Supported Living Support Worker – Portsmouth
Hours available: 37.5 hours per week
Hourly rate: £12.75 per hour
Days: Varied shifts (incl. weekends, bank holidays & sleep-ins)
About the Role
As a Support Worker, you’ll work directly with neurodisabled individuals, helping to build their skills, confidence and independence. No two days are the same, but your impact always is.
You’ll work both as a part of our Portsmouth Services Area predominantly within Supported living but occasionally within our Day opportunities and Outreach support.
You’ll be supporting people with:
- Daily living tasks (cooking, cleaning, shopping)
- Personal, social and healthcare needs
- Attending university, education and activities
- Achieving goals around health, wellbeing and independence
- Community involvement and social opportunities
- Keyworking responsibilities and accurate record‑keeping
What We’re Looking For
- Motivated, caring and approachable individuals
- Experience supporting people with learning disabilities (desirable)
- Great communication skills and a team‑player attitude
- Flexibility to work across a 24/7 rota
- Level 2 Health & Social Care (desirable) – training provided
- Full UK driving licence preferred (in-work travel paid)
What Benefits can we offer you?
- 33 Days’ Holiday (Pro Rata)
- 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
- Cycle to Work
- Blue Light Card Eligibility
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Company Sick Pay
Our Values:
- We appreciate each person. Everyone is different – we respect and celebrate this.
- We’re always learning. We all have something to offer and more to learn.
- We’re always improving. Striving to give our best and to have more impact.
- We push for change. We will challenge society to be fully inclusive.
- We find the joy in everyday life. We have the freedom to be ourselves and enjoy what we do.
We are not licenced 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 escalate 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.
Pay: £12.75 per hour
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
