Support Worker - Sawston

Suffolk Mind; Sawston; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Birthday day off

Buy/sell annual leave

Health and dental insurance

Blue Light Card

Length of service reward

Refer a friend scheme

Job summary

Suffolk Mind in Sawston, Cambridge, is seeking a committed Support Worker to assist tenants in daily living within our supported housing. The role involves one-to-one support, emotional backing and practical help with daily tasks in a caring, person-centred environment.

Full-time, permanent position with a 6-week rota, including weekends and unsociable hours. Salary starts around £23,492 with potential earnings to £28,600+ per year, plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in supported housing or willingness to learn.
• Awareness of welfare rights and benefits.
• Willingness to help individuals participate in all aspects of the service.
• Ability to provide personal and emotional support to people recovering from mental health problems.
• Possess basic IT and administration skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high levels of one-to-one support with daily living tasks (e.g. cooking, shopping, budgeting).
• Provide emotional support and assist tenants in daily activities within supported housing.
• Contribute to a positive, person-centred support environment for residents.

Skills

Supported housing

Welfare rights awareness

Compassionate support

IT & admin basics

Personal & emotional support

Job description

37 hpw/ Sawston, Cambridge/Earn an extra £3,000+ per year with just 1 sleep-in shift per week!

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of others? Suffolk Mind is a registered charity promoting mental health and well-being services throughout Suffolk and Sawston, Cambridgeshire.

Come and join our fantastic team of hard-working Support Workers who really make a difference to support the mental health and wellbeing of our tenants in our supported housing at The Green Road in Sawston.

Key information

• Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
• Work pattern: 6-week rota, including weekends, evenings, bank holidays and unsociable hours, to be discussed at interview
• Potential Earnings: £28,600+ (if one sleep-in undertaken per week)
• Location: Sawston, Cambridge
• Contract Type: Permanent, full time

Why work for Suffolk Mind?

We are committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of our staff and have tailored our benefits package to support this; we offer:

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays as standard– increasing to 30 days with length of service (pro rata for part time employees)
• Your birthday day off
• An option to buy or sell annual leave
• Health and dental care insurance plan
• Blue Light Card – offering discounts on 100’s of retailers both in store and online
• Monetary reward for length of service
• Refer a friend scheme

Plus, internal wellbeing courses, opportunities for training, flexible and hybrid working options, excellent support and job satisfaction.

Is the job for you?

We are looking for an open minded, person-centred individual who can provide high levels of one-to-one support with all aspects of daily living such as cooking, shopping and budgeting as well as providing emotional support.

Key Requirements:

• Experience of working in supported housing OR willingness to learn
• Awareness of welfare rights and benefits
• Willingness to help and encourage individuals to take part in all aspects of the service and to undertake everyday tasks
• Be able to provide personal and emotional assistance to people in their recovery from mental health problems
• Possess basic IT and administration skills

If you do not have the full skills and experience we would accept a trainee for this role (please indicate this on the application form).

A trainee would expect to undertake training and will receive a salary of £23,492.04 per annum. Sleep-in's would be available once successfully confirmed into post as a Support Worker.

We are passionate about providing the best care and support possible, please join us and help make a difference to the lives of others.

Closing Date: (see below)

You are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close this job post at any time, should we receive a sufficient number of applications and interviews may be conducted on an as and when basis.

Interview questions may be given in advance of interviews.

We aim to let all applicants know the status of their application within 4 weeks from applying.

If you require any reasonable adjustments such as access or information in an alternative format, please inform us soon as you are able so that we can make the appropriate adjustments.

Background and DBS checks will be required for relevant posts as part of ourSafer Recruitment procedures.

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