Embracing difference

'I think that it is important that L’Arche can pass onto society that there are really great reasons why we would want to live together with people from all backgrounds. It’s not just that we tolerate difference – that’s not enough - not for L’Arche at least.' - Christos, from the L'Arche London Community.

At L’Arche we are dedicated to building inclusive communities in which everybody is treated fairly, with kindness and respect.

We value and celebrate diversity. Our Communities model our vision for a world where everybody belongs. L’Arche Communities are multicultural places where people from all over the world bring, reveal and share their gifts. People live together in community, learning from the vast lived experiences and identities of one another. We believe that our societies become rich, inspiring, and fairer places when each person is valued for who they are. As such, we encourage applications from everybody irrespective of religion, faith, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, and age.

We welcome and encourage feedback of all kinds, and want and need to know about discrimination and prejudice. Please submit comments or complaints using the contact us button at the top of this page.

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Senior Support Worker L'Arche Highland

Are you compassionate, organised and keen to be a role model for others? L'Arche Highland is seeking a Senior Support Worker to work alongside the House Leader in a team providing care and support to people with learning disabilities in the Community.
Health and Safety Officer L'Arche Highland

Do you have skills and experience in health and safety within the social care sector? You could use these in L'Arche Highland to make a real difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in our society, as part of a values-driven community.
Support Assistant L'Arche Kent

Join a values-led organisation and make a real difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable in our society in the face of the global pandemic, learn transferable skills and participate in an integrated training and personal development programme.
Support Assistant L'Arche Manchester

Join a values-led organisation and make a real difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable in our society in the face of the global pandemic, learn transferable skills and participate in an integrated training and personal development programme.

Live-In Assistants at L'Arche

Life as a live-in assistant at L'Arche is so much more than a care role. It's an experience that will shape you through life in an intentional community of people with and without learning disabilities. Apply today and start your journey of a lifetime.
Live-in assistants

L'Arche live-in assistants live and work in our Communities with and alongside people with learning disabilities. They provide them care and support. Apply here.
L'Arche in the UK

There are eleven L’Arche Communities based across the UK, where persons with and without learning disabilities live together. Volunteers and care workers are providing support. They try to promote Jean Vanier philosophy. All faiths are welcomed.
What we do at L'Arche

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 provides
Statement from L'Arche, following the verdict at the inquest into the death of Joe Ulleri

Speaking outside the Coroner’s Court in Manchester, Kevin Coogan, Community Leader of L’Arche Manchester, read out the following statement on behalf of L’Arche.
Live-In Assistants in L'Arche

Life as a live-in assistant at L'Arche is so much more than a care role. It's an experience that will shape you through life in an intentional community of people with and without learning disabilities. Apply today and start your journey of a lifetime.
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, and shows how people with learning disabilities and assistants / care workers that support them are living together.
L’Arche statement following the recent BBC Panorama documentary and the release of the CQC report into the detainment of people with learning disabilities

The Panorama programme aired by the BBC on Wednesday 22nd May showing the abuse of people with learning disabilities, and the recently published CQC report revealing the detainment of people with learning disabilities and autism in ATUs (Assessment and Treatment Units), once again reveals the appalling mistreatment and abuse experienced by some of society’s most vulnerable people.
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.
Shared living

Across our eleven Communities in the UK we offer a range of high quality, person-centred residential support to more than two hundred individuals with learning disabilities.