Location:  Warsash, SO31

Bank & On‑Call Hours – Flexible Cover for Team Absences.  Shifts will be covered between 8am-8pm, extra shifts may be available for sleeping nights dependent on Sabrina's needs.
Driver Essential

Pay Rates:

• £13.50/hour – Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
• £14.67/hour – Mon–Sat after 8pm
• £14.67/hour – Sundays & Bank Holidays
• £12.21/hour – Sleeping Nights (NLW, age 21+)

A female support worker is required due to the personal care needs of the client (Genuine Occupational Requirement). We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, marriage and civil partnerships and religion and belief.

About the Role

We are looking for a dedicated, proactive and compassionate Support Worker to join an established home care team supporting Sabrina, a young lady born in 2006 who lives in Warsash with her parents and twin sister. Sabrina has a brain injury, experiences anxiety and some behavioural challenges, and is supported by a team of therapists and her family.

She has a warm, caring nature and a great sense of determination. Family, friendship, and animals—especially horses and goats—are very important to her. She enjoys hair and make‑up, cooking, shopping, the cinema.  Sabrina attends regular physio sessions, personal training session and equine therapy.

Your support will focus on helping Sabrina build independence, improve organisational skills, access community activities safely, enjoy her hobbies, and manage day‑to‑day tasks—while always promoting dignity and confidence.

There is a dog in the family home, so you’ll need to be comfortable around pets.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting Sabrina to engage in home and community activities
• Encouraging independence, routine, and organisation
• Providing emotional reassurance and assisting with anxiety management strategies
• Helping with cooking, shopping, and daily living tasks
• Assisting with personal care while promoting independence wherever possible
• Driving Sabrina’s large SUV as well as using your own car when required (including for training)
• Working collaboratively with family members and therapists
  
• Experience supporting young adults with disabilities who have experienced trauma
  
• Ability to manage and understand a variety of behavioural needs
  
• Confident driver with your own vehicle
  
• Comfortable driving a client’s large SUV
  
• An interest in therapy
  
• An animal lover—particularly horses

You’ll succeed in this role if you are patient, warm, understanding, and able to communicate clearly and positively. A proactive and compassionate personality is essential.

Recruitment & Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our clients. All appointments are made in line with safer recruitment practices.

You will be required to provide:

• Proof of your right to work in the UK
• Satisfactory references (including your most recent employer)
• An enhanced DBS certificate
  A conviction will not necessarily prevent employment.

Interviews & Start Date

• Interviews: Held as applications are received (video interviews may be used)
• Start Date: ASAP, subject to satisfactory employment checks

If you are successfully recruited, you will be employed directly by our client or their Deputy appointed by the Court of Protection.  However, ILS will manage your day to day employment, providing you with the support you need to carry out your role.  Working as a Carer or Support Worker for an ILS client means that you will have a dedicated Case Manager to oversee your client's care needs.

For more detailed information about working as a carer or support worker for ILS, please visit: http://www.indliv.co.uk/about-us/careers/work-as-a-carer-support-worker