Support Worker roles in Lewisham
If you want Support Worker work in Lewisham, Protocol Healthcare Services recruits for supported living, mental health and learning disability services, on both temporary and permanent contracts.
Where the work is in Lewisham
University Hospital anchors a good deal of the health provision around Blackheath and Catford, and the settings we recruit for sit close to it. Lewisham Council commissions much of the care in the area, and Greenwich NHS Trust runs the clinical side.
We fill posts in Blackheath, Catford, Deptford and Brockley and out towards Ladywell, Hither Green and Lee Green. SE13, SE6, SE4 and SE8 come up most often, and work extends through London.
The job day to day
- ✓ 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
- ✓ Positive behaviour support and de-escalation, with training provided
When you would work
You set your availability. Plenty of the people we place around Ladywell 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 Deptford.
Agency and permanent are both on offer. Picking up shifts in two or three services around Catford is a low-risk way to find out where you want to be.
Before you apply
- ✓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
- ✓An enhanced DBS check, which we can arrange
Working with Protocol
One consultant looks after you, knows the difference between the services in Blackheath and Ladywell, 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 Lewisham itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Work in Greenwich and Tower Hamlets 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 Brockley. There are immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Call 020 8951 4510 or use the contact form.
Support Worker Jobs in Lewisham, 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 Lewisham 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 Lewisham 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 Blackheath, Catford, Deptford, Brockley and Ladywell, covering SE13, SE6, SE4 and SE8, and out into London. 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 Lewisham
Looking for work in Lewisham?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Blackheath, Deptford and the wider London area.