Support Worker
Chertsey, Surrey

About Us

White Lodge enables those with disabilities, their families, and their carers to lead fulfilling lives.

Supporting over 2,500 individuals across Surrey, we offer a diverse range of services for all ages and abilities.

Our wonderful site in Chertsey houses three specialist buildings, each with great facilities and services. These include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, a specialist nursery, hydrotherapy, holiday clubs, personal support in the home, short breaks, fitness and rehabilitation. We also offer many activities such as trips out, art, baking, swimming, and much more!

We are now looking for Support Workers to join us, working part-time, seasonal and weekend hours.

The Benefits

- Salary of £12.21 per hour
- A culture of progression and development
- 38 days’ annual leave (including Bank Holidays) to support a healthy work/life balance

This is a rewarding opportunity for caring individuals with experience supporting children, young people or adults with disabilities to join our compassionate organisation.

Joining our dedicated team, you’ll enable us to achieve our vision of a world which is inclusive to all, regardless of ability, making a difference to countless lives across Surrey.

We boast a comprehensive array of values that ENABLE our teams, stakeholders and services through Equity, Nurturing, Advocacy, Belonging, Language and Empathy.

What’s more, we pride ourselves on our employee experience, many of our staff have exceptional lengths of service. We are committed to inclusivity, and over the years, we have had many employees working for us who were previously attending our nursery and therapy services.

So, if you’re ready to advance your career and join the team, we’d love to hear from you!

The Role

As a Support Worker, you will help children and young people enjoy safe, engaging, and creative play and leisure activities that support their development and wellbeing.

Working closely with each young person and their "All About Me" guidance, you’ll plan and support activities that are fun, inclusive, and tailored to individual needs.

You’ll also provide assistance with personal care, mealtimes, communication, and physical comfort, always respecting privacy and dignity.

Additionally, you will:

- Collaborate with play and youth club supervisors
- Ensure that practice aligns with policies, procedures, and OFSTED standards
- Keep accurate records and maintain a safe, hygienic environment

Please note, due to our open and collaborative working environment and the nature of our work with children and adults with disabilities, all our office-based roles can experience periods of elevated noise levels and some elements of disruption.

About You

To be considered as a Support Worker, you will need:

- Experience supporting children, young people, or adults with disabilities
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good play and engagement skills
- A good level of IT literacy

This role may involve supporting individuals who need manual handling.

All staff are required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check. Please make it known if you are on the DBS update service.

Ongoing Recruitment

We recruit on an ongoing basis and may interview suitable candidates as applications are received. Closing dates may be extended where necessary, and roles may close early if the right candidate(s) are appointed. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Other organisations may call this role Play and Youth Support Worker, Play Worker, EYFS Worker, Nursery Assistant, Care Assistant, Care Worker, Supported Living Assistant, Homecare Assistant, or Healthcare Assistant.

Webrecruit and White Lodge Centre are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you want to help us continue making a difference as a Support Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.