Enabling Support Worker

Shaftesbury; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome £500 bonus after 12 months

Birthday day off on birthday

£30/£50 gift vouchers for good/outstnd

Recognition opportunities from ELT

Comprehensive training package

25 days + 8 bank holidays (rises to 28

Pension scheme

Job summary

Shaftesbury is seeking an Enabling Support Worker in Eastbourne to provide person-centred support and encouragement and follow the plan set for each individual.

Role includes recording responsibilities, potential personal care and medication duties, and occasional sleep-in coverage as part of the shift pattern.

Qualifications

• Provide support and direction per person-centred plan.
• Maintain accurate records in line with service requirements.
• May be required to administer personal care and medication.
• Cover sleep in sessions.

Responsibilities

• Follow the person-centred plan and take direction.
• Maintain accurate records as required.
• Cover sleep-in sessions when needed.

Skills

Personal care

Medication administration

Record keeping

Sleep-in coverage

Job description

Job reference: 006496
Salary: £12.75 Per Hour
Department: Operations
Hours Per Week: 40

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.

At Martello Road, Shaftesbury South East provides person-centred care and support, enabling adults with intellectual and physical disabilities to live as independently as possible.

In the Eastbourne area, we offer independent living tenancy in shared houses with some communal space, and we support customers in their own homes.

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 CQC in 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.

About Shaftesbury

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.