Day Support Worker

Job Description

Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest

Job Title: Day Care Support Worker

Salary: £30,288 - £32,070

Grade: Scale 4

Contract Type: Permanent

Number of Posts: x 12

Working hours per week: Full Time/Part Time

Application Deadline: 15/04/2026

Proposed Interview Dates: TBC

Reference: 2067

About Us:

Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a welcoming and exciting place to work.

We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have tight-knit and diverse communities. Our work is always resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded: we’re a borough focused on meeting and exceeding the needs of our existing and future residents.

London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace wellbeing, skills, progression and diversity.

About the Day Care Support Worker:

Our 3 residential care homes need caring, reliable, vibrant, trustworthy people, who have passion to care for our elderly residents

Locations:
George Mason Lodge, Leytonstone, - Care home for older people with physical and sensory disabilities, cognitive impairment and people living with dementia

Mapleton Road, Chingford - Care home for older people with physical and sensory disabilities, cognitive impairment and people living with dementia

Alliston House, Walthamstow - Care home for older people with physical and sensory disabilities, cognitive impairment and people living with dementia.

All services are inspected by the Care Quality Commission and rated as GOOD, but we are aspiring to be Outstanding.

Working Pattern:
Working between 7:00am and 9:30pm, including weekends and bank holidays working as required.

We are a Home Office–licensed sponsor; however, for this specific role we are not able to provide Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. To be considered, you must already hold a form of UK work authorisation that does not require sponsorship.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Provide personal care including washing and dressing to our residents
• Supporting residents in their daily activities individually or in groups
• Supporting residents on trips and appointments
• Supporting residents to maintain their health and wellbeing
• Engaging with residents, respecting their dignity, privacy and right to choice, and build trusting relationships whilst working with them
• Complete daily records/notes on residents
• Supporting residents at mealtimes to meet their nutritional needs

Qualifications and Requirements:

Applicants should have a relevant care qualification, such as NVQ Level 2, QCF, or equivalent or willingness to study for this.

Candidates must demonstrate that they have the ability to read and write in English and be prepared to undertake a written test and demonstrate basic IT skills.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the ‘Apply’ button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.

Terms and conditions:

The below terms and conditions apply to this role:

Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks

For regulatory requirements, full employment history from age of first employment including an explanation for any gaps in employment must be included in the online application form

This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with vulnerable adults

Satisfactory DBS check; Enhanced

As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its four equality objectives: promoting equality of opportunity; opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage; ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels; providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent services to all. Respecting diversity is a core Council value.

To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the Council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The Council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Michael Olaniyan, Registered Home Manager Alliston House at michael.olaniyan@walthamforest.gov.uk.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact ourRecruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.

The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.

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