Bank Complex Enabling Support Worker - Northfields, Somerset - £12.90 per hour

Shaftesbury; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community care organization in Bridgwater is seeking Bank Enabling Support Workers to provide support and encouragement to individuals with various care needs. The role includes maintaining records, administering care and medication, and involves flexible working hours. Candidates must be passionate about community service and can expect competitive benefits, including training and a pension scheme. Additional payments for special sessions are also offered.

Benefits

Gift vouchers for CQC ratings

Recognition gift vouchers

Excellent training package

Accrued holiday pay

Pension Scheme

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Experience providing support and encouragement to individuals.
• Ability to maintain accurate records.
• Capability to administer personal care and medication.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and encouragement based on individual support plans.
• Maintain accurate records as per service requirements.
• Administer personal care and medication as required.

Job description

Overview

Are you the candidate we are looking for? At Shaftesbury Northfields we are recruiting for Bank Enabling Support Workers. Please note this role does not qualify for visa sponsorship, as the salary requirements set by the Home Office are not satisfied. We are looking for people with the passion, talent, skills and experience that all add up to a caring and community-minded workforce. We believe that the people we support have the right to a full and flourishing life. They deserve the very best in delivery. Driven by our core values, Shaftesbury strives to be Open, Enabling, Inclusive and Courageous in all that we do. Our disability services across adult care, children’s care and education are all focused on inclusion and support. Committed to professional, flexible and personalised care, we are passionate about going the extra mile in providing opportunities for people to thrive and live well.

About the role

As a Bank Enabling Support Worker it will be your role to provide support and encouragement, by taking direction from both the person supported and the person centred support plan. You will be required to maintain accurate records while at work, in line with the service requirements. You may also be required to administer personal care and medication. There will be the opportunity to cover sleep in sessions. You will be paid an additional £60 per sleep in.

About the service

Somerset is an Independent Living service. Independent Living specialises in providing flexible, client-driven approach to care, health and inclusion requirements for people with a wide range of needs and living situations. Whether support is needed for an hour or two, or up to 24 hours a day, we help people to get the most out of life and their local community. This service, which embraces homecare, accessing local activities, community support and day services, supports all ages from late teens to elderly people.

Benefits of working at Shaftesbury

At Shaftesbury, we know that our people are our greatest asset. We’re proud to have some of the best and most committed staff in the sector – and we want to attract more people like you to work with Shaftesbury. We’re now offering even more great benefits to reward the work of our wonderful staff in adult care:

• Great CQC great reward. If your service is rated good or equivalent by CQC in all domains, all staff will receive a £30 gift voucher. If rated outstanding, all staff will receive a £50 gift voucher. (terms apply)
• Recognition: you may be nominated to receive a gift voucher up to £50 for going above and beyond within your role.
• Excellent training package provided for all staff.
• Shaftesbury will pay accrued holiday for the period worked. You will receive a payment equivalent to 12.07% for each hour worked in the period; up to a maximum of 5.6 weeks paid holiday per year.
• Pension Scheme.
• Access to our employee assistance program.

Additional information

Shaftesbury is the disability charity that’s committed to enabling children, young people and adults to live a life that adds up for them. Shaftesbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS/Access NI check. Shaftesbury is committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and to equal opportunities; we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.