Support Worker – Female Client (Autism & ADHD)

Location: Waterlooville

Salary: £13,198.50 (salary includes the £500 R&R allowance) (£26,397 FTE)

Contract: Permanent, Part Time

The first suitable applicant will be appointed

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

About the Role

We are looking for a patient, proactive and experienced Support Worker to join our Learning Disabilities Service in Waterlooville.

You will be supporting a lady with Autism, ADHD and the potential to display behaviours of distress. She benefits from consistent, calm and flexible staff who can help her feel safe and supported.

This role involves:

• Providing person‑centred, respectful support in her home and in the community

• Helping with day‑to‑day activities such as cooking, household tasks and planning routines

• Offering support with personal care, including toileting

• Assisting with finances, appointments and community access

• Encouraging independence and confidence at a pace that suits her

Every day will be different, so the ability to adapt, stay calm under pressure and use a gentle, encouraging approach is essential.

This role includes sleep‑in shifts, evenings, alternate weekends, and bank holidays.

Essential Requirements:

To apply, you must have:

• Proof of right to work in the UK (we cannot offer sponsorship)

• Full flexibility around the needs of the client

• Experience supporting people with Autism, ADHD, and behaviours of distress

• A UK Driving Licence

• Good communication skills (verbal, non‑verbal and written)

• A proactive, patient and compassionate approach

Who We’re Looking For:

We want someone who is:

• Calm, consistent and supportive

• Able to use clear communication and positive behaviour approaches

• Respectful, person‑centred and emotionally resilient

• Comfortable working independently as well as part of a team

• Motivated to help someone live a full and meaningful life

Relevant experience with learning disabilities is helpful, but if you have the right values, we will support your professional development.

YOU is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Our Values: 

We believe in being:

• Person‑centred

• Innovative

• Trustworthy

• Can‑do

• Excellent

We are looking for someone who shares these values and advocates for the people we support.

Our Benefits:

If you choose to begin a career with our organisation, you are guaranteed:

*       Competitive rates of pay and paid travel time, including a higher mileage rate for car sharing.

*       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.

*       Enhanced sick pay allowances and paid compassionate and emergency dependent leave.

*       Excellent and professionally certified training, as well as access to fully-funded apprenticeship programmes.

*       Real opportunities to develop in your profession.

*       Free health and wellbeing advice via a 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme.

*       Everything you need to carry out your role free of charge, which may include a mobile phone, safety equipment and other necessary technology, a uniform where applicable, and of course a nice cup of tea or coffee throughout your day!

*       Access to discounts across lots of your favourite stores and online shopping sites.

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The You Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children. Successful applicants will be required to complete employment references and an enhanced DBS check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with adults and/or children.

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