SUPPORT WORKER REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Full UK Driving License – Essential.
• Social care experience, ideally within mental health and with some experience of supporting individuals with schizophrenia
• Experience providing encouragement to a person with complex health needs.
• Experience supporting individuals with behaviours which may be considered challenging.
• Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
• You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have been employed in the UK for at least 6 months. We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available and are unable to consider sponsorship.
• This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references

ABOUT US

Gray Healthcare is a specialist Health and Social Care provider, supporting people with complex needs, disabilities and long-term conditions looking to step back into the community from in-patient support services. At Gray Healthcare, we offer our own dynamic approach to care, enabling people to move back into their own homes - into their own communities – giving them control of their life. We create a bespoke support package for each individual, with support from our own multi-disciplinary team, adaptable to meet all current and future needs.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £12.21 per hour

Application question(s):

• Do you require a Sponsorship? (We do not offer sponsorships)
• Do you have 6 months experience working in the UK health sector?

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 31/07/2025
Reference ID: JKIDAY

Gray Healthcare are recruiting a Support Worker, within the Witham St Hughes area of Lincoln, to support a man in his 40’s who has a diagnosis of Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia and COPD.
The gentleman we support lives independently in his own home receiving 1:1 support 24 hours a day.
His interests are watching films, listening to music and DJ’ing on his own desks!
He also likes, going out in the community to the pub for a coffee or a visit to the seaside.
He is supported by a male and female team on mixed shifts of days, 8am to 8pm and waking nights, 8pm to 8am.
We are recruiting drivers only for this role as the individual we support has a mobility vehicle to access the community.