📍 Location: Winnett Cottage
🕒 Hours: 37.5 hours
⏳ Shift Type: Nights Only
💰 Salary: £12.27 to £13.63 p/h + Benefits
We are looking for communicative, empathic and resilient support workers to provide a happy, therapeutic environment allowing our service users to feel safe, respected and valued. You will make a real difference to the lives of those suffering from mental health issues and struggling with addiction, assisting in enabling them to become as independent as possible.
You will join a friendly, highly skilled and enthusiastic care team at our care home in Stevenage, Winnett Cottage. Located in a residential area of Stevenage, Winnett Cottage is a 10 bed all-male residential home supporting men aged 18 and older with their mental health recovery, aiding them to live as independently as possible within the community and providing a “stepping-stone” to supported living.
Essential skills/responsibilities ✅
- At least 2 years experience of support worker preferably working with people with mental health illnesses or learning disabilities
- To work as a support worker (sometimes known as a care assistant) for our residents, with the support of senior staff
- To undertake aspects of care with or without direct supervision, including hosting recreational and activity groups, carrying out personal care, observations and escorting duties, such as general hospital visits
- To ensure the safety and well-being of our service users, and to always work in a manner that promotes dignity through the adoption of person-centred care principles.
Benefits ❤️
We believe a happy workplace starts with you. That’s why we offer:
🆓 Fully funded DBS
💳 Blue Light Card (High street discounts with many major brands)
📅 Annual Leave: 28 days including bank holidays (Pro Rata)
🏆 Access to our ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme – earn up to £1000
🎓 CQC-recognised training programme (including paid induction & up to 11 annual sessions)
📈 Career progression - many of our managers started as support workers
💰 Employer pension contribution
🎉 Birthday leave following one years employment