Activities coordinator pay in Liverpool January 2025

Support workers help vulnerable people to live independently. You may be working with people with complex mental health needs, medical conditions, learning or physical disabilities. You can work with children, adults and older people.

You may be visiting people at their homes or work in a clinic.

This type of job might involve helping people by:

• Developing a support plan
• Providing practical help. This includes helping them wash, preparing their meals, helping them eat and drink, completing household chores (such as cleaning) and administering their medication
• Teaching them life skills, such as paying bills and managing their finances
• Going shopping for them
• Accompanying them on social visits
• Visiting the doctors with them
• Providing emotional support

If you want to apply for a support worker job, you might need the following:

• GCSEs, a Level 3 qualification or a relevant apprenticeship
• A DBS check
• Relevant work experience
• A full UK driving licence
• The right to work in the UK