In a world that rewards success and winning, L'Arche communities are places where people with and without learning disabilities can take time to explore who they are, not just what they can do. L'Arche London is a place of welcome and belonging where everyone is transformed by the experience of community, relationship, disability and difference.

Find out what members of our community say about their experience here:

People choose to join L'Arche as a Support Worker for people with learning disabilities (we say 'assistants') for a variety of reasons: they might be looking for a career break or a career change, wanting to give their life new meaning. They might come to L'Arche to learn or develop new skills and attitudes to people with learning disabilities or they might be a care professional seeking a new context and deeper meaning in their work. 

Residential/Live-in Support Assistant
These roles are open to anyone from the UK, EU citizens who have existing permission to work in the UK, and we are able to sponsor a Tier 5 Temporary Charity Worker Visa for international applicants (from January 2021 this includes EU citizens). Full training, accommodation and housing expenses, food and a monthly living allowance of £331 is provided. 

To find out more about this opportunity, download our Job Description HERE

To apply please click HERE and complete the L’Arche UK form. 

All successful applicants will be subject to references and a satisfactory enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring) check. Completion of a three month probationary period is essential for confirmation in post.

Please note to ensure we comply with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (“the Regulations”), the post holder must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 unless clinically exempt

This role is for one year only. However for those from the UK and with the existing right to work in the UK, on completion of one year we will review progress and see if we are able to offer a Residential Support Assistant roles within the community for a further year or more. 

Non-residential/Live-out Support Assistant
We currently have vacancies for Non-residential/ Live Out Support Assistants. We are looking for people ideally with 1+ years experience and the Care Certificate (or equivalent qualification) to join us, as well as people who are looking to start their career in social care.

All roles of this type are open to UK citizens and those who already have permission to work in the UK. Unfortunately we are not able to sponsor visas for these roles.

These roles are full time 40 hours per week, with a starting salary of £22,568 (£10.85 per hour), plus a pension plus all assistants do an average of 2 sleepover shifts a week, which are paid separately at £28 per sleepover. The 40 hours are worked across 5 days and include the requirement to work in the evening and at weekends.  All assistants get 2 consecutive days off a week, however due to the needs of the service these are unlikely to be at the weekend.

You can find out more about this opportunity by downloading our Job Description HERE.

To apply for this role, please submit a CV and a short covering letter telling us how your experience, passions and values match our role description [email protected].

Your CV must include a full work history from leaving full time education to the present. Please include an explanation for any gaps in your employment.  (If you are an internal candidate, please make sure you send a full CV.)

All job offers are subject to receipt of 3 positive references, a completed work history form, ID checks to confirm the right to work in the UK, and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check/police check. Completion of a three month probationary period is essential for confirmation in post.

Please note to ensure we comply with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (“the Regulations”), the post holder must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 unless clinically exempt.

Please note because we support vulnerable people regular COVID 19 testing is standard for both staff and the people we support.

We are interviewing for these roles throughout December 2021 and into January 2022.

Relief Bank Support Assistants

We currently have vacancies for Relief Bank Support Assistants. We are looking for people ideally with 1+ years experience and the Care Certificate (or equivalent qualification) to join us, as well as people who are looking to start their career in social care.
We are always looking for people with previous L'Arche experience (either from L'Arche London or other L'Arche communities around the world) or external candidates with relevant care experience to join our bank of Relief Support Assistants. 

This is a flexible working role, with hours dependent on your availability and the needs of the people you support. The hours we can offer to Relief Bank Assistants vary from week to week, but the majority of the relief support hours we have available are at weekends and in the evenings.

We are looking for people to join us for at least one year. Whilst we welcome applications from people of all genders, at present (December 2021) we are prioritising applications from female candidates to balance our team and the range of support we offer.

We require all Relief Support Assistants to work 3 days/24 hours a week (including evenings and weekends) for their first 8 weeks probationary period. This time provides the opportunity to build relationships with the people you are supporting, to shadow and learn the role, and to complete our induction and training programme. Once they have completed their initial 8 weeks, Relief Bank Support Assistants submit their monthly availability to their Coordinator, who then matches this with the needs of the people we support.  

Our hourly rate is £10.85 per hour (this is £9.68 per hour plus a further £1.17 in lieu of holiday). We also pay a base fee of £28 per sleep over. We provide our assistants with an ongoing programme of training, professional and personal development.

To find out more about this opportunity, download our Job Description HERE.

To apply for this role, please submit a CV with a covering letter telling us how your experience, passions and values match the role description to [email protected] 
Your CV must include a full work history from leaving full time education to the present, including any gaps in employment. 

All job offers are subject to receipt of 3 positive references, a completed work history form, ID checks to confirm the right to work in the UK, and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check/police check. Completion of a three month probationary period is essential for confirmation in post.

Please note to ensure we comply with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (“the Regulations”), the post holder must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 unless clinically exempt.

Please note because we support vulnerable people regular COVID 19 testing is standard for both staff and the people we support.

We are interviewing throughout November and December 2021 and into December 2022. Once we receive your CV we will give you a call to chat about the job in more detail and to arrange a Zoom interview. We look forward to hearing from you,
L'Arche London team.

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Any questions about the recruitment process or roles at L'Arche London, please drop us an email: [email protected]

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