Support Worker roles in Hackney
If you want Support Worker work in Hackney, Protocol Healthcare Services recruits for supported living, mental health and learning disability services, on both temporary and permanent contracts.
Where you would be based in Hackney
Homerton University Hospital anchors a good deal of the health provision around Hackney Central and Dalston, and the settings we recruit for sit close to it. Hackney Council commissions much of the care in the area, and Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust runs the clinical side.
We fill posts in Hackney Central, Dalston, Stoke Newington and Clapton and out towards Homerton, Hackney Wick and Shoreditch. E5, E8, E9 and N1 come up most often, and work extends through London.
What the role involves
- ✓ Encouraging independence, choice and everyday decision making
- ✓ Supporting people to access work, education, activities and their community
- ✓ 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
Hours, shifts and contracts
You set your availability. Plenty of the people we place around Homerton work three or four shifts and keep the rest of the week their own. Most people settle into a handful of regular services, often within a few miles of Stoke Newington.
Agency and permanent are both on offer. Picking up shifts in two or three services around Dalston is a low-risk way to find out where you want to be.
Who we are looking 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
Why people stay with us
One consultant looks after you, knows the difference between the services in Hackney Central and Homerton, and is reachable when a shift throws something up. We recruit from our offices in Edgware and Bournemouth and place people nationwide; there is no branch in Hackney itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Work in Tower Hamlets and Islington often suits the same people, so tell us how far you are willing to go.
Send your availability and what you are qualified for, and a consultant will call you back about work around Clapton. There are immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Call 020 8951 4510 or use the contact form.
Support Worker Jobs in Hackney, 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 Hackney 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 Hackney 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 Hackney Central, Dalston, Stoke Newington, Clapton and Homerton, covering E5, E8, E9 and N1, and out into London. Homerton University 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.
Support Worker Jobs near Hackney
Looking for work in Hackney?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Hackney Central, Stoke Newington and the wider London area.