Female Support Worker - Supported Living - Eastleigh

The YOU Trust LTD; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading support charity in Eastleigh is seeking a Female Support Worker. You will assist female residents with complex needs, promoting independence and providing personalized care. Ideal candidates will possess good communication skills and be able to work flexible shifts, including evenings and weekends. The role offers competitive pay, enhanced leave entitlements, and excellent training opportunities. If you are passionate about supporting vulnerable individuals, apply now to make a difference in their lives.

Benefits

Competitive rates of pay

Enhanced annual leave

Matched pension contributions

Professionally certified training

Access to employee assistance programme

Discounts via Blue Light card

Qualifications

• Able to work shifts including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
• Experience of supporting people with a variety of needs.
• Promote and encourage people’s independence.

Responsibilities

• Support female residents with complex medical, physical, and learning needs.
• Assist clients to live the life they want and provide safe, person-centred support.
• Provide full personal care as needed.

Skills

Good communication skills

Experience supporting people with a variety of needs

Ability to work shifts including evenings and weekends

Confident to lone work

Job description

Female Support Worker

Location: Eastleigh

Salary: £29,167 FTE *

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time, Part Time

The role location is a 10‑minute walk from Eastleigh train station.

Split shifts with flexible working patterns available.

To start as soon as possible

Due to the nature of the tasks and personal care included within this role, this job is open to female applicants only. In line with the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1, there is a genuine occupational requirement for this post to be filled by a female worker.

ABOUT YOU is a registered charity that has been providing care, support and advice for over 30 years to vulnerable people across Hampshire, Dorset, West Sussex, Wiltshire, Somerset and the Isle of Wight to give them the tools and resources they need to live independent, secure and valued lives.

Essential Criteria

• Able to work shifts including evenings, weekends and bank holidays
• Experience of supporting people with a variety of needs
• Promote and encourage people’s independence
• Good communication skills: verbal, non‑verbal, and written
• Confident to lone work

THE ROLE

You will be supporting female residents with complex medical, physical and learning needs.

We provide an opportunity to work alongside people with disabilities in one of our large services in Eastleigh. As a Support Worker you will assist the people we work with to live the life they want. You will provide safe, person‑centred support to promote independent living skills and help make a client’s hopes and wishes a reality.

Some clients also require full personal care which may include toileting and bathing. Experience of this would be beneficial but is not essential.

ABOUT YOU

You need to be professional, proactive, and have a motivational, encouraging and supportive approach with clients and colleagues alike. Relevant knowledge and skills relating to individuals with learning disability would be an advantage. If you are the right person for the job we will support you to gain the experience you need.

We are a disability confident employer.

OUR BENEFITS

• Competitive rates of pay including weekend enhancements
• Enhanced annual leave entitlements, with the opportunity to buy and sell holiday
• Matched pension scheme contributions, plus Death in Service Benefit and salary sacrifice options
• Excellent and professionally certified training, as well as access to fully‑funded apprenticeship programmes and real opportunities to develop in your profession
• Free health and wellbeing advice via a 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to discounts across many stores and online shopping sites through the use of a Blue Light card

We are also recruiting to our bank of Sessional Support Workers called Premier Crew. If this is something that interests you, please contact us.

The You Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our clients. Applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate Adult and Child protection screening, including employment references and DBS check. Where a role involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to adults and/or children it is an offence to apply for the role if you have been barred from engaging in such regulated activity.

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