Care and Support Worker

Care and Support Worker, L'Arche Kent

ABOUT THE ROLE

Hours of work: 40 hours per week 

Salary: £12.82 per hour (plus sleep-in allowance)

Place of work: Pine Tree Locality Residential care home and Supported living house

Reports to: Locality Leader and Deputy Locality Leader

Contract type: Permanent. Full time

Closing date: Monday, 26 October 2026 at 9 am

Notes: Due to the needs of the service, this post is only open to female applicants (as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010)

Discover what makes L’Arche a rewarding place to work - explore our employee benefits here.

Main purpose of the role:

As a 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 create a sense of community as a place of mutuality and belonging.

Person Centred Support

• Provide high quality support to people with learning disabilities in line with L’Arche values, policies and procedures.

Support of people with learning disabilities

• 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 in their ongoing development of independence.

You can find more details about L'Arche Kent 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. 

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