Support Worker
| Posting date: | 03 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.46 to £12.71 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 19 October 2025 |
| Location: | Mansfield, Nottinghamshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Nottingham Community Housing Association |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
£24,030 - £24,513 per annum pro rata – 36.5 annual leave days (pro rata)
Join NCHA as a Support Worker or a Care Assistant at our Mansfield, Ashfield, Chesterfield and Newark services. You will need a valid manual driving licence and access to a car as part of our Supported Living and Community Outreach team. Part-Time and Full-Time roles considered, and the role offered will depend on your skills and experience.
Why Work With Us?
• Officially ranked by Great Place to Work UK as one of the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing™ and Best Workplaces for Women™ 2024
• 36.5 annual leave days including bank holidays
• 77% of our colleagues say NCHA is a great place to work
• Comprehensive training and ongoing support
• Inclusive and diverse working environment
• Our working life, benefits, and values
The Services
Our Supported Living and Community Outreach services in Mansfield, Ashfield, Chesterfield and Newark offer support to individuals with complex and challenging needs including mental health needs, learning disabilities and autism. We support individuals within their own flats or within our one / three / four-bed supported living service.
We have roles available in our 24 hours supported living services for individuals with learning disabilities and autism, as well as an open chair in our 12-hour service supporting individuals with mental health needs.
The Role
Your role will involve helping service users to integrate into the community and enabling them to participate in leisure activities across Mansfield, Ashfield, Chesterfield and Newark services. You may help with day to day needs such as shopping, appointments, finances, medication and meal preparation. Whilst undertaking these duties, you will demonstrate an understanding towards individuals with varying levels of support needs and accommodate these needs where possible. Please note that due to the needs of our service users, there may be elements of moving and handling, risk management and physical intervention involved in the role as well as personal care. Please read the Role Profile for more information about the role.
✅ What We’re Looking For
• Experience supporting people with mental health needs, autism, learning disabilities, and challenging behaviours
• Enthusiastic, proactive, and reliable team players
• Flexible to work varied shifts (not just 9–5)
• Compassionate, patient, and organised individuals
• Willingness to undertake physical intervention and risk management duties
• We welcome applications from Healthcare Assistants, Care Workers, Residential Care Home Staff, Mental Health Support Workers, Community Support Workers
If you don’t meet the Support Worker criteria, you may be offered a Care Assistant role to build your skills through training.
Other Requirements: A valid manual driving licence, access to a car and business insurance.
Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early.
Working Hours
All successful candidates will be required to work on a rota basis over a 24-hour period including weekends, bank holidays and sleep-ins; a bonus is paid for waking nights and an allowance is paid for sleep-ins.
“Helping a person see their life change and playing a part in that progress is so rewarding” - NCHA colleague.
NCHA strives to be a welcoming and inclusive employer as such we particularly welcome applicants from ethnic minority communities, LGBTQ+ communities, women, as they are currently under-represented within our workforce.
Please note that we are not currently offering visa sponsorship.
Join NCHA as a Support Worker or a Care Assistant at our Mansfield, Ashfield, Chesterfield and Newark services. You will need a valid manual driving licence and access to a car as part of our Supported Living and Community Outreach team. Part-Time and Full-Time roles considered, and the role offered will depend on your skills and experience.
Why Work With Us?
• Officially ranked by Great Place to Work UK as one of the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing™ and Best Workplaces for Women™ 2024
• 36.5 annual leave days including bank holidays
• 77% of our colleagues say NCHA is a great place to work
• Comprehensive training and ongoing support
• Inclusive and diverse working environment
• Our working life, benefits, and values
The Services
Our Supported Living and Community Outreach services in Mansfield, Ashfield, Chesterfield and Newark offer support to individuals with complex and challenging needs including mental health needs, learning disabilities and autism. We support individuals within their own flats or within our one / three / four-bed supported living service.
We have roles available in our 24 hours supported living services for individuals with learning disabilities and autism, as well as an open chair in our 12-hour service supporting individuals with mental health needs.
The Role
Your role will involve helping service users to integrate into the community and enabling them to participate in leisure activities across Mansfield, Ashfield, Chesterfield and Newark services. You may help with day to day needs such as shopping, appointments, finances, medication and meal preparation. Whilst undertaking these duties, you will demonstrate an understanding towards individuals with varying levels of support needs and accommodate these needs where possible. Please note that due to the needs of our service users, there may be elements of moving and handling, risk management and physical intervention involved in the role as well as personal care. Please read the Role Profile for more information about the role.
✅ What We’re Looking For
• Experience supporting people with mental health needs, autism, learning disabilities, and challenging behaviours
• Enthusiastic, proactive, and reliable team players
• Flexible to work varied shifts (not just 9–5)
• Compassionate, patient, and organised individuals
• Willingness to undertake physical intervention and risk management duties
• We welcome applications from Healthcare Assistants, Care Workers, Residential Care Home Staff, Mental Health Support Workers, Community Support Workers
If you don’t meet the Support Worker criteria, you may be offered a Care Assistant role to build your skills through training.
Other Requirements: A valid manual driving licence, access to a car and business insurance.
Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early.
Working Hours
All successful candidates will be required to work on a rota basis over a 24-hour period including weekends, bank holidays and sleep-ins; a bonus is paid for waking nights and an allowance is paid for sleep-ins.
“Helping a person see their life change and playing a part in that progress is so rewarding” - NCHA colleague.
NCHA strives to be a welcoming and inclusive employer as such we particularly welcome applicants from ethnic minority communities, LGBTQ+ communities, women, as they are currently under-represented within our workforce.
Please note that we are not currently offering visa sponsorship.
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