Job Introduction
Hawthorn house a residential for adults with learning disabilities, currently has a vacancy for a 28hr Support Facilitator post.
Candidates are required to have a positive proactive approach and a desire to make a positive difference to the lives of individuals with learning disabilities.
Candidates need to be available to cover morning and afternoon shifts, plus weekends and bank holiday. For this they receive an increment of 10.6%.
Main Responsibility
Included in the responsibilities of the role are;
- Maintaining dignity and supporting with intimate/personal care
- Following dietary care plans and supporting individuals with eating and drinking
- Supporting with manual handling of people
- Supporting with positive behavioural support and safety intervention
- Supporting individuals in the community
- Supporting individuals to be actively involved in their care
- Providing and facilitating activities for the individuals requiring support
The Ideal Candidate
- Are you passionate about helping adults with learning disabilities to thrive and have access to new opportunities?
- Do you want to go home at night knowing that you have made a positive difference?
- Do you recognise peoples strengths before any care and support needs?
- Do you want to ensure that people are given choice, control and are supported to maximise their independence?
- Do you want to grown, develop and to learn new skills?
- If the above sounds of interest to you, please apply to join the team at Hawthorn.
Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact anne-marie.earp@staffordshire.gov.uk
Interviews will be held during the week starting 8 September 2025
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.
