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 equally, 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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Head of HR, Housing and Administration - L'Arche Bognor Regis

£28,933 - 37.5 hours per week
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Residential vacancies

L'Arche live-in assistants live and work in our Communities with and alongside people with learning disabilities. Apply here.
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Spend a year as an assistant and we will give you an experience of difference that will change your life.
L'Arche in the UK

There are twelve L’Arche Communities based across the UK.
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.
Jean Vanier

Jean Vanier founded L'Arche in 1964, after becoming aware of the plight of thousands of people with learning disabilities who were institutionalised in France. He has been, and remains, an inspiring teacher. His life is testament to a radically different way of living and being in the world.Jean’s awards include the French Legion of Honour, Companion of the Order of Canada, the Rabbi Gunther Plaut Humanitarian Award 2001, the International Paul VI Award, and the Templeton Prize.
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.
Jean Vanier interview: belonging in a time of loneliness.

We interviewed Jean Vanier, the founder of L'Arche, at his home in the L'Arche Trosly Community in France. Listen to Jean as he reflects on ageing and fragility, loss and loneliness, and the mystery that compels people to L'Arche.
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 twelve Communities in the UK we offer a range of high quality, person-centred residential support to more than two hundred individuals with learning disabilities.
Support Assistant, L'Arche London

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