Support Worker

Support Worker

Job Reference: JG1653194IlkSW

Date Posted: 2026-08-13T13:53:00.94

Location: Derbyshire

Closing Date: 2026-09-10T22:59:59

Employer: Real Life Options

Contract Type: FULL_TIME

Salary: £12.71 per hour

About The Role

Real Life Options provides support to people with autism, learning disabilities, and complex needs. We offer individualised support packages and promote independence to enable people to live a happy fulfilled life within their own homes. The accommodation is made of individual apartments and purpose-built bungalows. The service includes 12 apartments for people with mild learning disabilities, 4 bungalows for individuals with higher complex needs, and 4 bungalows for people who display behaviours of concern.

You will be supporting individuals in their own homes to live as independently as possible, which involves:

• following daily planners


• helping with financial expenditure


• domestic support and administration of medication

There may also be some support with:

• personal care


• meal planning/preparation


• maintaining important relationships


• support to find new friendships

A rewarding part of the role will be encouraging participation in activities in the local community to enhance social inclusion. You will also be seeking new opportunities for the growth and development of the people we support, which could include volunteering roles and further education access.

Shift Patterns

Hours are between 7am to 10pm. Working on a rota, you will be required to work weekends, evenings, bank holidays with planned time off. Flexibility to cover any of these shift patterns over the 7-day weekly period is essential.

Requirements

An Enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.

Why Join Us?

• A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff)


• Accredited training to develop professionally through training, mentoring, and a strong support network


• An employer contributory pension scheme


• Work in a collaborative, values-led environment


• Access to health benefits such as the Health Cash Plan for full/part-time hours


• £10,000 Life cover


• A free Employee Assistance Programme including a medical helpline, counselling, debt, financial, and legal information


• A reward gateway with discounts on goods and services


• Cycle to Work Scheme


• A financial wellbeing scheme


• Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)


• Recognition Initiatives

Our Values

Don't miss out - Be Part of Something Bigger. Join a team driven by values, with a mission that matters. Apply today and start making a real impact!

We value:

• Respect


• Honesty


• Responsibility


• Excellence

If you can circle 6 or more of the following skills: Honest, Good Communicator, Strong Values, Flexible, Passionate, Self Motivated, Reliable, Caring, Inclusive, then you could be the person we are looking for.

Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email. Ensure you check all your email folders regularly, including junk mail.

Real Life Options is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating a discrimination-free environment, accommodating those with disabilities, learning difficulties, or medical conditions by making reasonable adjustments in our processes.

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Male Support Worker ðŸ"Ilkeston, DE7 8XW ðŸ'° £12.71 per hour ðŸ"... Full-time 39 hours per week - Permanent Real Life Options provide support to people with autism, learning disabilities, and complex needs. We provide individualised support packages and promote independence to enable people to live a happy fulfilled life within their own homes. The purpose-built accommodation is made of individual apartments and purpose-built bungalows. The service comprises of 12 apartments for people with mild learning disabilities, 4 bungalows for individuals with higher complex needs and 4 bungalows for people who display behaviours of concern. About the Role You will be supporting individuals in their own homes to live as independently as possible, this involves; âœ" following daily planners âœ" helping with financial expenditure âœ"domestic support and administration of medication There may also be some support with; âœ"personal care âœ"meal planning/preparation âœ"maintaining important
relationships âœ"support to find new friendships. A rewarding part of the role will be encouraging participation in activities in the local community to enhance social inclusion. Seeking new opportunities for the growth and development of the people we support which could include volunteering roles and further education access. Shift patterns: Hours between 7am to 10pm Working on a rota, you will be required to work weekends, evenings, bank holidays with planned time off. Flexibility to cover any of these shift patterns over the 7 day weekly period is essential An Enhanced DBS will be required for this role. Why Join Us? âœ... A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff) âœ... Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job - develop professionally through training, mentoring, and a strong support network âœ... A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time
staff) âœ...An employer contributory pension scheme âœ... Work in a collaborative, values-led environment ✨ In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits: âœ... Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours) âœ... £10,000 Life cover âœ... A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information) âœ... A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services âœ... Cycle to Work Scheme âœ... A financial wellbeing scheme âœ... Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply) âœ... Recognition Initiatives ðŸ"© Don't miss out - Be Part of Something Bigger - Join a team driven by values, with a mission that matters Apply today and start making a real impact! We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are: Respect - Honesty -
Responsibility - Excellence If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for: Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values - Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders. Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect. If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our
processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know. IND123