Bank Enabling Support worker-Treetops- Colchester-£12.30

Shaftesbury; Colchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Shaftesbury is seeking compassionate Enabling Support Workers for their Treetops care home in Colchester. The role involves supporting individuals with disabilities and requires a passion for community service. Employees enjoy benefits like a welcome bonus, generous leave, and training opportunities, ensuring a fulfilling career while enabling others to thrive.

Benefits

Welcome bonus of £500 on completion of 12 months

Opportunity to take birthday off

Gift vouchers for good service

Excellent training package

Generous annual leave: 25 days + 8 bank holidays

Pension scheme

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Passion and skills for community support.
• Experience in providing personal care is beneficial.
• Flexibility to cover sleep-in sessions.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Caring

Community-minded

Person-centered support

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Colchester, United Kingdom

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Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

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Please note this role does not qualify for sponsorship, this is due to the hours available not meeting the guidelines set by the Home Office.

Are you the candidate we are looking for? At Shaftesbury Treetops, we are recruiting for Enabling Support Workers.

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 personalized care, we are passionate about going the extra mile in providing opportunities for people to thrive and live well.

About the role

As an Enabling Support Worker, your role will be to provide support and encouragement, by taking direction from both the person supported and the person-centered 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 a requirement to cover sleep-in sessions. You will be paid an additional £60 per sleep-in.

Treetops is a high-dependency, residential care home providing 24-hour nursing and personal care for adults with disabilities, most of whom are younger.

People at Treetops have a wide range of individual choices, enabled by active support from staff. The service takes a person-centered, flexible approach. We know that everyone’s needs and aspirations are different, and all sorts of things add up to a flourishing life.

Benefits of working at Shaftesbury

At Shaftesbury, we know that our workers 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 us. We’re now offering even more great benefits, including:

• Welcome bonus of £500 on completion of 12 months of employment (terms apply)
• Opportunity to take your birthday off, taken from your annual entitlement
• Gift vouchers for good service and outstanding ratings
• Excellent training package
• Generous annual leave: 25 days + 8 bank holidays, increasing after 5 years
• Pension scheme
• Employee assistance program

Shaftesbury is a disability charity committed to enabling children, young people, and adults to live fulfilling lives. We promote inclusion and wellbeing through various services and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS/Access NI check. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation.