Support Practitioner

Main area Social Services Grade Local pay scale Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 828-PROVIDE4285-C

Employer Provide Care Solutions LTD Employer type Public (Non NHS) Site Fern Lodge Town Braintree Salary £13.02 This post will also attract enhancements. Salary period Hourly Closing 28/11/2026 08:00

Job Overview

Fern Lodge is a small care home providing living accommodation for up to 8 adults with learning disabilities, we are set in extensive grounds and gardens, and everyone has their own large room with bedroom, living area and ensuite bathroom. There are currently seven people living at Fern Lodge and with a variety of needs. Your working day will be varied, interesting and rewarding, with opportunity to participate in a variety of training opportunities and develop yourself.

Within the same grounds is Cypress Gardens, incorporating 12 individual supported living flats where you will enable individuals to develop their ability to maintain independence and grow in confidence through support and encouragement. There are a variety of shifts and hours available including weekdays, weekends and waking night so we can flexibly meet the needs of the people who live here.

Main duties of the job

As a Support Worker, your role is pivotal in providing compassionate support that enables residents to engage in activities they cherish. This includes spending time with family and friends, pursuing leisure activities, shopping, and attending work or college. We foster a culture of empathy, promoting self-sufficiency in essential skills like cooking, budgeting, and personal care.

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A Highly Respected, Award Winning Health And Social Care Provider. We Expect Our Staff To Demonstrate And Uphold Our Values At All Times

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

This post is eligible to join the GPP Scheme.

Role Summary

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role is to enhance the quality of life of residents within the Supported Living

Scheme by providing individualised care and support, maximising health, wellbeing

and independence.

Support workers undertake a variety of care and support tasks defined by the

resident including personal care, maintaining and developing relationships with

families and friends, pursuing opportunities for work and education, also ensuring

that the service user can access their chosen activities and pursue their own

interests, whilst being supported by a person of their choosing.

Support Workers also provide full pro-active and active support to individuals during

difficult situations of challenging behaviour in line with their support plans and risk

assessments. As part of a team support workers work closely together to develop and deliver high quality cares standards in line with the residents desired outcomes ensuring

consistent approaches and support at all times. Support workers will have a positive, empathetic and enabling outlook in delivering individualised support and care for all residents.

Support workers represent the organisation in a variety of multi-disciplinary settings

and therefore must present themselves professionally at all times, you may also be

expected to work across all services as part of your role to meet the needs of the

individuals requiring our care and support.