Female Support Worker (Supported Living)

Hft View All; Hythe; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave including bankhol

Award-winning training and career dev

Flexible pay options via Wagestream

Wellbeing support including Digital GP

Discounts on mobiles and life cover

Family-friendly policies and return-to

Job summary

Hft is seeking a Support Worker to empower adults with learning disabilities to live life their way. You will help people make choices, participate in activities, and maintain health and independence with support on daily living and personal care where needed.

Join a warm, inclusive team that values wellbeing, training, and flexible working patterns, including evenings and weekends. Your attitude and values matter most in delivering person-centred support.

Qualifications

• Patience and respect for people's choices
• Strong communication to build trusting relationships
• Willingness to learn and pursue a Health and Social Care qualification
• Confidence providing personal support when needed
• Flexibility to cover evenings, weekends, and sleep-in shifts

Responsibilities

• Enable people to make choices and live life their own way
• Encourage participation in social, leisure, work, and community activities
• Promote health, safety, and wellbeing while respecting decisions
• Support attendance at health appointments and managing medications
• Build independence and new skills over time
• Assist with daily life and personal care when needed
• Keep accurate records and follow safeguarding practices

Skills

Patience

Communication

Flexibility

Willingness to learn

Education

Health and Social Care qualification

Job description

At Hft, a leading Social Care provider, we stand alongside learning disabled adults, empowering them to live life their way. As a Support Worker, you'll play a vital role in enabling people to achieve their goals, grow in confidence, and live fulfilling lives. Every day, you'll stand alongside people to keep them active, connected, and in control of their own life.

What You'll Be Doing Every day is different, but your role focuses on empowering independence, choice, and dignity:

• Enable people to make their own choices and live life in a way that feels right for them
• Encourage participation in social, leisure, work, and community activities that bring connection and enjoyment
• Promote health, safety, and wellbeing while respecting people's decisions
• Support people to attend health appointments and manage medication confidently
• Build independence step by step, so people gain new skills and self-belief
• Stand alongside people to manage daily life with confidence, including personal care when needed
• Keep accurate records and follow safeguarding practices to ensure everyone is safe and supported

You’ll Bring

• Patience, supportiveness, and respect for people's choices
• A positive, encouraging approach that celebrates achievement
• Strong communication skills to build trusting relationships
• Willingness to learn and work towards a Health and Social Care qualification
• Confidence providing personal support when it's needed
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, waking and sleep-in shifts
• Experience in social care is welcome but not essential; your attitude and values matter most

Life at Hft

Joining Hft means becoming part of a warm, inclusive team that values both your wellbeing and the impact you make. We believe every learning disabled adult should have the chance to live the best life possible, and that begins with supporting our colleagues. Our values guide everything we do: we're diverse and inclusive, kind and compassionate, positive and solution-focused, and visionary about what the best life possible can look like. Here, your work has real purpose. You'll be part of a welcoming team that values what you bring, supports your growth, and ensures you feel included and appreciated every step of the way.

What We Offer

• A role with real impact, where your work empowers others.
• A warm, supportive, and inclusive team culture.
• A role with real impact, where your work empowers others.
• 33 days' annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Access to award-winning training and career development
• Flexible pay options via Wagestream
• Wellbeing support including Digital GP, counselling, and mental health services
• Discounts on mobiles, life assurance, and referral rewards
• Family-friendly policies and return-to-work bonuses