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 Volunteer 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

If you need a visa (i.e. you do not already have the right to work in the UK including EU citizens), 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 because we support vulnerable people regular COVID 19 testing is standard for both staff and the people we support. We are a pro-vaccine employer and would encourage our staff to have the COVID 19 vaccination.

If you have the right to work in the UK, please complete the Application Form at the bottom of this page AND then send your CV to [email protected]

Non-residential/Live-out Support Assistant
We do not currently vacancies for these roles. Please check back in June 2021 as by then we may be looking for people with 1+ years experience and the Care Certificate (or equivalent qualification) to join us. 

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.

For those with 1+ year’s experience in UK Care and who already hold the Care Certificate/equivalent qualification the starting salary is £18,923 plus up to £2688 per year for sleepovers based on doing an average of 2 sleepovers a week, which are paid separately at £28 per sleepover.

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

Application for these roles is usually by completing our application Form and sending in your CV. Shortlisted applicants will then be invited to interview.

Applicants must have the existing right to work in the UK as we are not able to sponsor visas for these roles. 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 because we support vulnerable people regular COVID 19 testing is standard for both staff and the people we support. We are a pro-vaccine employer and would encourage our staff to have the COVID 19 vaccination.

Relief Bank Support Assistants
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. We especially need Relief Support Assistants who are available in the evenings and at weekends.

Whilst we welcome applications from people of all genders, at present (April 2021) we are prioritising applications from female candidates to balance our team and the range of support we offer.

This is a flexible working role, with hours dependent on your availability and the needs of the people you support. We are looking for people to join us for at least one year.

We require all Relief Support Assistants to work full time 40 hours a week (including evenings and weekends) for their first 3 months 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 12 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 £9.77 per hour (including holiday pay). We also pay a base fee of £28 per sleep over and operate a top up scheme to ensure that every hour of a 9 hour sleepover is paid at National Minimum Wage. We provide our assistants with an ongoing programme of training, professional and personal development.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. 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 because we support vulnerable people regular COVID 19 testing is standard for both staff and the people we support. We are a pro-vaccine employer and would encourage our staff to have the COVID 19 vaccination.

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

To apply for this role, please complete the Application Form at the bottom of this page AND then send your CV to [email protected]

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We look forward to hearing from you.
L'Arche London Team.

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