Support Worker roles in Bexley
Support Worker roles in Bexley cover a lot of ground: supported living, mental health services, learning disability support and community teams. Protocol Healthcare Services places people on agency shifts and in permanent posts across all of it.
Bexley and the area we cover
Queen Mary's Hospital is the hospital local teams work alongside, and the homes and services around Bexleyheath and Welling draw staff from the same pool. Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust runs services locally, with Bexley Council commissioning the social care alongside them.
Most placements are in Bexleyheath, Sidcup and Welling, with regular work further out at Erith, Crayford and Old Bexley. Postings run through DA5, DA6 and DA7, including out at Blackfen.
What you would be doing
- ✓ Positive behaviour support and de-escalation, with training provided
- ✓ Medication prompting and support appropriate to your training
- ✓ Accurate notes and clear communication with the wider team
- ✓ Supporting people with daily routines and personal care where needed
- ✓ Encouraging independence, choice and everyday decision making
- ✓ Supporting people to access work, education, activities and their community
Shifts, and how they are booked
Days, nights and weekends are all available, full time or part time. Someone covering Crayford on earlies and Old Bexley on nights is an ordinary week here. The aim is ongoing work in settings you already know, not a different address every week between Bexleyheath and Belvedere.
Some people stay on agency indefinitely; others use a few months around Welling to find the right permanent home. Both are fine.
What we look for
- ✓An enhanced DBS check, which we can arrange
- ✓The right to work in the UK
- ✓Patience, resilience and respect for the people you support
- ✓Good communication skills
- ✓Experience in mental health or learning disability support is desirable, not essential
What we do for you
You get one consultant who knows your registration, your patch and which London services you have already worked in. We recruit from our offices in Edgware and Bournemouth and place people nationwide; there is no branch in Bexley itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Dartford, Bromley and Greenwich are close enough that plenty of our people work across them and Bexley both.
Let us know your hours and how far you will travel from Bexleyheath, and we will do the rest. There are immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Call 020 8951 4510 or use the contact form.
Support Worker Jobs in Bexley, answered
Not always. Experience in mental health or learning disability support is desirable, not essential We provide training, and your consultant will match you to settings around Bexley that fit what you have done before.
Day, night and weekend shifts, on full-time and part-time patterns. You set your availability and we work to it. Once you are established we can offer regular ongoing shifts rather than one-offs.
Both. We recruit for temporary and permanent positions, and many people start on agency shifts around Bexley before moving into a permanent post once they have found a service that suits them.
Across supported living, mental health services, learning disability services and community settings. In practice that means Bexleyheath, Sidcup, Welling, Erith and Crayford, covering DA5, DA6, DA7 and DA8, and out into London. Queen Mary's Hospital is the main hospital in the area.
We have immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Once your registration, right-to-work and DBS checks are in place, shifts can usually follow quickly. Call 020 8951 4510 or send us your details to get started.
Looking for work in Bexley?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Bexleyheath, Welling and the wider London area.