Bank Night Enabling Support Worker - Northfields, Somerset - £13.15 per hour

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

Job summary

A leading community care organization in Bridgwater is seeking Bank Night Enabling Support Workers to provide tailored support and encouragement to individuals. The role includes maintaining accurate records, assisting with personal care, and responding according to the person-centered support plan. Ideal candidates should have a caring approach and a willingness to engage with diverse needs. This position offers various benefits including training and holiday pay.

Benefits

Gift vouchers for good CQC ratings

Recognition opportunities

Excellent training package

Paid holiday accrual

Pension Scheme

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Ability to provide support and encouragement tailored to personal needs.
• Experience in maintaining accurate records in care contexts.
• Willingness to assist with personal care and administer medication.

Responsibilities

• Provide support as directed by the person supported and their care plan.
• Maintain accurate work records.
• Administer personal care and medications as needed.

Skills

Caring and community-minded

Record-keeping

Personal care

Job description

Overview

Are you the candidate we are looking for? At Shaftesbury Northfields we are recruiting for Bank Night Enabling Support Workers.

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

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.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury 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.

Benefits of working at Shaftesbury

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

Equal opportunities and safeguarding

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.