Support Worker, Community Health

Position: Support Worker

Location: Worting Road, Basingstoke

Hours: 37.5 contracted hours per week (Mon-Sun, including weekends, days, evenings, holidays and sleep inns)

Salary: £26,058.65 per annum (£13.33 p/h)

Job reference: 5081

Advance is looking for Support Workers in Worting Road, Basingstoke to support customers with learning disabilities, autism, complex needs and mental health conditions so they can live the lives they choose. This role involves a variety of tasks including personal care, medication administration, meal preparation, medical appointments, social activities, independent skill development, domestic duties, record keeping and ongoing training. A full UK driving licence is required and you will need to be able to work weekends and shifts up to 10:30pm, including overnight sleep-ins.

• Assisting with personal care and hygiene (if required)
• Medication administration (if required)
• Support with preparing and cooking meals
• Support with attending medical appointments
• Support with social activities
• Support with independent skills
• Support with domestic duties such as cleaning and laundry
• Keeping accurate records and updating care plans as required
• Keeping up to date with your training

You don’t need to have previous experience working in care or support to be successful in this role. What matters are your values, passion and determination to make a difference in the lives of people with autism or learning disabilities.

• Must have a clean UK driving licence to use a customer vehicle
• Good at working on your own and within a team
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to complete quality support records
• Able to work weekends
• Able to work shifts between 7am and 10:30pm, including overnight sleep-ins
• Ability to follow a Support Plan and Risk Assessments and maintain customer records
• Literacy and numeracy in English
• Willingness and ability to achieve the Care Certificate

For more information about the role please contact Donnagh Drew on  or Email: donnagh.drew, between Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm.

Please note, no walk‑in applications. Only applications made online will be considered.

Advance is a national, not‑for‑profit provider of housing and support services for people with disabilities and mental health conditions. Our vision is to transform lives by providing high‑quality housing and support services so that people can live the lives they choose, achieve their personal goals, feel valued and have their voices heard.

We recognise that our people are our greatest asset and are passionate about making Advance a great place to work. We invest in our staff, providing training and support to succeed in your role, gain industry‑recognised qualifications and realise your career aspirations.

We are an equal opportunities employer who values its staff and the difference they make to their customers. There is no place for racism or discrimination of any kind. We are firmly committed to recruiting the best colleagues regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation and to supporting customers from similarly diverse backgrounds.

We value our staff and the difference they make to the lives of our customers, which is why we offer the following benefits:

• Flexible hours to fit around you and the needs of our customers
• Paid mileage and travel time between appointments
• Paid holiday (from 25 days up to 30 days with long service, in addition to bank holidays, pro rata for part‑time hours)
• Sector specific training is provided as part of induction plus opportunities for professional development
• Access to Perks at Work where you can obtain great discounts of cinema tickets, shopping vouchers and much more
• Long service awards payable in 5‑year increments
• Golden Hello / Refer a friend receive up to £500
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Free DBS (Disclosures and Barring Service)
• Excellent opportunities to progress your career within Advance
• Enrolment in a pension scheme with matched…