Job Description

Swindon Borough Council are on an exciting journey to transform service delivery. We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that's who we're doing it for - the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you'll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It's all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.
Fessey House is not your "traditional" care home.


Our 68 bed home comprises of 6 individual purpose built units, each of which include a kitchen, lounge and dining room.


Our service users are aged 65+, all with a cognitive impairment such as Dementia. It is a unique, modern environment, recently extended, with vast landscaped gardens and communal activity rooms for our residents to enjoy.


Fessey House aims to provide a supported living environment where older people can feel safe, secure and free to live their lives as independently as possible. Privacy, dignity and the right to make choices are paramount in our approach to providing the highest quality service for those who choose to make Fessey House their home.


The service we provide is designed to meet the needs to each individual in such a way as to provide them with the opportunity to maintain as much control over their own lives as possible. We pride ourselves on the person-centred approach we have for supporting both our individuals and their families.


But don't just take our word for it. See what our workers have to say about working at Fessey House by following this link.

Your next role

As a Support Worker, you will complement our current friendly team, providing practical, emotional and physical support for older people living with dementia and rehab for service users.


Fessey House also offers a Discharge to Assess and respite service. Where you will have the opportunity to work with multidisciplinary groups which include, Social Workers, Physio Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Nursing teams. Allowing you to gain valuable experience and insight in your career development.


As a support worker, you will participate in the assessment and care/support planning process while continuously assessing our service users' needs and monitor the aims, objectives and outcomes of their individual plans (including administering prescribed medications).


A requirement for this role is that you are aware and comply with Health & Safety, Manual Handling, COSHH, Food Hygiene, Fire, First Aid and Accident/Incident policies as set down by the organisation.


Full training will be given on site to allow you to develop in the role and become a confident care worker.


You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act "for the effective performance of a customer-facing role").

Working with us

We offer operational shifts for Nights from 9:30pm to 8:00am on a rolling 2 week rota with a requirement to work every other weekend. Each night shift will include a 7.5 hours at a 30% shift enhancement.


Fessey House is located on Brookdene in Haydon Wick, easily accessible by bus between Orbital Shopping Park and Park North on the number 5 service or between Taw Hill and Middle Wichel on the number 11 service.

Your next package

We have free parking on site, generous holiday entitlement, comprehensive Learning and Development programmes, an excellent local government pension and sickness schemes and many other benefits like discounts on shopping, eating out and entertainment, Health and Beauty, to name a but a few of our staff benefits. Please see our Rewards and Benefits for more details.


We also have an Employee Assistant Programme and App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, and other expert advice.


For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It's why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you'll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We'll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we'll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you'll be proud to say it was made better with you.


Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.


Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don't meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we'd love to hear from you.

Your next steps

Download the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the 'Apply' button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.


For further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Sharron Black, at sblack@swindon.gov.uk

Interviews are held on wednesdays.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.


If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk