Day Services Support Assistant

We are looking for someone to join our Day Services team as a Day Services Support Assistant.

L’Arche in the UK is part of a worldwide federation of people with and without learning disabilities sharing life together. We build Communities with people with learning disabilities rather than for them. We serve people’s emotional and spiritual lives as well as their basic needs. We are committed to mutually transforming relationships and a world where all belong.

Main purpose of the role:

The Day Services team plays a key role in our community, helping people with learning disabilities to live active lives through a programme of social, skills-based and therapeutic activities including art, design, craft and gardening. We’re looking for a Support Assistant to join the team to help us create a safe and supportive environment for the individuals who attend the service.

This role would suit someone with care experience, who is committed to supporting people with learning disabilities to develop their creative skills, enabling them to achieve their agreed personal goals; and who is supportive of the wider values, ethos and purpose of the L’Arche London community.

Salary: The starting salary for this post as a Non-Residential Live Out role is £22, 984 gross (£11.05 per hour, L’Arche UK pay band 1.1). The salary for this role will increase in year two to £11.35 an hour, which is £23,608 per annum gross (L’Arche UK pay band 1.2).

The role is based in West Norwood, working from both L’Arche’s main locations, the craft workshop on Norwood High Street, and the garden workshop on Barston Road

Main responsibilities of the role:

• To ensure the Day Services Team provide high quality specialist services and activities for people with learning disabilities.
• To promote wellbeing and independence of people with learning disabilities

More information on the role available here, including full job description and ‘Who We Are’ info pack for more background information on L’Arche.

Please note: L’Arche’s preference is for applications direct to them via email. Your covering letter should be no more than 2 sides of A4 as a Word document, no PDFs please.