Floating Day Services Support Worker - Liverpool

Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays, employer’s contributory pension scheme, EAP scheme and other generous benefits.

About us

Imagine Independence is a leading third sector organisation, passionate about supporting people with mental illness, neurodiversity, learning disabilities, and behaviours that challenge to live as part of their community. Imagine exists to challenge the stigma that having a mental illness or learning disability still brings. Imagine supports people to live meaningfully by nurturing their individuality and recognising the power of small steps.

Do you want to become part of this amazing organisation? If you have a passion for providing high-quality support and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you!

The role

This is an exciting floating support worker role, offering the opportunity to work across our supported living day services assisting the staff teams in the day-to-day care and support. Taking the lead on coordinating activities and events at services, using initiative and being proactive in providing fun and exciting opportunities for those living within our services.The role will also include covering outreach visits supporting individuals in their own homes and out in the community. You’ll experience a diverse and rewarding role where flexibility, creativity, and compassion are key.

As a Floating Support Worker, you will:

• Promote health, wellbeing, and independence for the people you support

• Provide meaningful practical and emotional support tailored to individual needs

• Support people to build skills, confidence, and strong community connections

• Work across day services and outreach settings, bringing energy and continuity to the teams

• Plan, organise, and support engaging activities and events within services

• Encourage and promote social opportunities that reduce isolation and enrich lives

• Empower individuals to achieve their personal goals in line with their agreed support plans

This dual role of working within supported living services as well as the community outreach service will provide flexible opportunities for teamwork and working independently. When working independently, you’ll never feel alone. You’ll receive guidance and check-ins from, Senior Support Worker and Service Manager, alongside ongoing support from your colleagues. You’ll also connect with the wider outreach and day services teams through quarterly team meetings, ensuring collaboration, shared learning, and a strong sense of team spirit.

We’re looking for motivated, compassionate individuals whose values align with ours—people who are committed to inclusion, respect, and enriching the lives of others. If you are proactive, organised, and enthusiastic about supporting people to live their best lives, we would love to hear from you.

This is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to be part of something meaningful, dynamic, and truly rewarding.

Job Description:

The main duties of the role are to:

Under the guidance of the Senior Support Worker and Service Manager

• Be allocated an advanced rota of consisting of support visits and day services shifts.
• Take part in helping people draw up their person-centred plan and follow the agreed action plan
• Work in partnership with others to allow independence of choice
• To act with integrity and to identify opportunities to celebrate achievements to allow a positive, respectful and trusting relationship to grow
• Support people to improve their confidence and self esteem
• Support people to manage their own physical, mental health and wellbeing in a positive manner and to promote a healthy lifestyle and improving self-care
• Support people to meet their leisure, work, social, emotional and spiritual needs
• Support people to access the community and taking part in community activities
• Support people to manage finances to meet domestic responsibilities and personal aspirations
• Provide advice and support with domestic tasks and practical issues such as dealing with neighbours and keeping their house clean
• Support people to be the best versions of themselves and promote a good quality of life
• Support people who may have alcohol and/or drug issues
• Support people to maintain the safety and security of their home
• To prompt individuals and undertake personal care duties as required.
• To write up and record activities undertaken
• To report any significant change in an individual’s health, behaviour or wider situation to a manager and liaise with clinical teams.

Imagine is a values-based recruiter and so it will be seeking to ensure that the successful candidate will align with the following:

For an initial chat, please contact Ashleigh Halvorsen on 07816131833 (Monday to Friday 9am-5pm).

Application forms are to be returned no later than the closing date/time either by email to recruitment@imagineindependence.org.uk or post to 25 Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BQ.

An enhanced DBS will be required for this post.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 10th March 2026 at 9.00 AM.

Interviews will take place: tbc

Imagine reserves the right to close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

Imagine aims to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.