Support Worker, Direct Support Professional​/ Direct Care

Support Worker - Leicester

Affinity Trust View all jobs

• Leicester
• £12.75 per hour
• Permanent
• Full-time

5 hours ago

• Support Worker:
  Leicester
• Required:
  
  Full UK manual driving licence essential for this vacancy
• Rate: £12.75 per hour rising to £13.00 in October 2026 (£24,930.87 rising to £25,419.71 per annum pro rata)
• Hours:
  
  Full Time (37.5 hrs)
• Training:
  Full training + NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care
• Sponsorship:
  Not available

Have you ever considered the difference a smile can make? Taking the time to listen, understand, and empower someone to make their own choices can have a huge impact. As a Support Worker, it's about helping people live their best lives - in the ways they choose to.

At Affinity Trust, what matters most is your compassion and willingness to make a difference. Every day offers the chance to learn, grow, and see the real impact of your support in the lives of people around you.

Joining Affinity Trust means you'll be with caring colleagues, gain hands‑on training that helps you grow into the role, and discover that what you do each day matters.

Joining us as a Support Worker gives you:

• Meaningful connections that make a difference every day
• Shared experiences of happiness and growth in the people you support
• Being valued for who you are and the difference you make every day

• Buy & sell annual leave
• Access pay as you earn via Stream -
• Wellbeing scheme
• Fully funded health plan via Simply Health (GP, dental, optical)
• Blue Light Card reimbursement
• Pension & Life Assurance

An enhanced DBS check is required (paid for by us).

We're committed to being Disability Confident, and we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

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