Support Worker

Westminster House is looking for a support worker who can provide an active, friendly, and welcoming respite service for adults with learning disabilities, Autism, and 'behaviours that challenge'. We ensure that those we care for can engage in an active, fulfilling lifestyle and we need a team of proactive and inspiring people to support us in this goal.

As part of our team, you'll enable and support with all kinds of activities encouraging service users to enjoy Island life, from trips to the park and taking part in community events to supporting with arts and crafts and activities on site.

We support and care for people with a wide range of complex care needs and diverse interests, so you'll need to tailor your work and communication to suit each person, ensuring everyone is happy and engaged in the activities and experiences that suit them best.

We are looking for positive, committed, and forward-thinking support workers who are great at emotionally connecting with a diverse range of people, because, as a respite and short stay service, the people we support are ever-changing, all with different emotional and physical wellbeing needs. We also specialise in emergency short term care, supporting people during challenging emotional times in their lives.

As a Support Worker you'll help with regular personal care when needed, this can include toileting, dressing and feeding or administering medication. You'll also help with on-site domestic duties such as cooking and cleaning and includes elements of report writing. Every day is filled with a variety of tasks and challenges, making this a dynamic and interesting work environment.

When you join #TeamIWC you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

- Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!

• Local Government pension scheme



• Discounted Solent ferry travel



• Island bus network discount



• Cycle to work scheme



• Staff parking permit scheme



• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership



• National and local discounts & benefits schemes


Relocation: For some vacancies (subject to criteria) a relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available if you are specifically relocating to the Isle of Wight to work with us, or if you choose to commute to the Isle of Wight daily, you may be eligible to have some travel costs reimbursed.

The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.