Work With Us

Work With Us

SFHT recognise that employing the right people is vital to our success, we encourage creative and resourceful thinking for solutions that make things happen. We want our staff to give the best support, so we recruit talented people with the skills to enhance the lives of others.

All staff receive training from our incredibly experienced L&D team who see them through the induction process and ensure ongoing statutory and mandatory training requirements are met. Our staff teams are dedicated, forward thinking and provide a great sense of community for those we support and their co-workers.

What we expect from our staff:

  • Performance that delivers the best possible person-centred support for the people who use our services
  • Passion to work in a busy and changing environment with new challenges every day
  • A ‘can-do’ and flexible approach
  • Openness to change and development

What you can expect from SFHT:

  • A friendly and vibrant atmosphere
  • Support in your career and development
  • Recognition and reward for great performance
  • A fair employer who supports and promotes equal opportunities
  • A flexible approach

Job Vacancies

Personal Assistant/Support Worker
Location: Southbourne, Dorset

  • Full Time
  • (40 Hours)
  • £11.44 per hour

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Personal Assistant/Support Worker to join our busy and varied Supported Living team.

The Stable Family Home Trust was established over four decades ago with the aim of providing a caring and therapeutic environment for adults with learning disabilities.

Over the years the Trust has diversified and strengthened its offer and now supports over 50 people through our seven Supported Living Homes, with demand for housing increasing all the time, and up to 100 people through our Day Services provision, across three beautiful sites in the Ringwood and Bournemouth areas.
We use a person-centred approach, seeing the person and not the disability, and work with each of them individually to help them develop their skills and confidence so they can live fulfilling and productive lives. With personalised care and support plans tailored to individual strengths and needs, our service users are empowered to live their lives with greater independence and choice, and to better understand their rights as a member of the community.

About You:
You will be a confident communicator at all levels, highly motivated and self-driven, with a compassionate and kind approach to helping people who are disadvantaged by their disability. You will have strong leadership skills in order to motivate, support and develop a small team, and a professional approach to engaging with colleagues, service users and their families and partner agencies. You will also have excellent organisational, problem-solving skills, along with the ability to prioritise your own workload alongside the needs of the service.

Your responsibilities will be varied, and it is a fast paced working environment, so you will need to be good at multi-tasking and time management.
Experience is not essential as full training will be provided, but an understanding of adults with a learning disability within a supported living environment is desirable.
If you believe that every person should been seen and valued, this is the perfect opportunity for you to join an organisation that embraces creativity, proactive and collaborative approaches, and equity and diversity.

About the Role:

As Personal Assistant/Support Worker you will help provide day to day and one to one support to service users in the supported living houses, ensuring that the support meets the high standards expected by the Trust, and enables our service users to live their lives with independence as a valued member of their local community.

If you would like to apply for this vacancy, reply to this advert with your CV and brief covering letter, visit our website www.sfht.org.uk or contact the HR Department via telephone on 01202 022 536 or email: hra@sfht.org.uk.

Personal Assistant/Support Worker
Location: Southbourne, Dorset

  • Part Time
  • (4 X Positions Available 16-30 Hours)
  • £11.44 per hour

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Personal
Assistant/ Support Worker to join our busy and varied Supported Living team.

The Stable Family Home Trust was established over four decades ago with the aim of
providing a caring and therapeutic environment for adults with learning disabilities.

Over the years the Trust has diversified and strengthened its offer and now supports over 50 people through our seven Supported Living Homes, with demand for housing increasing all the time, and up to 100 people through our Day Services provision, across three beautiful sites in the Ringwood and Bournemouth areas.
We use a person-centred approach, seeing the person and not the disability, and work with each of them individually to help them develop their skills and confidence so they can live fulfilling and productive lives. With personalised care and support plans tailored to individual strengths and needs, our service users are empowered to live their lives with greater independence and choice, and to better understand their rights as a member of the community.

About You:
You will be a confident communicator at all levels, highly motivated and self-driven, with a compassionate and kind approach to helping people who are disadvantaged by their disability. You will have strong leadership skills in order to motivate, support and develop a small team, and a professional approach to engaging with colleagues, service users and their families and partner agencies. You will also have excellent organisational, problem-solving skills, along with the ability to prioritise your own workload alongside the needs of the service.

Your responsibilities will be varied, and it is a fast paced working environment, so you will need to be good at multi-tasking and time management.
Experience is not essential as full training will be provided, but an understanding of adults with a learning disability within a supported living environment is desirable.
If you believe that every person should been seen and valued, this is the perfect opportunity for you to join an organisation that embraces creativity, proactive and collaborative approaches, and equity and diversity.

About the Role:
As Personal Assistant/Support Worker you will help provide day to day and one to one support to service users in the supported living houses, ensuring that the support meets the high standards expected by the Trust, and enables our service users to live their lives with independence as a valued member of their local community.

If you would like to apply for this vacancy, reply to this advert with your CV and brief covering letter, visit our website www.sfht.org.uk or contact the HR Department via telephone on 01202 022 536 or email: hra@sfht.org.uk.

Weekend Personal Assistant/Support Worker
Location: Southbourne, Dorset

  • Part Time
  • 16 Hours across Saturday and Sunday
  • £11.44 per hour

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Weekend
Personal Assistant/ Support Worker to join our busy and varied Supported Living team.

The Stable Family Home Trust was established over four decades ago with the aim of
providing a caring and therapeutic environment for adults with learning disabilities.

Over the years the Trust has diversified and strengthened its offer and now supports over 50 people through our seven Supported Living Homes, with demand for housing increasing all the time, and up to 100 people through our Day Services provision, across three beautiful sites in the Ringwood and Bournemouth areas.
We use a person-centred approach, seeing the person and not the disability, and work with each of them individually to help them develop their skills and confidence so they can live fulfilling and productive lives. With personalised care and support plans tailored to individual strengths and needs, our service users are empowered to live their lives with greater independence and choice, and to better understand their rights as a member of the community.

About You:
You will be a confident communicator at all levels, highly motivated and self-driven, with a compassionate and kind approach to helping people who are disadvantaged by their disability. You will have strong leadership skills in order to motivate, support and develop a small team, and a professional approach to engaging with colleagues, service users and their families and partner agencies. You will also have excellent organisational, problem-solving skills, along with the ability to prioritise your own workload alongside the needs of the service.

Your responsibilities will be varied, and it is a fast paced working environment, so you will need to be good at multi-tasking and time management.
Experience is not essential as full training will be provided, but an understanding of adults with a learning disability within a supported living environment is desirable.
If you believe that every person should been seen and valued, this is the perfect opportunity for you to join an organisation that embraces creativity, proactive and collaborative approaches, and equity and diversity.

About the Role:
As Personal Assistant/Support Worker you will help provide day to day and one to one support to service users in the supported living houses, ensuring that the support meets the high standards expected by the Trust, and enables our service users to live their lives with independence as a valued member of their local community.

If you would like to apply for this vacancy, reply to this advert with your CV and brief covering letter, visit our website www.sfht.org.uk or contact the HR Department via telephone on 01202 022 536 or email: hra@sfht.org.uk.

Assistant Manager, Supported Living Services
Location: Southbourne, Dorset

  • (Fixed Term Contract – 12 Months)
  • £29,598.40 per annum
  • 40 hours per week

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Assistant Manager to join our busy and varied Supported Living team.

The Stable Family Home Trust was established over four decades ago with the aim of
providing a caring and therapeutic environment for adults with learning disabilities.

Over the years the Trust has diversified and strengthened its offer and now supports over 50 people through our seven Supported Living Homes, with demand for housing increasing all the time, and up to 100 people through our Day Services provision, across three beautiful sites in the Ringwood and Bournemouth areas.
We use a person-centred approach, seeing the person and not the disability, and work with each of them individually to help them develop their skills and confidence so they can live fulfilling and productive lives. With personalised care and support plans tailored to individual strengths and needs, our service users are empowered to live their lives with greater independence and choice, and to better understand their rights as a member of the community.

About You:
You will be a confident communicator at all levels, highly motivated and self-driven, with a compassionate and kind approach to helping people who are disadvantaged by their disability.

You will have strong leadership skills in order to motivate, support and develop a
small team, and a professional approach to engaging with colleagues, service users and their families and partner agencies. You will also have excellent organisational, problem-solving and management skills, along with the ability to prioritise your own workload alongside the needs of the service.
Your responsibilities will be varied and it is a fast paced working environment, so you will need to be good at multi-tasking and time management.
Previous experience in a Care Management position is essential, ideally within the adult social care sector, and an understanding of adults with a learning disability within a supported living environment is also desirable.
If you believe that every person should been seen and valued, this is the perfect opportunity for you to join an organisation that embraces creativity, proactive and collaborative approaches, and equity and diversity.

About the Role:
As Assistant Manager you will help provide day to day and one to one support to service users, ensuring that the support meets the high standards expected by the Trust.
Your management responsibilities include providing line management and support to the support team, and being the first point of contact in the house you supervise for all service user concerns and issues, and any issues relating to employee relations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Ensure that service users are supported to participate in the day-to-day social
    programme within the house, and to access meaningful community-based activities and opportunities.
  • Ensure that risk assessments are in place for all service users and that they are
    regularly reviewed and updated.
  • Carry out monthly audits of service users’ finances to ensure that they are managing their finances appropriately and offer advice to help them manage their money more effectively.
  • Administer, manage and audit medication in accordance with organisational policies and procedures.
  • Oversee the staff team and provide one to one supervision and on the job support and supervision and performance management support when required.
  • Act as a Nourish ‘super user’ ensuring that accurate records are maintained on the system, weekly checks for alerts and actions are carried out and regular reports are run for the Service Managers and the Head of Supported Living.
  • Comply with all safeguarding policies and procedures in relation to reporting
    safeguarding concerns and follow all safety plans that are implemented to manage safeguarding concerns to ensure the safety and wellbeing of service users.
  • Proactively promote the Trust’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy to ensure inclusion and equity for all of our people.


If you would like to apply for this vacancy, reply to this advert with your CV and brief covering letter, visit our website www.sfht.org.uk or contact the HR Department via telephone on 01202 022 536 or email: hra@sfht.org.uk.

Activity Support Worker (Dance and Fitness)
Location: Bisterne, Ringwood

  • 40 hours per week
  • (Full Time)
  • £23,795.20 per annum

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Activity Support Worker (Dance and Fitness) to join our busy and varied Supported Living team.

The Stable Family Home Trust was established over four decades ago with the aim of providing a caring and therapeutic environment for adults with learning disabilities.

Over the years the Trust has diversified and strengthened its offer and now supports over 50 people through our seven Supported Living Homes, with demand for housing increasing all the time, and up to 100 people through our Day Services provision, across three beautiful sites in the Ringwood and Bournemouth areas.
We use a person-centred approach, seeing the person and not the disability, and work with each of them individually to help them develop their skills and confidence so they can live fulfilling and productive lives. With personalised care and support plans tailored to individual strengths and needs, our service users are empowered to live their lives with greater independence and choice, and to better understand their rights as a member of the community.

About The Role
You will be delivering a programmed schedule of activities across the services, with individuals and groups of 6 clients, successfully adapting and responding to individual needs.
You will encourage and support clients to reach and maintain their ideal level of independence. Whilst delivering the program evaluating the effects of the service being provided in order to facilitate client progress.
Outdoor activity experience as well as an interest in outdoor activities, sports and/or dance will be essential for this position.

About You
You will be a confident communicator at all levels, highly motivated and self-driven, with a compassionate and kind approach to helping people who are disadvantaged by their disability. You will be empathetic and courteous to people who use the service and their relatives/carers, treating them with care and consideration at all times. Referring any issues or incidents directly to the management team.

You will use positive approaches and other techniques with a knowledge and understanding of triggers, as appropriate to ensure that any challenging behaviour and/or who have high and complex needs are able to continue safely access and benefit from our service.

Due to the nature of this position it is essential that candidates have previous work
experience within the care sector.

If you believe that every person should been seen and valued, this is the perfect opportunity for you to join an organisation that embraces creativity, proactive and collaborative approaches, and equity and diversity.

If you would like to apply for this vacancy, reply to this advert with your CV and brief covering letter, visit our website www.sfht.org.uk or contact the HR Department via telephone on 01202 022 536 or email: hra@sfht.org.uk.