Life Skills Support Worker (Young Adults)

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About Us

Bridge House is a newly established, 4-bed transitional home supporting young women aged 18–30 with a learning disability and/or autism. We offer medium-term residential placements (typically around three years, flexed to individual progress) designed to help young adults build confidence, independence, and real-world life skills as a stepping stone towards more independent living.

At Bridge House, we focus on preparing young adults for life - not just supporting them day to day. Our life-skills programme is practical, personalised, and empowering, and may include:

• Money management and financial independence
• Home management and daily living skills
• Cooking, nutrition, and healthy routines
• Communication and building meaningful relationships
• Health, wellbeing, and self-care
• Education, employment, and future planning - and so much more

We are proud to offer a homely, supportive, and aspirational environment where young adults are encouraged to grow at their own pace and celebrate every achievement, big or small.

Job Summary

As a Support Worker at Bridge House, you will play a key role in shaping young adults’ journeys towards independence. You’ll work closely with a small, supportive team to help young adults overcome barriers, build resilience, and work towards their personal goals.

This is a hands-on, rewarding role where you’ll help create a safe, structured, and empowering environment - supporting young adults to develop practical life skills, confidence, and self-belief, while always promoting choice, dignity, and independence.

You’ll be someone who believes in potential, values person-centred support, and wants to make a genuine, lasting difference in young people’s lives.

Evening and every other weekend availability required. 

Key Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred support with personal care, daily living activities, and meal preparation, promoting independence, dignity, and healthy lifestyle choices.
• Build positive, trusting relationships with young adults, acting as a consistent role model and providing emotional support that enhances confidence, self-esteem, and wellbeing.
• Implement individualised support and behaviour plans, using positive behaviour strategies tailored to each young person’s needs, goals, and developmental stage.
• Facilitate one-to-one and group activities that develop social skills, emotional regulation, and life skills in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Maintain accurate care records and reporting, monitoring wellbeing and promptly communicating any changes in health, behaviour, or needs to the appropriate professionals.
• Work collaboratively within the care team, upholding safeguarding policies and contributing to a safe, homely environment that reflects best practice and our organisational values honest, caring, respectful, motivated and ambitious.