Overview
Join Our Team as a Female Support Worker - Driver
Location: Hedge End, Southampton
Salary: £12.60 per hour plus benefits.
Additional £50 per sleep-in shift.
Hours: up to 22.5 hours per week, shifts vary between 7:00 am and 10:00 pm, Monday to Sunday (on a shift rota basis)
Contract: Part-time, Permanent
Driving Requirement: A valid full UK manual driving license is essential.
Right to Work: Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer any skilled worker visas.
What you will be doing
* Daily Care & Support: Helping with personal care, meal preparation, medication, and other daily tasks.
* Building Relationships: Getting to know the people you support, understanding their needs, and helping them live life on their own terms.
* Empowering Independence: Assisting with personal goals, from daily activities to long-term aspirations, and encouraging creative exploration.
* Social Engagement: Supporting activities like holidays, social events, and hobbies, ensuring everyone can enjoy what they love doing.
* Respect & Dignity: Ensuring that the individuals and their families are treated with the utmost respect, dignity, and equality.
Who you will be supporting
At Hampshire Support Living Service we support 12 adults with a range of disabilities including learning disabilities, epilepsy, mental health, physical disability, autism, visual impairment and British Sign Language use.
People at Southampton homes are an active group who spend time getting out for walks, bike riding and swimming. We enjoy engaging with the local community by visiting churches and discovering old buildings, and we enjoy activities such as bowling, cinema and theatre.
As a support worker your contribution will be invaluable. You’ll work as a team to ensure outstanding support in line with our vision and best-centred care. If you are looking to make a real difference, Hampshire Support Living Service is the place for you!
For further details about the Support Worker job profile, please click the link below: Support Worker role profile
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Essential Criteria
To be considered for this position, you will demonstrate exposure to two of the following areas of expertise:
* Autism and learning disabilities
* Mental health
* Visual impairment
* Epilepsy
* British Sign Language
About you
Are you someone who truly enjoys making a difference in others’ lives? Do you have a calm, caring, and resilient nature that helps you thrive in challenging situations? If so, we want to hear from you!
We’re looking for individuals to join our colleague team who can stay calm under pressure, who are enthusiastic and take a proactive approach, and handle behaviours that others might find challenging. If you have a manual UK driving license and are comfortable driving alternative vehicles, you’re exactly who we’re looking for.
What you will be delivering
As a Support Worker, you’ll be more than just their support – you’ll be a key part of someone’s journey towards living their best life. Here’s what you’ll be doing:
* Daily Care & Support: Helping with personal care, meal preparation, medication, and other daily tasks.
* Building Relationships: Getting to know the people you support, understanding their needs, and helping them live life on their own terms.
* Empowering Independence: Assisting with personal goals, from daily activities to long-term aspirations, and encouraging creative exploration.
* Social Engagement: Supporting activities like holidays, social events, and hobbies, ensuring everyone can enjoy what they love doing.
* Respect & Dignity: Ensuring that the individuals and their families are treated with the utmost respect, dignity, and equality.
About the people you will support
We support 12 adults with a range of disabilities including learning disabilities, epilepsy, mental health, physical disability, autism, visual impairment and British Sign Language use.
Southampton homes are active; residents enjoy walks, bike riding, swimming, visiting churches and discovering old buildings, and activities such as bowling, cinema and theatre.
As a support worker your contribution is invaluable. You’ll work as a team to ensure outstanding support in line with our vision and person-centred care. If you are looking to make a real difference, Hampshire Support Living Service is the place for you!
For further details about the role profile, please see the SeeAbility information listed above.
Benefits
Why work for us?
* Comprehensive Training: Start with an extensive induction and continue developing your skills with face-to-face training, e-learning, and ongoing support.
* Career Progression: We support your ambitions, offering opportunities to achieve professional qualifications (Care Certificate, QCF levels 2-5).
* Recognition & Rewards: From excellence awards to long service recognition, your hard work won’t go unnoticed.
* Work-Life Balance: Up to 36 days of holiday with long service, flexible working options, and time off for life events.
* Financial Benefits: Discounts, cashback, pension schemes, and more, to help your money go further.
* Wellbeing Support: 24/7 employee assistance, life assurance and sick pay.
* Refer a Friend: Receive £600 (Support Workers to Senior Support Worker only).
SeeAbility is a long-standing charity; we celebrate our 225th anniversary this year. We specialise in supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, complex needs, who may also have sight loss. Our services include person-centred support across supported living and residential care provisions, specialist eye-care services, and helping people find paid employment.
SeeAbility is committed to safe and fair recruitment practices. It is a condition of employment that prospective employees will be subject to checks including:
* Criminal background check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (where appropriate)
* Identity, address, and right to work verification
* Health declaration to ensure medical suitability
* References to evidence conduct in health or social care, or work with vulnerable groups
These checks will be carried out prior to offer at SeeAbility’s expense.
Diversity
SeeAbility is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all identities, including those from underrepresented groups and those who have a disability or neurodivergent condition. We believe a diverse workforce drives innovation and success. We are happy to offer reasonable adjustments in recruitment and role delivery. SeeAbility complies with applicable equality laws.
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