Support work
If you are the sort of person who treats others with respect, listens to their needs, understands their emotions, and is warm, kind and honest, and enjoys supporting people to learn and develop new skills and make the most of life’s opportunities, you would make a great support worker.
Camphill Village Trust supports adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health problems and complex needs across our communities in England.
What is support work?
Support workers look after the well-being of vulnerable people or people who require care to live their lives as independently as possible. Support work involves helping people with daily tasks, such as getting washed and dressed, eating, and filling out forms, and will vary depending on the needs of the person.
At Camphill Village Trust we take a person-centred approach to social care and support. This means we explore with each person how we can support, encourage and empower them to make informed choices, gain life skills and contribute to society in a way that brings purpose and meaning to them.
What do you need to be a support worker?
Being a support worker requires some core social care knowledge and skills like teamwork and problem solving but it’s your values, behaviour and attitude that really matter – we can support you with the rest.
Everyone receives a full induction when they start and is supported to obtain the Care Certificate. If you wish, you can work to obtain social care qualifications and progress into management.
As a support worker for Camphill Village Trust, you will be supporting adults with learning and other disabilities and is a role with a high-level of responsibility. People with learning and other disabilities may express unpredictable and challenging behaviour. It’s for this reason having fantastic listening and communication skills is extremely valuable as a support worker, as well as patience and understanding.
Could you be a support worker?
If you’re a kind, compassionate person who’d like to make a difference to people’s lives, then social care could be the right career for you. Take the quiz and find out if a job in social care as a support worker could be right for you.
As a support worker in adult social care, no two days are the same. It is an extremely rewarding role that gives you the chance to make a huge difference in people’s lives.
Support worker jobs
See what support worker vacancies we have available now.
