Job Vacancies – 

Residential Support Worker
Location: Bisterne, Ringwood
Part Time – Flexibility for increased hours

(25 – 40 Hours)
£12.50 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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Business & Enterprise Development Manager
Location: Southbourne, Bournemouth

Part Time

(20 hours per week, with a flexible approach to when these hours are worked)

£18,720.00 per annum

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 knowledge of funding streams available to support
the development of new and innovative business opportunities, as well as knowledge
of business enterprise management in the retail sector.

Previous experience in a business or social enterprise role for another company or
organisation is essential.

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:
With a background in business & enterprise development, along with marketing
skills, you will lead on improving existing business and enterprise across the Trust,
including our existing café and retail outlets, and will lead on the development of our
future planned garden produce shop and café at our main site in Bisterne.

The purpose of business and enterprise within the Trust is to support the long-term
financial viability of the Trust and to ensure that we are offering opportunities for our service users to develop skills
that improve their ability to live more independent
lives, improve their confidence and self-esteem, and increase their ability to access
employment, training and volunteering opportunities.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you will help develop our social enterprise
offer to create an environment that reflects our values and enables our service users
to achieve their ambitions and aspirations.

Key Responsibilities
• Working closely with the Chief Executive, lead on the development and further
improvement of our garden centre and café in Highcliffe, Christchurch, and
the development of our shop in Southbourne.
• Work closely with the Chief Executive and the Board of Trustees to develop
and implement our new social enterprise offer at our main site in Bisterne, to
include a garden produce shop and a café.
• Seek out opportunities to build strong networks with local employers, including
private and public sector companies, who are willing to offer work experience,
supported work placements and ultimately paid employment to service users.
• Ensure that all the necessary support and adaptations are incorporated into
the training, and development opportunities available so that service users
can participate to the best of their ability and feel included.
• Develop and maintain effective partnerships with other community-based
organisations, local businesses and Commissioners.
• Work in partnership with external organisations to improve our employability
training offer and increase volunteering opportunities for our service users.
• Lead on the development of marketing materials to further raise the Trust’s
profile across the Hampshire, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, and
Dorset local authority areas.
• Participate in the budget setting for the ongoing development of the business
and enterprise over the next three years in line with the Trust’s Business Plan.
• Be responsible for managing the budget assigned to business and enterprise
and take an active role in marketing and promoting these elements of the
Trust to increase income.
• Provide support to staff members involved in the delivery of the business
elements of the Trust’s work.

For an informal discussion in the first instance please contact Jane Smith (Chief
Executive) on 07394 031311 or email janesmith@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