Senior Support Worker - Horsham

Posting date:	20 March 2026
Salary:	£32,597 to £35,412 per year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	03 April 2026
Location:	Horsham, West Sussex, RH136AG
Company:	West Sussex County Council
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	CAFHE06208_1774016605

Summary

About the job

We are looking for a Senior Support Worker to join our team at Hobbs Field. This role provides outcome-based care, promoting independence and we aim to enable every person to be engaged in their local community to the best of their ability.

Salary: Hourly rate = £18.93- £20.58 / Annual salary= £32,597-£35,412

Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours

*Sleep in and duty shifts to include alternate weekends / 14:00 to 22:30 + Sleep in / 07:30 to 14:30 duty shift.

Contract Length: Permanent

Location: Hobbs Field, Horsham

About You

To become a Support Worker with us you will be:

• Passionate about supporting people to be the best they can be.
• Empowering people to live the life they choose.
• Supporting people to have the opportunities to learn and grow.
• A good listener, patient, respectful, kind and treat all people with dignity.
• Ensure people have opportunity to be involved in every aspect of their care and support.
• Support people to maintain friendships/relationships important to them and to make new friendships/relationships.
• Support people to maintain their health.

If you would like to join our dynamic team, take a look at the attached job description for more detail.

Reward and Benefits

Our values and support for one another is intrinsic to everything we do and will be a key priority within the assessment for this post. We care hugely about wellbeing, allowing time for a good work/life balance, and developing our team to be the best they can be. Alongside this, we also offer the below benefits.

• Maternity, paternity, dependency, and adoption leave.
• Training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships and personal development.
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme
• Eligible to apply for a Blue light card
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres.
• As a support worker will be given online and face to face training throughout the year.

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

About Hobbs Field

Hobbs Field is a care home for 15 adults with a learning disability and or autistic spectrum disorders. The service is made up of two detached houses situated in a residential area of Horsham. The properties have level access throughout and adapted communal bath and shower rooms. The houses are linked by a shared patio area and surrounded by shared gardens.

We aim to support our residents to a high standard to enable them to achieve, to the best of their ability and their potential, with particular regard to their emotional and practical needs and to contribute to their personal development. We also aim to maximise their life experiences, enabling them to exercise their rights and choice, thus empowering them to become valued and respected citizens within the community

Therefore our main aim as a staff team is to respect and endorse the fact that this is their 'home' and we support and enable them to treat it as such.

Key Skills: (These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)

• You are able to interpret information, such as service complaints, and redirect them to the appropriate person to provide quick and accurate resolution.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• You will show the ability to deal appropriately with expressive behaviour from the people we support and respond sensitively to their families and carers.
• Confident in building relationships with people from a wide variety of cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Enjoy working as part of a team completing shared tasks as required

Qualifications / experience

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills, in order to record and document activities in the provider support plans.
• Basic understanding of the needs of the people we support and their rights as an individual.
• Demonstrable successful experience of working as part of a team.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety practice, First Aid and Fire procedure, Manual Handling - Desirable
• NVQ 2/Diploma in Care or equivalent qualification - Desirable
• Previous experience of working in a care setting and with people who have a disability or are vulnerable - Desirable
• Previous experience of running group activities - Desirable

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE06208.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Ian Storey, Registered Manager at

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact

To apply, upload your CV and complete the application explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you refer to the key skills listed in the job description. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.

For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.

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