Become a Support Worker & Change Lives (including your own!)
Residential Setting – Lyndhurst
Full Time – 37.5 hours per week
Average Earnings – £27,965 per annum (including 1 sleep-in shift per week)
24/7 rota (weekends, bank holidays and sleep-ins included)
Are you someone who is looking for a role that actually means something?
At Minstead Trust, we believe life should be full of choice, joy and opportunity — and you could be part of making that happen every single day.
We’re on the lookout for kind, energetic, fun‑loving Support Workers to join our Residential Service based in the heart of The New Forest, supporting people with learning disabilities to live life their way.
No two days are the same — and that’s exactly the point.
What you’ll do:
- Support individuals to achieve their goals in health, wellbeing and independence
- Helping with everyday life: personal care, social activities, healthcare and community access
- Being a keyworker – build real, meaningful relationships
- Recording progress and celebrating achievements (big and small!)
- Working independently and part of a supportive team
- Encouraging fun, creativity and new experiences
What are we looking for?
- Friendly, honest and approachable individuals
- Passionate about helping others
- Full UK driving licence – essential (in work travel expenses paid)
- Eager to learn – no experience for this role is required (full training provided)
What benefits can we offer you?
- 33 Days’ Holiday (Pro Rata)
- £250 welcome bonus for those with an adult social care DBS on the update service (paid after successful probation completion)
- A Celebration Day’s Leave (Pro Rata)
- An easy-access health and well-being scheme
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Company Sick Pay
Please click here to apply for this role.
A few important bits:
- We can’t offer sponsorship; you need to have, or be able to obtain, the right to work in the UK
- This role is subject to a satisfactory DBS Check
- Safeguarding adults at risk is central to everything we do
- We welcome applications from all backgrounds
- Direct applications only – no agencies please
- This attracts a referral payment