Living Support Worker

Supported Living Worker - Cranleigh, Surrey - Permanent
Salary: £28,784 – £29,879 per year
📍 Cranleigh, Surrey
🕒 Permanent | 37 hours per week (rota basis, including alternate weekends)
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Supported Living Worker, you will support tenants with all aspects of daily living, including:
* Cooking, cleaning, shopping, and household tasks
* Supporting independence and life skills
* Accessing the community, attending college, and social activities
* Supporting hobbies, leisure activities, and trips out
* Providing emotional reassurance and positive behavioural support when tenants feel anxious or frustrated
You will receive fully funded Team Teach positive behaviour support training, with annual refresher training provided.
Due to the semi-rural location, a driving licence and access to your own transport are highly desirable. You may occasionally be required to transport tenants or staff using your own vehicle (with appropriate insurance) or a company vehicle.
What We’re Looking For
We welcome applications from people with or without previous care experience. What matters most is your ability to:
* Show empathy, compassion, and patience
* Remain calm and resilient in challenging situations
* Work positively as part of a supportive team
* Support adults to live independently and with dignity
* Demonstrate emotional, physical, and mental resilience
Salary & Benefits
In addition to a rewarding career supporting others, you’ll receive:
Salary of £28,784 – £29,879 per year
25 days annual leave plus public holidays
£1,000 retention bonus
(£250 after 1 month, £250 after 1 year, £500 after 18 months – subject to tax and NI)
Fully funded QCF Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care
Opportunities to progress into Senior Support Worker roles
Life Insurance and Medical Cash Plan (after qualifying period)
Ongoing training, CPD, and regular 1:1 support
Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential wellbeing support
Staff discounts on local fitness classes
Paid bank holidays with accrued holiday entitlement if worked
About us:
SENCare Recruitment provides Special Educational Needs (SEN) professionals for SEN schools, mainstream schools, residential care homes and 1-1 home support through local authorities, across the UK. We can offer short/long term placements on a temporary and permanent basis for specialist SEN teachers, teaching assistants, support workers, social workers, VI/HI practitioners and mid-day meal supervisors.
If you feel this would be the ideal vacancy for you, then please apply below or contact our team direct and ask for John Stokes @ SENCare Recruitment.
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