Overview
Support Worker (MOJ) – Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Empowering People, Changing Lives – Join Us at Langley
Langley is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a compassionate and motivated MOJ Support Worker to join our friendly and dedicated team in Wakefield. This is a permanent, full‑time position working 40 hours per week, where you’ll play a meaningful role in supporting our clients and contributing to our mission. Shifts will be up to 12.5 hours and will include some weekend work.
The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary of £27,299 per annum, recognising the value and impact of your work.
REWARDS PACKAGE
- Upto 30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Funded Health Cash Plan
- SmartHealth – free online GP service 24/7.
- Pension scheme, matched up to 8%
- Life Assurance up to 3 times your salary
- Flexible benefits package, including Holiday Trading and Cycle Scheme – can be tailored to meet your individual needs
- Paid DBS and renewals
- Access to private holiday home getaway in Torquay
- Wellbeing Support – our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling and legal advice
- Chaplaincy and pastoral support
- Menopause support
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts
- Long Service Awards
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide personalised key worker support to clients, including those managed under MAPPA arrangements, helping them achieve positive outcomes through tailored support plans and purposeful activities.
- Contribute to effective risk assessment and management, maintaining a safe environment through security measures, monitoring behaviour, and supporting compliance with MAPPA requirements, occupancy agreements, and house rules.
- Empower clients to develop independence and engage fully in service life through regular key working sessions, pro-social support, client meetings, and opportunities for involvement and feedback.
- Support colleagues by sharing knowledge, providing guidance and training, and working collaboratively to ensure high-quality, person-centred service delivery.
- Maintain accurate client records, manage medication in line with policy, and assist with referrals, client arrivals and departures, and overall service operations.
ABOUT YOU
- A compassionate, person-centred approach and a genuine commitment to empowering clients.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to build professional, respectful relationships.
- Calm and resilient under pressure, able to de-escalate situations and respond appropriately to risk.
- A professional, non-judgemental attitude, always maintaining boundaries and confidentiality.
- Flexibility to work weekends as part of a rota.
If you want to join our team as our MOJ Support Worker, please apply now as we would love to hear from you.
We reserve the right to close earlier if we receive sufficient applicants.
A satisfactory Enhanced DBS with adult barred list check is required for this role and job offers will be subject to the Trust receiving satisfactory evidence of the successful applicant’s right to work in the UK.
This role is eligible for consideration under the Employee Referral Scheme. For further information around the referring principals and scope, please consult the Employee Referral Scheme Guide.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
