At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide one-to-one support for individuals in daily living and emotional wellbeing.
- Company: Join Suffolk Mind, a charity dedicated to mental health and wellbeing.
- Benefits: Earn £28,600+ with flexible hours, 25 days holiday, and health benefits.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with opportunities for training and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while developing your skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in supported housing or a willingness to learn is essential.
The predicted salary is between 25169 - 30762 £ per year.
37 hpw/ Sawston, Cambridge. Earn an extra £3,000+ per year with just 1 sleep-in shift per week!
Do you want to make a difference to the lives of others? Suffolk Mind is a registered charity promoting mental health and well-being services throughout Suffolk and Sawston, Cambridgeshire. Come and join our fantastic team of hard-working Support Workers who really make a difference to support the mental health and wellbeing of our tenants in our supported housing at The Green Road in Sawston.
Key information
- Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
- Work pattern: 6-week rota, including weekends, evenings, bank holidays and unsociable hours, to be discussed at interview
- Potential Earnings: £28,600+ (if one sleep-in undertaken per week)
- Location: Sawston, Cambridge
- Contract Type: Permanent, full time
Why work for Suffolk Mind?
- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays as standard – increasing to 30 days with length of service (pro rata for part time employees)
- Your birthday day off
- An option to buy or sell annual leave
- Health and dental care insurance plan
- Blue Light Card – offering discounts on 100’s of retailers both in store and online
- Monetary reward for length of service
- Refer a friend scheme
- Plus, internal wellbeing courses, opportunities for training, flexible and hybrid working options, excellent support and job satisfaction.
Is the job for you?
We are looking for an open minded, person-centred individual who can provide high levels of one-to-one support with all aspects of daily living such as cooking, shopping and budgeting as well as providing emotional support.
Key Requirements
- Experience of working in supported housing OR willingness to learn
- Awareness of welfare rights and benefits
- Willingness to help and encourage individuals to take part in all aspects of the service and to undertake everyday tasks
- Be able to provide personal and emotional assistance to people in their recovery from mental health problems
- Possess basic IT and administration skills
If you do not have the full skills and experience we would accept a trainee for this role (please indicate this on the application form). A trainee would expect to undertake training and will receive a salary of £23,492.04 per annum. Sleep-in's would be available once successfully confirmed into post as a Support Worker.
We are passionate about providing the best care and support possible, please join us and help make a difference to the lives of others.
Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Closing Date: Sunday 23rd August 2026
You are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close this job post at any time, should we receive a sufficient number of applications and interviews may be conducted on an as and when basis. Interview questions may be given in advance of interviews. We aim to let all applicants know the status of their application within 4 weeks from applying.
If you require any reasonable adjustments such as access or information in an alternative format, please inform us soon as you are able so that we can make the appropriate adjustments.
Suffolk Mind is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people, and adults at risk who have contact with our services and personnel. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background and DBS checks will be required for relevant posts as part of our Safer Recruitment procedures.
Support Worker - Sawston employer: Suffolk Mind
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