Support Worker jobs in Portsmouth

Multiple Sites, Isle of Wight - Peacehaven, Isle of Wight - Ryde, Isle of Wight – Sandown

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Are you a compassionate and hard-working individual? Do you enjoy delivering care? If so, then this role may be the one for you...

We are looking for Care and Support Bank Workers to join our dedicated care teams on the Isle of Wight. As a bank worker you will be expected to respond to the care and support needs of residents, assisting with intimate personal care, maintaining a safe and secure environment, following health and safety requirements and maintaining up to date care plans and risk assessments.

We are looking for bank workers in locations all over the island, including; Ryde, Sandown, Newport, Ventnor & Island-Wide (driver essential).

Ideally you will have previous experience, but if not, show us the energy, enthusiasm and commitment to improve someone’s quality of life and we’ll provide all the training and support you’ll need. We’ll even help you to study for professional qualifications if that’s what you want to do.

The location

You will be working at a number of different schemes based around Isle of Wight including Newport, Sandown, Shanklin and Ryde.

What you’ll be doing

• Provide the care and/or support to each resident as identified in their person-centred care and/or support plan. This may include personal care at some services
• Deliver the care and/or support in a way which promotes independence, rights, respect, choices and inclusion in their community.
• Summon professional assistance in the case of an emergency/or deal with an emergency situation

What you’ll need

• Good interpersonal, communication and organisational skills
• Able to work as part of a team
• Able to work unsupervised and adapt to working environments
• Basic IT skills
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle

Closing Date: 3 November 2026 at 23:59

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application and supporting statement as soon as possible so your application can be reviewed and considered.

About us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

Inclusion and Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.

Work Location: In person