Support Worker - Brislington

Posted Monday 29 December 2025 at 00:00 | Expires Monday 12 January 2026 at 23:59

31.5 hours per week

Waking Nights only - 3 shifts per week

Closing date 12th January 2026

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A willingness to work flexibly is essential, as shifts will include Waking Nights and weekends, to accommodate the needs of the service. Shift times are 21:00-07:30.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in our Award-Winning mental health residential home in Brislington.

At Tramways, we not only strive to help the people we support to the best of our abilities, we also believe that every staff member has untapped areas of brilliance. We will work with you to identify your strengths as you gain experience and build your career in health and social care.

Tramways is a residential home in the Brislington area of Bristol, providing a recovery service for fourteen people with complex mental health needs. The people we support are encouraged to maintain their skills and independence and are involved in decision-making in the home as much as possible.

We are keen to recruit a motivated, innovative and passionate person to join our team of night staff and help make a significant difference to the lives of the people we support by working with them to gain or recapture skills and experiences in order for them to be able to live the fulfilled life they choose.

Staff at Tramways offer one-to-one support to each person and each resident has their own person-centred care and support plans.

The successful support worker will have a willingness to learn and develop new skills to enhance the lives of the people we support and provide you with job satisfaction. You will enjoy working with people, be a team player and have strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with team members, service users and a range of stakeholders.

At Milestones Trust we recognise that without the hard work, commitment and passion of our staff, we wouldn’t be the charity that we are today. In return, we are committed to rewarding you with a
competitive pay and benefits package including:

• 30 days annual leave entitlement
• Company pension scheme, to help grow your retirement pot
• Learning and development opportunities to help you to build your career, including a comprehensive induction programme, and the opportunity to undertake further qualifications
• Health Cash Plan on completion of probation giving you access to a minimum of £695 cash back for health treatments e.g. dental, therapies, optical, maternity/paternity, NHS prescriptions etc.
• Generous Occupational Maternity/Paternity pay
• Get paid when you want – access your money as you earn it and request your earnings before payday using Dayforce Wallet
• Access to an Employee Discount Platform from day one, with discounts and cashback for hundreds of retailers
• An employee referral scheme that allows you to earn points that can be converted to cash for family members or friends that you point in Milestones’ direction

We pride ourselves with being able to offer staff opportunities to develop and progress their careers within the Trust

For an informal discussion about the job role please contact Stephen Pratt, Home Manager on  or .

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* Please refer to our Refer a Friend policy for full details of eligibility and terms. Milestones Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all the individuals that it supports, it expects the same commitment from all employees. If successful at interview an enhanced DBS check will take place. (Formerly CRB) A criminal record is not necessarily a barrier to recruitment.

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