Role Description
Join Our Team as a Female Support Worker
Location:Tadley, Hampshire
Salary:£23,985 pro-rata, plus benefits.
Hours:37.5 hours per week, shifts vary between 7:00 am and 9:30 pm, Monday to Sunday (on a shift rota basis). Weekend work is essential.
Contract:Full-time, Permanent.
Driving Requirement:A valid full UK manual driving license is preferable, but not essential.
Right to Work:Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer any skilled worker visas.
Let us tell you about who you will be supporting!
Heather House is a specialist nursing home for sixteen young adults living with severe complex neurological, learning, and physical disabilities and life limiting conditions. This includes Juvenile Batten disease (CLN3), and Rett syndrome.
Our residents love taking part in activities in the home, like music, singing and accessing their own hydrotherapy pool. They love taking part in events celebrating Valentines, Easter, Halloween, and Christmas. At Christmas time we have our very own wonderland in the garden which is truly magical.
What we are looking for
We are expanding our home in Tadley and are on the lookout for exceptional Support Workers to join our passionate and dedicated team. If you are someone who’s enthusiastic, compassionate, and have strong emotional resilience, we want to hear from you!
At Heather House, you won’t just be a support worker; you’ll be a source of joy and support. You will playing a vital role in the lives of the young people we support. Your efforts will help them engage in everyday activities, creating smiles and memories. The connections you will build with our young people and their families are incredibly rewarding and humbling.
Are you ready for a unique challenge? If so, we would love to hear from you!
For further information on Heather House, please follow the link below:
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Essential Criteria
To be considered for this position, you will demonstrate exposure to two of the following areas of expertise:
Physical and Learning Disabilities
Complex Health Needs
Juvenile Batten Disease (CLN3)
Life-limiting Neurodegenerative ConditionsWhat will you be doing?
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, 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.
Social Engagement: Supporting activities like hobbies, and ensuring everyone could enjoy what they love doing.
Respect & Dignity: Ensuring that the individuals and their families are treated with the utmost respect, dignity, and equality.
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Our Benefits
Why work for us?
At SeeAbility, we value your growth and well-being just as much as the support you provide, we can offer you:
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: Enjoy 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: Access to a 24/7 employee assistance program, life assurance and sick pay.
Refer a Friend: Receive £600 (Support Workers to Deputy only).About us
Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK. This year we are celebrating our 225th anniversary, having pioneered specialist support across multiple generations since 1799!
We specialise in supporting people who have learning disabilities, autism, complex needs, who may also have sight loss. Our support ranges from providing person-centred support across our many supported-living and residential care provisions. Furthermore, we provide specialist eye-care services to children and adults alike and assists people with a disability to find paid employment for the very first time.
SeeAbility provides the resources and expertise that make this possible, we support people to live ambitious lives and achieve things they never thought possible.
Safer Recruitment
SeeAbility is committed to safe and fair recruitment practices, safeguarding and protecting those who we support. It is a condition of employment that perspective employees will be subject to the following:
A criminal background check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (where appropriate).
Documentary evidence to confirm your identity, current address, and the right to work in the UK.
Health Declaration to ensure that you are medically suitable for the role you have been offered.
References will be obtained to ensure satisfactory evidence of conduct in current or previous employment concerned with the provision of services relating to (a) health or social care, or (b) children or vulnerable adults. These checks will be carried out and completed prior offering a date to start employment at SeeAbility’ s expense.
Diversity
We actively seek to attract and retain talent from diverse backgrounds, recognising that a wide range of perspectives strengthen our teams. In exceptional circumstances, the role is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.
SeeAbility encourages applications from individuals of all identities, including those from underrepresented groups and those with a disability. We believe a diverse workforce drives innovation, creativity, and success. Everyone’s unique experiences and views are appreciated their opinion valued. We particularly welcome applications from those with a disability