Support Worker - Learning Disabilities - Staple Hill

Bristol, UK

Posted Tuesday 30 June 2026 at 23:00 | Expires Wednesday 15 July 2026 at 22:59

Person centred, kind and a great communicator. If this is you, please read on!

We are looking for a personal assistant to support 4 gentlemen to live the lives they choose. The four men, aged from 62 to 78, live together in a supported living house in Staple Hill.

We’re looking for a personal assistant to help them to maintain their lives. Whilst independence is important, everyone needs your support with all aspects of their lives, from personal care, menu planning, cooking, household chores and shopping to achieving their goals and supporting them to access the local and wider community, as well as in‑house activities such as baking, art & crafts.

The gentlemen enjoy attending football matches, cricket matches, the local pub to play pool and darts, gardening and visiting places of interest to them.

Medication competency, support to recognise health issues and to attend health appointments is vital.

Shift patterns currently are 09:45 till 22:30 sleep‑in then 06:30 till 10:00 the following day. We also have shifts available from 10:00 till 19:00 hour, which is to provide 1 to 1 support to enable the gentleman to fulfil their daily activities. We require staff to work flexibly to include sleep‑in shifts, weekends and bank holidays.

We need you to be IT literate to use digital care plans and medication systems and attention to detail is vital.

Supporting everyone to communicate their needs means being observant of body language and behaviours as they may not be able to directly tell you what's going on.

You will need to be confident in reporting any safeguarding concerns as needed.

To be a driver is desirable, but not essential.

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
  , including recognised public holidays
• Learning and development to support your career growth
• Nationally recognised qualifications
  , from entry‑level care to management
• Flexible working
  , with rotas provided in advance
• Occupational Sick Pay after two years, increasing with service
• Health Cash Plan after probation, offering at least £695 cashback for health treatments (dental, optical, therapies, maternity/paternity, prescriptions)
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Free enhanced DBS check
• Dayforce Wallet
  , giving you access to your earnings before payday
• Employee referral scheme with financial rewards
• Employee Assistance Programme from day one
  , offering confidential 24/7 support
• Company pension scheme to help grow your retirement savings

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

For informal chat about the role, please contact Julie Wheaton on  or Sarah Cousins on .

Please note that any offer of employment will be subject to the Trust receiving evidence of your right to work in the UK.

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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. Committed to Equality and Diversity for all. Registered Charity No. 294377.