Support Worker
CompanyCamphill Village Trust
Location
Cookley, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At5/10/2026
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Occupation TypeCare workers and home carers
Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled - Specific Roles Only
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£33,400
(£17.13 per hour)
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Description
Purpose
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Do you want the autonomy and freedom to enhance the lives of the People We Support?
You will deliver high quality support/care to the residents and fulfil their potential for independence, choice, inclusion, and control on a daily basis in accordance with CQC regulations and standards.
Locations & Travel
Ashfield House, Stourbridge
The role will be based at Ashfield House in Stourbridge. As part of the role you will be required to transport the People We Support (vehicle provided) so you will need to hold a full UK driving licence.
About Ashfield Gardens
Over the years, the community has grown considerably, and now includes Ashfield Social Farm & Garden, a five-acre plot on the edge of the town providing day opportunities; Ashfield House, the Trust’s only residential care home for adults with complex needs, and we still provide supported living/floating support to many people who live independently in our properties across the locality. The Stourbridge Community currently supports approximately 120 adults and has over 70 staff and several volunteers across the three services.
Ashfield Gardens is a five-acre site on the edge of Stourbridge. It’s a unique and caring organic garden facility, offering a variety of day placements for people we support in a semi-rural setting. Ashfield Gardens is a mixed site, with poultry, horses, and horticultural areas.
The food produced goes to support Camphill Village Trust housing in the area, and surplus is sold to the local community.
We also have a large kitchen not far from the garden where we provide opportunities to gain cookery skills with many of the ingredients sourced from our own organic garden.
Duties & Responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
Considering applying for this job Do not delay, scroll down and make your application as soon as possible to avoid missing out.
Do you want the autonomy and freedom to enhance the lives of the People We Support?
You will deliver high quality support/care to the residents and fulfil their potential for independence, choice, inclusion, and control on a daily basis in accordance with CQC regulations and standards.
Locations & Travel
Ashfield House, Stourbridge
The role will be based at Ashfield House in Stourbridge. As part of the role you will be required to transport the People We Support (vehicle provided) so you will need to hold a full UK driving licence.
About Ashfield Gardens
Over the years, the community has grown considerably, and now includes Ashfield Social Farm & Garden, a five-acre plot on the edge of the town providing day opportunities; Ashfield House, the Trust’s only residential care home for adults with complex needs, and we still provide supported living/floating support to many people who live independently in our properties across the locality. The Stourbridge Community currently supports approximately 120 adults and has over 70 staff and several volunteers across the three services.
Ashfield Gardens is a five-acre site on the edge of Stourbridge. It’s a unique and caring organic garden facility, offering a variety of day placements for people we support in a semi-rural setting. Ashfield Gardens is a mixed site, with poultry, horses, and horticultural areas.
The food produced goes to support Camphill Village Trust housing in the area, and surplus is sold to the local community.
We also have a large kitchen not far from the garden where we provide opportunities to gain cookery skills with many of the ingredients sourced from our own organic garden.
Duties & Responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
- Working under the direction of the Team Leader, plan and provide support and care to foster the wellbeing and development of residents in accordance with their person-centred support and care plan, recording and reviewing progress as directed, so that residents can fulfil their potential for independence, choice, inclusion and control by, for example, supporting residents to:
support residents to use appropriate laundry equipment so they can be enabled to do their laundry and clothing, so they have suitable and clean clothing to wear
plan, shop and prepare healthy and wholesome meals alongside the residents and taking into account their choices and wishes
support residents to be healthy by assisting them to arrange and attend medical appointments
enable residents to look after their finances by supporting them on an individual basis to budget, monitor their finances and access benefits
support and encourage residents to maintain an active and supportive social life taking into account individual choices and wishes
access training, work and support
- Working under the direction of the Team Leader, provide personal care to residents where required and appropriate as part of their support and care plan (eg. bathing, hair washing etc) and where the appropriate registration is in place.
- Working under the direction of the Team Leader, ensure residents receive their housing related support by enabling residents to look after their finances (developing appropriate budgeting and financial training including support to access benefits and maintain them and assist them to understand and maintain their tenancy) and assisting residents to access services from the landlord including to access maintenance services and reporting non-functioning safety and security measures.
- Undertake such other tasks as required by the Team Leader to develop and maintain the high quality of service required and fulfil the community’s vision.
Knowledge & Experience
- Previous experience of working within a care or support setting, ideally with adults with learning disabilities (applicants without this experience will need to be able to evidence the competencies to be considered).
- Previous experience of working in anthroposophical organisations providing social care is desirable but not essential.
- Working knowledge of risk assessment, health and safety, support and care plans, safeguarding, person centred planning, equalities and human rights desirable.
- Being supportive of our values and philosophy and our approach to building community is desirable for this role.
- A current, valid (minimum 2 years) manual UK driving licence is essential.
- Reasonable general education (evidence of numeracy and literacy).
- Level 2 or 3 Health and Social Care Diploma or an equivalent qualification is highly desirable (applicants without a social care qualification will need to be able to evidence the competencies to be considered).
- Respecting and understanding others
Tailors their approach depending on who they are with and acts as an advocate for people.
- Effective communication
Is able to communicate effectively with others through the use of verbal and non-verbal communication methods.
Recognises the needs of others when seeking agreement to their plans, adapting their communicate style to match the situation.
Provides direction and empowers others to help them achieve personal learning and development targets.
Completes work with the best interests of others in mind.
Makes timely and well considered decisions, is aware the impact their decisions may have and willing to make difficult but necessary decisions to improve the practice.
Camphill Village Trust is an equal opportunity employer.
Camphill Village Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant pre-employment checks including a DBS check
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Established in 1954, Camphill Village Trust is a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health challenges. In our 70th year we honour our past, provide for the present and will lead the future.
Our focus on humanity and nature was inspired by our past and remains as key to the Trust’s ethos today. This is reflected in our focus on social and green care integration, valuing everyone’s contribution, enabling personal pathways to development, celebrating the changing seasons, and respecting the rhythm of natural life.
We operate in both rural and urban communities, building on our care (social) farming legacy. xlqdzyr Our historical focus on enabling potential for people with support needs through farming, organic horticulture and enterprise centred on nature and traditional skills, continues to play to our strengths.
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Recognises the needs of others when seeking agreement to their plans, adapting their communicate style to match the situation.
- Working with and developing others
Provides direction and empowers others to help them achieve personal learning and development targets.
- Results and quality focus
Completes work with the best interests of others in mind.
- Problem solving and decision making
Makes timely and well considered decisions, is aware the impact their decisions may have and willing to make difficult but necessary decisions to improve the practice.
- Resilience to change and challenges
Camphill Village Trust is an equal opportunity employer.
Camphill Village Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant pre-employment checks including a DBS check
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Established in 1954, Camphill Village Trust is a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health challenges. In our 70th year we honour our past, provide for the present and will lead the future.
Our focus on humanity and nature was inspired by our past and remains as key to the Trust’s ethos today. This is reflected in our focus on social and green care integration, valuing everyone’s contribution, enabling personal pathways to development, celebrating the changing seasons, and respecting the rhythm of natural life.
We operate in both rural and urban communities, building on our care (social) farming legacy. xlqdzyr Our historical focus on enabling potential for people with support needs through farming, organic horticulture and enterprise centred on nature and traditional skills, continues to play to our strengths.
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