Support Worker – Gloucester at Iris Care Group

Iris Care Group offer supported living services to adults with autism & learning disabilities. We are different from other care providers; we believe we offer genuine career progression opportunities and provide a great working environment which results in our teams delivering fantastic outcomes for the people we support.

Main duties of the job

We would need you to encourage our clients to participate in their chosen activity or follow their interests, this will involve assisting them in the community.

You would need to co-ordinate scheduled activities for our clients, using personalised rotas and liaising with others, ensuring facilitated activities and appointments are attended.

We would need you to support, prompt and assist people with their personal care, promoting independence during this, wherever possible.

We would be looking for someone to encourage the person to utilise or develop any proactive strategies to maintain their emotional wellbeing and mental health.

We would need you to have excellent record keeping skills, ensuring all records are accurate and up to date, including incident forms, daily notes and finance records.

We are looking for innovative and forward-thinking individuals.

You would need excellent communication skills, as well as excellent listening skills, as you will be supporting people who use various methods of communication.

Knowledge/experience/desire to support individuals with Mental Health, Learning Disabilities or Challenging Behaviour is essential.

You would need good basic comprehension of English language including basic literacy and numerical skills i.e., GCSE level or equivalent.

Ongoing commitment to own personal development and training.

About us

• Benefits
• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Details

Date posted

14 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.40 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0148-25-0033

Job locations

Mill Place

90 Bristol Road

Gloucester

GL1 5SQ
Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Support Worker, you will be supporting individuals with Autism, Learning Disabilities, Behaviours of concern, Physical Disabilities, Mental Health, Epilepsy and Complex Needs.

The people we support within our services are more likely to display challenging behaviour towards you, so the ability to remain calm and level-headed in all situations would be advantageous.

Full training will be provided prior to entering the service, along with ongoing support from our staff team and dedicated Wellbeing Officer.Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within an equivalent care setting.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Visa with 18 months remaining on it
• Ability to provide quality care
• Good interpersonal and communication skills

Employer details

Employer name

Iris Care Group

Address

Mill Place

90 Bristol Road

Gloucester

GL1 5SQ

Employer’s website

https://www.iriscaregroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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