Bank Enabling Support Worker - North Down and Ards, Northern Ireland - £12.65 per hour

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

Job summary

A disability charity based in Bangor is seeking a Bank Enabling Support Worker to provide community-focused support. Candidates should possess a caring attitude and the ability to follow person-centered care plans. The role includes maintaining records and possibly administering personal care. Benefits include competitive compensation and excellent training opportunities.

Benefits

Gift vouchers for good performance

Comprehensive training package

Employee assistance program

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Passion for community support and caring for individuals.
• Ability to maintain accurate records.
• Experience with personal care and administering medication.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and encouragement to individuals.
• Administer personal care and medications as needed.
• Cover sleep-in sessions for additional pay.

Skills

Caring attitude

Ability to follow care plans

Strong communication skills

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Bank Enabling Support Worker - North Down and Ards, Northern Ireland - £12.65 per hour, Bangor

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Bangor, United Kingdom

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Are you the candidate we are looking for? At Shaftesbury North Down and Ards 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.

North Down Ards 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 RQIA, great reward. If your service is rated good or equivalent by RQIA in all domains, all staff will receive a £30 gift voucher. If rated outstanding, all staff will receive a £50 gift voucher. (terms apply)

We want to reward staff in a range of ways for their hard work. You can be nominated for a recognition letter from a member of the Executive Leadership Team and you may also 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 any 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.

Shaftesbury is the disability charity that’s committed to enabling children, young people and adults to live a life that adds up for them.

What makes life liveable is never down to just one thing - it’s the sum of many things. From friendship to fun; from companionship to community; from a great chat to a challenge overcome, it all adds up to Shaftesbury.

Through a wide range of disability care, special education, and rehabilitation services we promote inclusion and wellbeing for all. Together, we work to see people take part, contribute and be valued. We put the elements in place that all add up to connected lives.

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 therefore we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.