Support Worker - 37.5 hours - 24, 30 and 36 hours considered
The closing date is 22 September 2025
Job summary
About Us
At Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice, were looking for passionate Support Workers to join our incredible care team, to provide meaningful care to children and young adults. If you want to be part of a supportive team that truly makes every moment matter, now is the time - we want to hear from you.
Join our dedicated team and be part of spearheading our innovative approach to delivering both planned and responsive, direct clinical care.
Our vision at Bluebell Wood is for every baby, child and young person with a life limiting condition to access specialist palliative care, where and when they need it. You will join our fantastic team where we all play our part in achieving our vision and creating an incredible culture for everyone.
Our services:
Our support services are wide-ranging and bespoke to each family and include end-of-life care, symptom management, post-death care, short breaks, counselling, sibling support groups, music therapy, counselling, and more. We work with staffing ratios that allow us to deliver high-quality, holistic care tailored for each child and family.
We support families across a large geographical area, including South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, North Derbyshire and parts of North Lincolnshire. The hospice is easily accessible from Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster, Sheffield and North Notts. We have free secure on-site parking for families, staff and volunteers to use.
Main duties of the job
Role Overview
As a Care Team Support Worker, you will work collaboratively as part of a team to support the delivery high-quality nursing care to babies, children, and young people in the hospice, under the direction of the Nursing Team.
Key Responsibilities:
Supporting the delivery of planned and some responsive direct clinical care.
Working collaboratively with other members of the care team under the direction of the Nurse in Charge.
Building compassionate and professional working relationships with families using our services
Key Attributes:
We are looking for a warm, resilient, and empathetic support worker to provide sensitive, high-quality care, working closely with families and professionals. Strong communication, emotional strength, and a commitment to dignity and play are essential.
Qualifications and Experience:
Previous experience of working in a care environment is essential.
A recognised qualification in Maths and English is preferred.
About us
To succeed in this role, we are looking for someone who will embody our values, work confidently with key attention to detail, engage with everyone in our hospice, and has an absolute willingness to learn.
In return, we can offer you a fantastic working environment and the following benefits:
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the option to buy and sell
Employee assistance programme - including mental health care and out of hours GP access
A commitment to your professional development
Matched pension scheme of 5% of salary
Bluebell Wood enhanced maternity and paternity pay (unrelated to NHS conditions)
Enhanced pay for night shifts and x2 bank holidays.
Free parking on main site
Subsidised lunch
Free tea and coffee
Cycle to work scheme
Eligible for NHS Blue Light Card
Access to rewards portal
At Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice, we care for children and young people whose lives are just too short. Our aim is to reach every family that needs our help and to offer them the very best choice of care.
Did you know that every year we need to raise 6.7m to keep our doors open and only around 17 percent of our income comes from government sources? The rest has to be raised through fundraising activity.
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