Highlights From Our Outstanding CQC Rating September 2025
- Safe: Open, honest, and learning-driven safety culture.
- Caring: Compassionate staff who go above and beyond.
- Responsive: Tailored support centred around each person’s choices.
- Effective: Multi-disciplinary teamwork and life-enhancing outcomes.
- Well-led: Strong values, supportive leaders, outstanding oversight.
Female Support Worker
Hourly Rate: £16.00 per hour
Location: Keynsham.
We are currently recruiting for a Female Support Worker to join our team
As a Female Support Worker, ideally your experience will be in community-based settings, such as supported living and/or residential care.
- Knowledge of trauma informed care practice is essential.
- Knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) would be an advantage.
You will play a pivotal role in providing person‑centred support for a nonbinary individual with a complex trauma history to develop essential life skills and independence.
- They are supported on a 2:1 basis in their own home.
- They are an avid animal lover and have rescue cats.
- They are fun and engaging with a creative nature.
- They have an interest in crystals, music, swimming and enjoy spending time with their son.
- You will be part of a dynamic and resilient team that values diversity, promotes inclusion, and fosters a supportive environment.
As a key team player your responsibilities will include:
- Providing, trauma informed, person‑centred support.
- Supporting the person to develop self‑management tools to aid in their recovery and live a fulfilled life.
- Supporting the person to explore ways in which they can increase their understanding, insight and motivation and view self‑management of risk as an essential part of recovery.
- Working with the person to help identify potential triggers which may lead to signs of mental health decline and behaviours of concern.
- Implementing Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) strategies to improve quality of life and reduce behaviours of concern.
- Collaborating with the person to create and implement tailored support plans.
- Assisting the person to develop essential life skills such as cooking, personal hygiene, budgeting, and household management.
- Supporting with medication, medical appointments, and maintaining good quality health and well‑being.
- Supporting with community activities and enabling the person to engage in social events, access local services, and build meaningful relationships.
- Maintaining accurate and comprehensive care records, documenting progress, incidents, and outcomes as required.
- Working closely with your colleagues, the family, external professionals, and other agencies to ensure holistic care for the person.
Hours:
We provide support on a 24/7 basis with a staffing ratio of 2:1 support. You will be expected to support on a rotational basis working 12‑hour shifts.
What We Offer
- Bespoke, person-specific training (including PBS)
- Pension plan
- Paid DBS
- Career progression and internal development
- Supportive supervision and mentoring
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and staff discounts
- £500 Refer‑a‑Friend bonus
- Work for an Outstanding‑rated provider making a real difference every day
Due to the nature of this role this vacancy is open to female applicants only in accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
This is due to the personal care needs and preferences of the individual(s) being supported, where providing female‑only care is considered a genuine occupational requirement.
Please contact our friendly recruitment team on 01484 629935 if you would like to know more about this position.
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