Work With Us
We know that employing the right people is essential for us to deliver the high standards of support and quality of provision that our service users deserve. Not only is it important that our staff members are highly skilled and experienced, they must also genuinely want to help people with learning disabilities to have fulfilling lives. A kind, caring, and respectful approach is vital and an ability to demonstrate our organisational values in all aspects of their work is essential.
We expect from all of our team:
- Commitment and dedication to ensuring that the lives of our service users are the best they can be
- Willingness to embrace change
- A flexible and ‘can do’ approach to everything
- Honesty and loyalty
- Always willing to step in and help to support your colleague and our service users
What you can expect from us:
- Friendly, supportive and respectful colleagues
- Vibrant and interesting work environments
- Support to develop and grow, both personally and professionally
- Access to good training opportunities
- Fair and equal treatment in terms of remuneration and other benefits
- Recognition for good performance
Job Vacancies
Personal Assistant/Support Worker
Location: Southbourne, Dorset
40 hours / £12.50 per hour
We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Personal
Assistant/ Support Worker to join our busy and varied Supported Living team. 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 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 Personal Assistant/Support Worker you will help provide day to day and one to one support to service users in the supported living houses, ensuring that the support meets the high standards expected by the Trust, and enables our service users to live their lives with independence as a valued member of their local community.
UK based candidates with the right to work in the UK (we cannot provide visa sponsorship).
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:
recruitment@sfht.org.uk.
Personal Assistant/Support Worker
Location: Southbourne, Dorset
56 hours per fortnight / £12.50 per hour
We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Personal
Assistant/ Support Worker to join our busy and varied Supported Living team.
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 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 Personal Assistant/Support Worker you will help provide day to day and one to one support to service users in the supported living houses, ensuring that the support meets the high standards expected by the Trust, and enables our service users to live their lives with independence as a valued member of their local community.
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: recruitment@sfht.org.uk.
Senior Support Worker
Location: Bisterne, Ringwood
37 hours per week – Monday to Friday / £28,860 per annum
We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic Senior Support Worker to join the Stable Family Home Trust.
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 are a values-based organisation and our main aim is to support people to have choices and live their lives as independently as possible. Each of our service users has a personalised support plan created around their individual aspirations and needs that help them develop their skills and confidence, so that they can participate in a wide range of opportunities and make a positive contribution to the community in which they live.
About You:
We are seeking a highly motivated, experienced, and compassionate individual to take on the role of Senior Support Worker. In this position, you will not only provide direct support to individuals, but you will also lead and inspire a team, ensuring that the highest standards of care and support are maintained at all times.
You have experience in a supervisory or senior role and are confident in guiding, mentoring, and supporting a team of care staff. You understand the importance of fostering a collaborative, respectful, and supportive working environment.
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 Senior Support Worker you will support the Day Services Programme Manager to manage the staff team, develop and deliver the programme of activities and provide the day to day support to our service users to help them participate fully and as independently as they can in the programme. You will support the Day Service Programme Manager to maintain the high standards of health, safety and wellbeing of service users at all times. You will contribute to the wider operations across the Trust, maximising opportunities for our residents to participate and achieve their goals. You will have line management responsibilities for some of the day services staff team.
Key Responsibilities:
• Work with the programme delivery team to develop a structured timetable of activities to be delivered at all day service sites that will provide a wide range of exciting and challenging opportunities for service users to choose from that focus on improving self-confidence, developing skills and giving them enjoyment.
• Support the Day Services Programme Manager to review and update service users’ support plans so that staff have up to date information about service users’ support needs.
• Ensure that the daily timetables are followed and everyone knows when activities start and finish, when lunch and other breaks are and who is responsible for which tasks during the day.
• Attend the daily morning meeting with the team and to ensure that everyone knows what they are doing that day in terms of responsibilities such as Fire Warden and First Aid lead, and in the Manager’s absence lead on these meetings.
• Attend the daily de-brief meeting at the end of each day to encourage the team to reflect on any issues or concerns that have arisen during the day and agree what response is required and who will take the lead.
• Report any concerns about health and safety or maintenance to the appropriate person.
• Ensure that all safeguarding concerns are reported and support your colleagues to follow all policies, procedures and good practice in relation to keeping service users safe from harm.
• Maintain regular contact with families/carers of service users to ensure they are fully informed about their progress.
• Where relevant, liaise with social workers and other professionals in relation to changing or increasing needs of service users and ensure that any additional support that service users need is provided.
• Liaise with the Volunteer Coordinator to ensure that volunteers are properly supported in their role and have access to relevant training and development opportunities.
• Support the Day Services Programme Manager to respond to any complaints received from service users, their families/carers, other professionals or third parties.
• Ensure that all staff team members under your line management receive the appropriate levels of support and supervision, including regular one to one supervisions, annual performance reviews and on the job support and supervision.
• Arrange Return to Work meetings with your team members when they return to work, and ensure that the HR team has the relevant information.
• Work with the Day Services Programme Manager to ensure that the rota is covered, making changes and seeking support from Bank Workers to maintain service delivery where necessary.
• Ensure your team are following all data protection rules when collecting data relating to service users.
• Undertake all role-related administration tasks and support people under your line management to complete assigned administration tasks.
• Work with the Day Services Programme Manager to manage the budget and service expenditure.
• Step in to provide cover for activities to keep the programme running in the event of unexpected staff absences.
UK based candidates with the right to work in the UK (we cannot provide visa sponsorship).
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: recruitment@sfht.org.uk.
Creative Activities Support Worker
Location: Southbourne, Dorset
24 hours per week (to include Fridays)/ £12.50 per hour
We have a fantastic opportunity for an passionate Creative Activities Support
Worker to join the Stable Family Home Trust.
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 are a values-based organisation and our main aim is to support people to have choices and live their lives as independently as possible. Each of our service users has a personalised support plan created around their individual aspirations and needs that help them develop their skills and confidence, so that they can participate in a wide range of opportunities and make a positive contribution to the community in which they live.
About You:
We’re looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate, and creative individual who is passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of others. As a Creative Activities Support Worker, you will play an essential role in helping individuals engage with a range of fun, meaningful, and inspiring activities that foster personal growth, expression, and well-being. You’re inventive, resourceful, and ready to explore different creative outlets, whether it’s arts and crafts, music, drama, or movement. You’ll bring energy and fresh ideas to support individuals in expressing themselves. 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 part of our Day Services team you will be supporting our service users to participate in a range of creative arts and craft activities, such as painting, mosaic making, sewing, crafting and model making. You will also support them on a daily basis to participate as independently as they are able to in the workshops, and support them to engage with the wider activity programme on offer, including trips and excursions.
Key Responsibilities:
• To support service users to participate in creative workshops, teaching them a wide range of skills that will enable them to make a broad range of handcrafted items, many of which we sell in our retail outlets.
• Promote the independence of service users, ensuring their rights and liberties are upheld at all times.
• Provide simple and concise communication in order to support individuals where there are limitations of understanding.
• Maintain good relationships with all service users and their families and representatives, your colleagues, volunteers and other professionals involved with supporting service users.
• Maintain stock levels of arts and craft materials, sourcing as many as possible from donations and recycling centres.
• Plan a creative programme in collaboration with other activity support workers to ensure that we offer a varied and stimulating programme that is accessible by all service users.
• Provide support in a way that reflects our organisational values, and respects the privacy and dignity of individuals.
• Maintain the confidentiality of service users and others to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the post holder, colleagues, clients and visitors.
• Follow all risk assessments in place, and creating new risk assessments as directed by the Day Services Programme Manager.
• Administer prescribed medication where appropriate in line with policy and legislation (training will be provided).
• Maintain all documentation in line with the Trust’s policies and procedures ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Act.
• Report all safeguarding concerns and concerns regarding inappropriate practice from colleagues or other professionals to the Day Services Programme Manager as soon as practicably possible.
• Follow good practice guidelines in relation to person-centred approaches at all times.
• Achieve and demonstrate required standards of personal and professional behaviour and boundaries at all times.
• Complete all required training within agreed timescales and participate in development opportunities when they arise.
• Proactively promote the Trust’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy with respect to service users and their families, colleagues and external partners.
• Undertake any other appropriate duties as may be reasonably required on either a short or long term basis.
UK based candidates with the right to work in the UK (we cannot provide visa sponsorship).
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: recruitment@sfht.org.uk.
Activity Support Worker
Location: Highcliffe, Dorset
16 hours per week (Monday to Friday)/ £12.50 per hour
We have a fantastic opportunity for an passionate Activity Support
Worker to join the Stable Family Home Trust.
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 are a values-based organisation and our main aim is to support people to have choices and live their lives as independently as possible. Each of our service users has a personalised support plan created around their individual aspirations and needs that help them develop their skills and confidence, so that they can participate in a wide range of opportunities and make a positive contribution to the community in which they live.
About You:
We are seeking a dedicated, creative, and enthusiastic Activity Support Worker with a passion for gardening and merchandising to join our team. In this role, you’ll have the unique opportunity to combine your love of nature with your desire to support individuals in engaging, enriching activities. You’re passionate about delivering support that is tailored to each individual’s interests and needs. Whether you’re teaching new gardening skills, serving customers in the café or leading outdoor activities and encouraging personal growth, you are committed to fostering an environment that promotes independence and well-being. 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 part of the team at Day Services, you will provide support on a daily basis to service users that promotes and encourages independent living for all and enables them to live an active and fulfilling life within the community. This particular role can be flexible with regards to hours and days worked.
Key Responsibilities:
• To support service users by training and coaching them in plant care, visual merchandising, serving customers and all other activities that take place on site.
• Work with colleagues to manage stock and ensure the plant and craft displays are well stocked and maintained.
• Promote the independence of service users, ensuring their rights and liberties are upheld at all times.
• Provide simple and concise communication in order to support individuals where there are limitations of understanding.
• Maintain good relationships with all service users and their families and representatives, colleagues and other professionals involved in their care.
• Provide support in a way that reflects organisational values and respects the privacy and dignity of service users.
• Ensure that a positive image of our service users is promoted within the community, reporting any concerns to the Day Services Programme Manager.
• Follow all risk assessments in place, and creating new risk assessments as directed by the Day Services Programme Manager.
• Administer prescribed medication where appropriate in line with policy and legislation (training will be provided)
• Maintain all documentation in line with the Trust’s policies and procedures ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Act.
• Report any concerns regarding inappropriate practice from colleagues or other professional to the Day Services Programme Manager as soon as practicable possible.
• Follow good practice in person-centred approaches to ensure support meets the needs of service users.
• Demonstrate the expected standards of personal and professional behaviour and boundaries at all times and undertake any training as required.
• Proactively promote the Trust’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy with respect to service users and their families, colleagues and external partners.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all people using our services as required by policy.
• Undertake any appropriate duties as may be reasonably required on either a short or long term basis.
UK based candidates with the right to work in the UK (we cannot provide visa sponsorship).
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: recruitment@sfht.org.uk.
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