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Join Our Team as a PBS and BSL Support Worker - Drivers Only
Location:Hampshire, home location TBC
Salary:£12.50 per hour (£24,375 pro-rata) plus benefits.
Hours:37.5 hours per week, Monday to Sunday (on a shift rota basis, this includes every other weekend). As part of this role you will be required to travel to Manchester to assist the transition of the person we support. Mileage and overnight stays will be reimbursed via expenses.
Contract:Full-time, Permanent.
Driving Requirement:A valid full UK 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.
Essential Criteria
You will demonstrate exposure to the following areas of expertise:
- Autism and Learning Disabilities
- British Sign Language level 2 or 3
- Behaviours that Challenge
- Positive Behaviour Support
Are you someone who genuinely 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 are on the lookout for a PBS and BSL Support Worker who is calm, patient, and resilient. You will need to have a consistent approach to mentoring others and assisting the people we support to engage in the interests they love.
What will you be doing?
As a PBS and BSL 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 could enjoy what they love doing.
- Respect & Dignity:Ensuring that the people we support, and their families are treated respectfully, with dignity, and equality.
Who you will be Supporting?
Hello,I'm shortly going to be living in my own home in Southampton, supported by SeeAbility. Experience of supporting someone like me, a man with autism is essential. I am also deaf, so I use BSL to communicate, and you will too!
I am looking for patient, positive, friendly, and happy individuals to join my team of support workers. You need to support me to lead the life I want and to encourage me to be gradually more and more skilled and confident. I love to interact with people, and I have a curious personality. I really enjoy doing things that most young men like to do like kick a football go for walks, eat out etc. I also like tabletop activities ranging from puzzles to art. I can be very playful too, so you have to keep up with me.
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). Further opportunities include attending our leadership development academy and ongoing development discussions.
- Recognition & Rewards:From excellence awards to long service recognition, your hard work wont 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:£500 monthly bonus scheme for two lucky colleagues, plus 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).
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 able to support the people we support to their full potential.
- References will be requested, obtained and held on file, to ensuresatisfactory 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.
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 roleis 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 adisability. We believe a diverse workforce drives innovation, creativity, and success. Everyones unique experiences and views are appreciated their opinion valued. We welcome applications from those with a disability.
