Complex Enabling Support Worker -Shrewsbury - £13.45 per our

Shaftesbury; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£60 sleep-in payments

Birthday day off on birthday

£500 sign-on bonus after 12 months

Extensive training package

Generous annual leave 25 days + 8 bank

Pension scheme

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Shaftesbury is hiring an Enabling Support Worker for its York House site in Shrewsbury. The role focuses on providing enabling support, following person-centred plans and ensuring residents have a full, independent life. You will be part of a caring, community-minded team committed to inclusion.

You may administer personal care and medications as required and cover sleep-in sessions. The role offers detailed training, a welcoming environment and opportunities to grow within a respected

Qualifications

• Provide support and encouragement based on person-centred support plans.
• Maintain accurate records in line with service requirements.
• Administer personal care and medication as required.

Responsibilities

• Offer day-to-day enabling support and companionship to residents.
• Follow directions from the person supported and the care plan.
• Cover sleep-in shifts as needed and coordinate with the team.

Job description

Are you the candidate we are looking for? At Shaftesbury Shrewsbury we are recruiting for a Complex Enabling Support Worker.

Please note that we are not currently offering Sponsorship for this role.

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 an 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 a requirement to cover sleep in sessions. You will be paid an additional £60 per sleep in.

York House, Shrewsbury, is one of 35 registered care homes run byLivability, the disability charity that connects people with their communities.

Shaftesbury's homes in England deliver residential support and nursing care for physically or intellectually disabled people. We are committed to creating caring communities that promote inclusion and wellbeing for the people we support. We combine enabling support with a vibrant home life, and maximise opportunities for residents to enjoy a full and independent life.

Benefits of working at Shaftesbury

• Welcome to Shaftesbury bonus of £500 on completion of 12 months of employment (terms apply)

• Happy Birthday to you! As well as sending you a birthday card, all frontline care staff can have the opportunity to take the day off on their birthday, taken from your annual entitlement.

• Great CQC, great reward. If your service is rated good or equivalent by CQCin all domains, all staff will receive a £30 gift voucher. If rated outstanding, all staff will receive a £50 gift voucher.

• 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.

• Generous Annual Leave entitlement of 25 days + 8 days bank holiday for the first 5 years. Increasing to 28 days + 8 days bank holiday after 5 years.

• 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.