Salary £14.75 – £16.35* per hour
37 hours per week / permanent
Based in Attleborough, Norfolk
Are you interested in a social care role where you can make a real difference? We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, passionate and motivated individual to lead a small team in providing care and support to adults with learning disabilities within one of our supported living contracts in Attleborough. You would be joining a highly skilled and talented team rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC.
We would particularly welcome applications from experienced care professionals or those looking for a new challenge in this extremely rewarding role. Please note that this role is not eligible for Sponsorship.
At Empanda, we offer two care and support services to adults with a learning disability – Respite Care and Supported Living.
Respite Care – Based on the outskirts of Attleborough, Oak Trees is a purpose-built building staffed 24/7, offering short-term accommodation for up to four adults at a time, with over 100 adults staying each year.
Supported Living – Offers personalised support to people living in their own home.
About the role
As a House Leader, you will be based at one of our supported living contracts on the outskirts of Attleborough, where you will you help create, maintain, monitor and develop high standards of practice within the team who support the provision of a high-quality service to users and carers. You will develop and supervise your staff team through regular 1-2-1s, coaching and appraisals and take an active part in team meetings to ensure open and honest discussions that enhance best practice.
It is an occupational requirement for the postholder to be female as you will assist with personal care needs, ‘permitted under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010’. You will help assess the needs of individuals and develop outcome focused care and support plans to meet those needs and have a good working knowledge of digital care planning (training will be provided). You will provide support with budgeting, menu planning, shopping, cooking and domestic tasks. You will also help service users to understand their tenancy agreement, as well as offering support with decorating, simple DIY and home maintenance.
Care and support also covers health and wellbeing, with our team supporting customers to make and attend appointments with health care professionals, with safety and security, and with establishing and maintaining relationships with friends and family. You will also provide support in accessing facilities within the community, including leisure activities and in promoting independence. Having the use of a car, a full driving license and Business Class 1 Insurance is essential for this role.
You will work within a flexible working rota to provide appropriate support for service users which includes sleep-in duties as required, paid at £44.00 per night, as well as evenings and weekend working which attract an enhanced weekday hourly rate of £15.35 and £16.35* for weekend hours (except Bank Holidays which are paid at double time). All applications will be subject to pre-employment checks including Right to Work in the UK, enhanced DBS and references.
On joining the Empanda team, you will be rewarded for the valuable job you do through our competitive package of ‘We Value You’ benefits and rewards including competitive salary, good holiday and sick pay entitlement; workplace pension; pension salary sacrifice scheme; access to discounted rates for the Hospital Saturday Fund Health Plan; free and unlimited access to a variety of assistance helplines and services; monthly staff draw; Refer a Friend to Work scheme; Cycle to Work Scheme; training and much more.
If you share the Empanda values – accountability, commitment, compassion and integrity and our ethos of offering person-centred care and support of the highest quality to adults with a learning disability, then we would love to hear from you.
For an informal chat about joining our Learning Disabilities team, please contact Kerrie Good, Executive Director (Learning Disabilities) on 01953 457360, or email her at respite@empanda.org.uk
Download application pack here
How to apply
To apply for this role, download the application pack and return it to:
Email:
recruitment@empanda.org.uk
Post:
Recruitment
Empanda Care & Support Ltd CIC
Suite 3, Willow Lane House
9 Willow Lane
Norwich
Norfolk
NR2 1EU
Closing date: Wednesday 15 April 2026
Interviews: Week Commencing 20 April 2026
Empanda reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we have received sufficient applications ahead of the closing date, or the closing date may be extended to allow further applications.
