Live-In Community Worker
Life sharing can be life changing
Considering how to use your gap year before university? Just graduated and unsure what’s next? Contemplating a career break?
If you answer yes to any of these questions, then sharing your life in L’Arche alongside people who have a learning disability might just be the thing for you!
It’s a great way to do something impactful and make a positive difference in someone’s life. And as well as learning some key life-skills, sharing your life in L’Arche could change your whole outlook on the world too.
What's involved?
As a Live-In Community Worker, you will be making your home in a L’Arche house, alongside people who have a learning disability, as part of one of our 11 Communities in the UK.
You’ll be building relationships of mutuality, community and spirituality, enabling people we support to be independent within a network of relationships and friendships. And where appropriate, you’ll be helping L’Arche assistants who are employed to provide ongoing care and support to people with learning disabilities.
Living in a L’Arche Community is an intense experience that requires a big commitment. It asks you to immerse yourself in a lively community and to slow down at the same time. It brings routine and the unexpected.
As a Community Worker, you will be provided with full board and lodging, as well as a monthly allowance. You’ll live in an alternative, inclusive model of society whilst gaining a deep understanding of social care in UK today. You’ll develop deep, meaningful connections with individuals, and also gain a community for life.
