Overview
Support Worker - West Heath (Driver Essential)
Location: Birmingham, West Heath (B31)
Pay: £12.26 per hour
Hours: Full-Time – Days
Must have a Full UK Driver's Licence
No sponsorship – Right to work in the UK is essential
“I’ve got the experience, the patience, and the passion to handle the tough days—because I know the difference I make.”
If that sounds like you, keep reading…
This Is Not Your Average Support Role
Join a specialist team making a real impact every single day. As an Intensive Support Worker, you'll be supporting adults with complex needs, autism, learning disabilities, and challenging behaviours in one of our most dynamic care settings.
This role is demanding—but deeply rewarding.
Your Mission: Empower Through Care
You'll provide 1:1 personalised support—helping people live life on their terms by:
Encouraging engagement through meaningful routines & activities
Assisting with daily living tasks—like cooking, cleaning & appointments
Supporting access to the community, hobbies, & social life
De-escalating behaviours using PBS and compassion
Keeping care plans, risk assessments & safeguarding reports up to date
Who We’re Looking For:
️ 6+ months’ experience with complex needs or behaviours that challenge
️ Calm, confident, and emotionally resilient under pressure
️ Practical knowledge of PBS and person-centred care
️ A genuine team player with excellent communication skills
️ Full UK driver’s licence—essential
What You’ll Get in Return:
We look after our team—because you deserve it:
£12.26 per hour
24/7 GP & mental health support via Smart Health App
Paid 4-week CPD-accredited induction
Ongoing development: Care Certificate, apprenticeships & more
Clear career progression and internal promotions
️ Discounts at top retailers via Aspirations Perks
️ 28 days’ paid holiday (incl. bank holidays)
£500 refer-a-friend bonus
️ 2x salary life cover
Pension scheme with NEST
️ 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme—for you and your family
About Us: Aspirations Care
We’ve been empowering adults with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health conditions since 2004. We’re values-driven, inclusive, and deeply committed to both the people we support—and the people who support them.
We welcome diversity, encourage growth, and promote from within.
Aspirations Care have been supporting adults with learning disabilities, mental health issues and Autism to have a lifestyle that matters to them since 2004. Our aim is to support and encourage individuals to achieve their full potential, no matter how challenging.
At Aspirations we value all colleagues, regardless of age. We are proud to offer pay over the statutory minimum set for young workers and have no set retirement age.
Aspirations is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitability qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.
This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable adults that we support and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosure
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