Support Worker

**Support Worker**

**Hourly Rate**: £12.70 (£12.30 base rate + 40p complex service)

**Hours**: 15 hours per week, Plus Sleep in shifts

**Location**: Ridge Road, Plympton, Plymouth

**Essential**:**Female-only, **Full UK drivers licence**

Havencare is a forward-thinking and growing charity. We have been making a difference for 35 years, changing the lives of people who have learning disabilities, autism, brain injuries, and other support needs. Our big aims include every person having a home that is right for them, and support for the life they choose.

At Havencare, first and foremost, we are looking for outstanding people who align with our values of Transparency, Quality and Engagement.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, resourceful, and forward-thinking person and we are excited to be recruiting a Support Worker to support **F**within **Plymouth.**

**About the Role**:
F is a young woman we have transitioned into her very own home. She is very intelligent, caring and sociable and very creative and loves to make things out of clothing, she also likes to redesign her clothing by drawing designs on them. F loves her food and likes to cook and go out into her garden on her trampoline.

F enjoys drives in her car, going to charity shops and hunting for a bargain. She also enjoys spending time with animals, going to the park, beach, discos and church. Some other hobbies can include holidays, educational activities.

F has autism and pathological demand avoidance so needs strong sympathetic support who will take the time to understand her and support her in the best way for her. She likes to have confident, consistent support to enable her to build relationships and trust with them. F is usually willing to try new things if communicated to her well using a combination of verbal, pictures, objects of reference, videos etc. Social stories and daily visual planners work well.

You will work as part of a team that enables F to direct her life by having opportunity, choice, and control and you will role model outstanding care and support to meet Fs needs. You will be passionate about promoting her independence, and maintaining and promoting life skills, as well as supporting F with her health and well-being needs and requirements.
- F will receive 2:1 support and full training will be provided. **We are looking for a driver with Full UK Driving license (access to a vehicle is not essential).**

For occupational requirement reasons we are looking to appoint a **Female only**for this post (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9).

**Check out the role brief and assignment information here**:2025 - Role Brief - Support Worker - EVAF.pdf**

**About the usual working pattern**: Shifts are days with a sleep-ins. The 2 week Rota Pattern is:
**Week 1**- Wednesday 9:00am 7:00pm

**Week 2**- Thursday 9:00am 7:00pm
- Sunday 9:00am 7:00pm

**We will provide you with**:

- **Quality training and development opportunities to maintain and enhance your skills and knowledge**
- Free 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
- Big financial rewards through our Refer a Friend Scheme
- Vouchers at Christmas, your work anniversary, and your birthday
- Annual pay of **£9,906.00** and the opportunity to earn overtime.
- Paid DBS and update service
- and more

**Closing Date**:**The closing date for this vacancy is **Thursday 12**th** June 2025.**Applications will be considered as and when received.
- A satisfactory Enhanced DBS check and subsequent registration for the DBS Update Service
- 2 acceptable / satisfactory references
- Evidence of eligibility / right to work in the UK