Where your money goes

The Hive community kitchen in Manchester

Summer 2017Read more

Building a better future for Ipswich

Summer 2017Read more

A new house for L'Arche Highland

Summer 2016Read more

Changing attitudes to learning disabilities in Uganda and Zimbabwe

Summer 2016Read more

Latest

There are a number of ways to work in a L’Arche Community. The classic route is by becoming a residential assistant (support worker) but most Communities also have non-residential posts. Read on for more information.

Residential vacancies

We have a rolling programme for residential assistants. Please follow this link if you would like to apply.

What we do

In a world that values winning, L’Arche Communities are places where people with and without learning disabilities can discover who they are and not just what they can do.

L'Arche in the UK

There are twelve L’Arche Communities in the UK. In each of our Communities we offer high quality, person-centred support for adults with learning disabilities.

Tom's story

'L’Arche houses are brilliantly eclectic and that is a large part of what makes working in them so much fun.'

Summer in the Forest

Summer in the Forest is a full-length feature film about our founder Jean Vanier and the L’Arche communities in Trosly, France and Bethlehem. It tells how two L’Arche communities, though quite different from those in the UK, share our common values.

Community Leader - L'Arche Kent

Community life

What makes L’Arche different is the attention we pay to building relationships and creating a sense of belonging within our Communities.

London - support assistant

40 hours per week. Permanent contract. Immediate start - Spring 2018.

Supported living

While some individuals wish to live in a home with other people, others prefer to be supported to live independently. At L’Arche we help people to choose a way of life that feels right for them, and for their families.

Where your money goes

Unity in diversity

The Hive community kitchen in Manchester

Archangel brewery in Kent

Building a better future for Ipswich

A new house for L'Arche Highland

L'Arche London's renovation

Changing attitudes to learning disabilities in Uganda and Zimbabwe