Support Worker – BCP

Location and Hours

Location: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Flexible shifts, 365 days a year (Incl. weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis)

Salary – £12.25 per hour (Rising to £13.25 per hour subject to skills assessment after 6 months)

Minstead Trust is a values-driven charity focused on supporting adults with learning disabilities across Dorset and Hampshire. We put the people we support at the heart of everything we do. We support them to achieve greater independence and live happier and healthier lives. This can be done through support to live in their own homes, learning new skills at day opportunities or receiving work training to move towards employment.

Our vision at Minstead Trust is to live in a society where people with learning disabilities enjoy fulfilling lives of their own choosing.

• To support individuals to meet their goals and outcomes in health, well-being, and independence
• Assist individuals with their needs where required, whilst maintaining accurate records
• To work as part of a team as well as lone working within the community, providing 1:1 support
• Work with allocated individuals as their keyworker
• Adapt communication skills and care approach to meet the needs of the people we support in a way that promotes dignity and respect
• Support individuals with everyday tasks and activities of their choosing
• Support people with complex needs and who may present with behaviours that challenge.

• Motivated, honest, and approachable individuals who are great at building and nurturing relationships
• Ability to stay calm if challenges arise
• Experience of providing high levels of care and support to those with learning disabilities, complex needs and behaviours that challenge
• Confident when lone working
• Aspirations to develop skills at the support worker level and beyond!
• UK Driving Licence with access to a car

• £250 welcome bonus for those with an adult social care DBS on the update service (paid after successful probation completion)
• Refer-a-Friend scheme worth £750!
• A Celebration Day’s Leave for Your Birthday
• Death in Service Insurance
• Company Pension
• An easy access health and wellbeing Scheme, including Employee Assistance Programme
• Health cashback plan to receive money back for dental, opticians, and other treatments
• Due to the location of the role a UK Driving licence with access to a car for business use is essential
• This role will be subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure, which the cost incurred will be paid by Minstead Trust
• We welcome applications from everyone with the Right to Work in the UK and value diversity within our workforce
• As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments, we can offer support to complete your application. Please contact the HR Team on

We are not licensed to sponsor employees for visas; therefore, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. You need to have, or be able to obtain, right to work in the UK in order to take up this position.

All staff working for, or on behalf of Minstead Trust, understand their responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults at risk and know who to escalation concerns to within Minstead Trust.

Due to the nature of this employment sector your application is subject to a successful Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).

No terminology in the advert you have seen is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we will gladly accept applications from all sections of the community.

We are only able to accept direct applications at this time; no agencies please.