Job Vacancies – 

2 x Support Workers
Location: Southbourne and Highcliffe, Dorset
Part Time (20 hours)
£11.84 per hour

We have two fantastic opportunities for enthusiastic and self-motivated Support Workers to
join our team providing day opportunities at The Bradbury Centre in Southbourne and Gifted
Garden Centre & Café in Highcliffe.

The Stable Family Home Trust was established over four decades ago with the aim of
providing a caring and therapeutic environment for adults with learning disabilities. Over the
years the Trust has diversified and strengthened its offer and now supports over 50 people
through our seven Supported Living Homes, with demand for housing increasing all the time,
and up to 100 people through our Day Services provision, across three beautiful sites in the
Ringwood and Bournemouth areas.

We use a person-centred approach, seeing the person and not the disability, and work with
each of them individually to help them develop their skills and confidence so they can live
fulfilling and productive lives. With personalised care and support plans tailored to individual
strengths and needs, our service users are empowered to live their lives with greater
independence and choice, and to better understand their rights as a member of the
community.

About You:
You will be a confident communicator at all levels, highly motivated and self-driven, with a
compassionate and kind approach to helping people who are disadvantaged by their
disability.
You will be creative and ensure that a high-quality service is provided to all clients,
promoting a person-centred approach and ensuring best practice.
Experience is not essential as full training will be provided, but an understanding of adults
with a learning disability within a supported living environment is desirable.
If you believe that every person should been seen and valued, this is the perfect opportunity
for you to join an organisation that embraces creativity, proactive and collaborative
approaches, and equity and diversity.

About the Role:
As a Support Worker you will be supporting service users to participate in a range of creative
and skills-based activities, either on a one to one basis or in groups of up to six adults.
Providing employability training opportunities is a key focus of our retail outlets at The
Bradbury Centre and Gifted, so you will also be supporting adults to work in the shops
serving customers, using the till and taking care of the shop environments.

If you would like to apply for this vacancy, reply to this advert with your CV and brief covering letter, visit our website www.sfht.org.uk or contact the HR Department via telephone on 01202 022 536 or email: hra@sfht.org.uk.
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Residential Support Worker
Location: Bisterne, Ringwood
Part Time – Flexibility for increased hours

(25 – 40 Hours)
£13.50 per hour

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Residential Support Worker to join our busy and varied Stables Flat.

The Stable Family Home Trust was established over four decades ago with the aim of
providing a caring and therapeutic environment for adults with learning disabilities. Over the
years the Trust has diversified and strengthened its offer and now supports over 50 people
through our seven Supported Living Homes, with demand for housing increasing all the time,
and up to 100 people through our Day Services provision, across three beautiful sites in the
Ringwood and Bournemouth areas.

We use a person-centred approach, seeing the person and not the disability, and work with
each of them individually to help them develop their skills and confidence so they can live
fulfilling and productive lives. With personalised care and support plans tailored to individual
strengths and needs, our service users are empowered to live their lives with greater
independence and choice, and to better understand their rights as a member of the
community.

About You:
You will be a confident communicator at all levels, highly motivated and self-driven, with a
compassionate and kind approach to helping people who are disadvantaged by their
disability. You will have strong leadership skills in order to motivate, support and develop a
small team, and a professional approach to engaging with colleagues, service users and
their families and partner agencies. You will also have excellent organisational, problem-
solving skills, along with the ability to prioritise your own workload alongside the needs of the
service.

Your responsibilities will be varied, and it is a fast paced working environment, so you will
need to be good at multi-tasking and time management.
Experience in a similar role would be desirable but full training will be provided. An
understanding of adults with a learning disability within a supported living environment is
desirable. Must be a competent and confident driver and able to drive the Stable Flat caddy
and use their own vehicle when required.

If you believe that every person should been seen and valued, this is the perfect opportunity
for you to join an organisation that embraces creativity, proactive and collaborative
approaches, and equity and diversity.

About the Role:
As Residential Support Worker you will assist in the delivery of care and support, and be
responsible for the wellbeing of people who use our service. You will promote and
encourage independent living for all service users as directed by your Line Manager.
You will help individuals to lead a healthy lifestyle, supporting personal care needs and
facilitating Service User access to healthcare. You will also actively keep up to date with
service users support plans and outcomes, working with other staff members to ensure
continuity with regards to supporting service users achieving their personal outcomes.

If you would like to apply for this vacancy, reply to this advert with your CV and brief covering
letter, visit our website www.sfht.org.uk or contact the HR Department via email:
hra@sfht.org.uk.

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Trustee Recruitment

Have you ever considered becoming a Trustee in the charity sector?

We are looking for people to join our Board of Trustees to bring additional skills and experiences to enrich the support that we are able to provide to our staff team and our service users. People who are able to make a real and positive impact on the organisation’s long-term future.

We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity, and would welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are particularly keen to recruit Trustees with a financial background, a housing background or a social care background.

Becoming a charity Trustee is a rewarding and fulfilling way to support causes that you have a connection with and helps you build new networks that can support your career, your confidence and your wellbeing.

About Us

The Stable Family Home Trust was established over four decades ago with the aim of providing a caring and therapeutic environment for adults with learning disabilities. The original focus was on horticulture and enabling our service users to learn how to grow plants and food crops and increase their skills and knowledge base in these areas.

Over the years the Trust has diversified and strengthened its offer and now supports over 50 people through our seven Supported Living Homes, with demand for housing increasing all the time, and up to 100 people through our Day Services provision. We use a person-centred approach, seeing the person and not the disability, and work with each of them individually to help them develop their skills and confidence so they can live fulfilling and productive lives. With personalised care and support plans tailored to individual strengths and needs, our service users are empowered to live their lives with greater independence and choice, and to better understand their rights as a member of the community.

As we embark on our fourth decade our focus remains on ensuring that the people we support have access to the highest quality housing and a wide range of opportunities to participate in opportunities that challenge them, develop and enhance their skills, and be recognised for the valuable contribution that they make to our community.

If you believe that every person should been seen and valued, this is the perfect opportunity for you to join an organisation that embraces creativity, proactive and collaborative approaches, and equity and diversity.

What is involved

As a Trustee, you are expected to prepare for and attend up to six Board meetings a year, including our AGM. You are also expected to be available to contribute advice and support on an ad hoc basis, as needed by the business, and participate in one of our two sub-committees – Property & Facilities; Audit, Finance and Risk.

There is no need to have previous experience as a Trustee to apply – your passion, enthusiasm and dedication is what we value most.

In return we will provide you with:

• Induction, access to training, and the reimbursement of reasonable expenses
• Opportunities to make strategic decisions and develop new skills
• Opportunities to network with senior professionals
• Influence to shape innovative projects
• The chance to contribute to improving the lives and long-term outcomes for adults with learning disabilities

If you would like to have an informal chat about the role please contact Jane Smith, CEO, in the first instance on 07425 622665, or alternatively send your CV to:

Sue Perry (Chair of the Board of Trustees: sueperry@sfht.org.uk

Jane Smith: janesmith@sfht.org.uk