Relief Care and Support Worker, L'Arche London ABOUT THE ROLE Reports to: Service Coordinators (House Leaders) Hours of work: Variable (Dependent on availability. Flexible hours. Evening and Weekend hours) Salary: £13.04 per hour Place of work: L'Arche London Community Houses, London. You may be required to work at any L'Arche London support service, determined by the needs of the community. Contract type: Relief Closing date: open-ended Notes: This position does not offer sponsorship and is best suited for candidates already located in the London area. Are you enthusiastic about enabling adults with learning disabilities to live their life as independently as possible, providing excellent care and support? As a Relief 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. You will deliver practical, physical and emotional support to people with learning disabilities, whilst proactively promoting choice, independence and self-determination. Main purpose of the role: As a Relief Care and Support Worker you will: 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 procedures • 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 ABOUT L'ARCHE LONDON In L'Arche London, we are intentionally inclusive, bringing together those with and without learning disabilities, in our community of more than 100 people. One of the L’Arche UK communities, we’re re part of a federation that includes over 150 communities across 37 countries and 6 continents. Our community includes over 30 people with learning disabilities, with lots of different support needs, who we support at home and in our workshops. Alongside them are dedicated community members, volunteers, friends and neighbours, all integral in fostering a warm and inclusive atmosphere. Our team of employed assistants provides further support and care to our core members. We have lots of diversity and lots of opinions. We love people, we love our busy, vibrant city, and we welcome everyone to build a community that values each individual and embraces the beauty of differences. Since 1977, our mission has been to create an environment where diversity is celebrated, creativity cherished, and independence nurtured. Together, we want a more inclusive, compassionate world. A full job description and person specification can be found in the Recruitment Pack. We recruit throughout the year and interview regularly. Submit your application when you are ready to join. To apply, please read the full job description and person specification and answer the questions on our online application form. 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. Please also read our privacy notice for job applicants.