Are you ready for a rewarding career where you can truly make a difference in the lives of others? If so, apply now!
At Grangemead, a top-tier respite and emergency service for adults with learning disabilities located in Hailsham, we are looking for a passionate support workers to join our dedicated team. Our beautifully refurbished facility provides a warm, hotel-style atmosphere complete with ensuite accommodations and interactive sensory equipment to enrich our guests’ experiences.
We offer a fun holiday experience for both long and short respite stays, promoting life skills, independence, community presence, and opportunities for guests to forge new friendships. Our emergency services accommodate individuals facing challenging life circumstances such as safeguarding issues, homelessness, illness, bereavement, or the end of placement with caregivers.
As a support worker, your responsibilities will include a range of tasks from administering medication to engaging guests in enjoyable activities, You will also support guests with a wide range of support needs, from low-level support to high and complex requirements, including PEG feeding, managing behaviours that challenge, and providing moving and handling support.
This role also entails performing security checks and maintaining cleanliness to uphold Grangemeads high standards, ensuring a safe environment for all guests.
Our rotas operate on a 6-week rolling schedule, with Support Workers completing both early shifts from 07:30 to 14:00 and late shifts from 15:00 to 21:30 across all 3 teams, please note this includes working 2 in every 3 weekends.
We are seeking candidates with the following skills:
Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship.
Please view the Job Description & Person Specification for more information.
To apply for this role, please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button to answer 5 questions for your application and upload your CV and Supporting Statement. We will be using your answers to the questions along with your Supporting Statement to shortlist so please be sure your Statement addresses how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests.
For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page and our statement on the use of AI.
Interviews will be held week commencing 17 August 2026 in person at Grangemead as guest involvement is a crucial part of our recruitment process. Dates to be confirmed.
Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.
We value your unique qualities! We believe that your core values matter most. We are committed to providing excellent training opportunities, thorough induction, and ongoing supervision to help you develop the necessary skills for success in this role. Support work is a privilege and offers the chance to turn kindness into a career. How often are you able to support another human being to live life to the full? In this job you can every day.
We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity contact Claire Murphy - Team Leader [email protected] or Kez Hubberstey-Barnes [email protected] to request a MS teams call or phone call.
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