexible and proactive
- Emotionally resilient
- Strong attention to detail
- Good IT skills
- Committed to person-centred practice
Driving licence advantageous but not essential.
Why Work for Watford Mencap?
- Varied, rewarding work
- Wide range of services (after school, holidays, day opportunities)
- Training and development provided
- Early Years Register service
How to Apply
If you are interested, apply by completing an Application form.
Please find here the job description and person specification. Click
for details of our benefits.herePart-time @ 22.5 hours per week (Mondays & Thursdays) or full time @ 37.5 hours per week
Job Types: Full-time and part time
Pay: £12.76 per hour, rising to £13.31 per hour on successful completion of probation & training. £24,882 pa (full time)
Supported Living Personal Assistant
Location: South/West Hertfordshire
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours) and part-time available
Salary: £12.76 per hour (£27,700 pa) rising to £13.31 per hour (£28,700 pa)
About the Role
We are recruiting Personal Care Assistants to work in small, personalised supported living homes.
You’ll support 1–2 individuals with learning disabilities in their home to live full, independent lives.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Supporting daily living activities and personal care
- Preparing meals and maintaining the home
- Encouraging independence and new skills
- Supporting social activities and community access
- Promoting emotional wellbeing
About You
- Enthusiastic and compassionate
- Flexible for evenings, weekends and sleep-ins
- Committed to inclusion and independence
- Driving licence advantageous
Previous experience helpful but not essential.
Why Work for Watford Mencap?
- Comprehensive training including Care Certificate
- Access to Hertfordshire Care Academy benefits
- Small, supportive teams
- Truly meaningful work
How to Apply
Watford Mencap offers a comprehensive training program including the care certificate if you don't already have this. We are committed to offering opportunities to develop skills and abilities. You can join the Care Academy for a range of additional Discounts and Benefits in this role. https://www.hertscareacademy.com/
If you are interested, apply by completing an Application form.
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification and about our benefits
here.Salary: £12.76 /hour (£24,800pa FTE). Rising to a higher pay rate of £13.31 ph (£25,900 pa) on successful completion of probation & training and working across projects.
You will work shifts of a mixture of early shifts, late shifts, weekends and bank holidays and sleep-ins.
*Additionally, sleep in duties are paid at around £63 per sleep-in. A full-time salary with a sleep in duty per week is around £27,700 pa.
Support Worker - Residential
Location: Rickmansworth, Chorleywood & Bushey
Hours: Full-time and part-time
Salary: £12.76 per hour rising to £13.31 per hour (£24,800–£25,900 pa full-time equivalent)
About the Role
Support people with learning disabilities in residential settings to live full, independent lives.
You’ll work in a small, committed team helping people achieve their goals and enjoy meaningful community participation.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Supporting daily living and personal care
- Helping people plan, make decisions and try new experiences
- Supporting community access and social inclusion
- Working closely with managers and colleagues
About You
- Values-driven and professional
- Positive and enthusiastic
- Flexible for shifts including weekends and sleep-ins
- Committed to promoting rights and independence
Driving licence advantageous.
Why Work for Watford Mencap?
- Comprehensive training and Care Certificate
- Supportive management
- Access to Care Academy benefits
- Strong values-led culture
How to Apply
If you are interested, apply by completing an Application form.
We will conduct telephone interviews to identify how candidates meet our values. Following this, successful candidates will be invited to a face to face interview and asked to complete an application form.
An enhanced DBS will be required for the successful candidate.
Community Buddy
Location: South West Hertfordshire
Hours: Part-time (up to 30 hours) or casual
Salary: £12.76 – £13.31 per hour
About the Role
We’re recruiting Community Buddies to support adults and children with learning disabilities in their homes and local communities to provide outreach support services.
You’ll build meaningful relationships with regular clients and help them live life to the full.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Supporting personal care and medication
- Helping with morning routines
- Supporting shopping and social activities
- Supporting access to sports, clubs and community events
- Building long-term supportive relationships
About You
- Energetic and compassionate
- Flexible for days and weekends
- Good IT skills and attention to detail
- Emotionally resilient
- Values-led and person-centred
- Driver with access to a car you can use for work and business car insurance.
Previous experience helpful but not essential.
Why Work for Watford Mencap?
- Flexible working options
- Strong team support
- Meaningful, relationship-based work
- Opportunity to see people flourish over time
How to Apply
If you are interested, apply by completing an Application form.
Read our Job Description and Person Specification and
here.our benefitsCafé Support Worker
Location: Watford (Watford Central Library and Training Kitchen at Langley Road)
Hours: 7.5-hour shifts between 9:00am – 5:00pm, Monday to Friday
Contract: Casual (likely 1–2 shifts per week, often at short notice)
Pay: £12.76 per hour (rising to £13.31 ph based on meeting higher rate criteria following completion of induction/probation)
Training: Full training provided | DBS required
About the Role
Watford Mencap is urgently recruiting Casual Support Workers to join our Café and Day Opportunities teams.
This is a varied, hands-on role supporting adults with learning disabilities to develop independence, life skills and confidence in both our welcoming Café at Watford Central Library and our Training Kitchen and Hub at Langley Road.
You will help create an inclusive, positive environment while supporting people to learn new skills, build friendships and enjoy meaningful activities.
What You’ll Be Doing
• Supporting people with learning disabilities in a person-centred way
• Assisting trainees to learn café and kitchen skills
• Providing 1:1 support, which may include personal care and medication
• Promoting independence, choice and confidence
• Helping to maintain a welcoming, safe and high-quality environment
• Working flexibly as part of a supportive team
No two days are the same, and you’ll make a real difference every shift.
About You
• Flexible and able to work at short notice
• Emotionally resilient and calm under pressure
• Positive, reliable and proactive
• Strong communication skills
• Good IT skills
• Committed to inclusion and person-centred practice
Previous experience supporting people with learning disabilities is advantageous but not essential.
Why Work for Watford Mencap?
• Meaningful, hands-on community work
• Full training provided
• Values-led organisation (Inclusive, Respectful, Welcoming, Progressive, Challenging)
• Supportive and welcoming team
• Opportunity to genuinely change lives every day
How to Apply
If you are interested, apply by completing an Application form.
Read our Job Description and Person Specification and
here.our benefits