Enabling Support Worker in Colchester)

Ad Warrior Ltd; Colchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£500 bonus after 12 months (terms)

Birthday day off

Gift vouchers for good performance

Excellent training package

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Pension scheme

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Shaftesbury Treetops in Colchester is seeking an Enabling Support Worker. The role involves providing person-centered care, following support plans, and maintaining records. You may administer personal care and medication, with sleep-in duties paid at £60 per session.

A fulfilling role in a high-dependency residential setting with a supportive team awaits. Applicants should be passionate about enabling a flourishing life for adults with disabilities, and be prepared to work 40 hours per week at

Qualifications

• Passion, talent, and experience that contribute to a caring and community-minded workforce.
• Ability to work as part of a team and follow a person-centred support plan.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and encouragement by following the person-centered support plan and taking direction from the person supported.
• Maintain accurate records in line with service requirements.
• Administer personal care and medication as required.
• Cover sleep-in sessions; £60 extra per sleep-in.

Job description

Enabling Support Worker

Location: Treetops, Colchester

Salary : £12.80 per hour

Hours Per Week: 40

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 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.

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 choice, enabled by active support from staff. The service takes a person-centred, flexible approach. We know that everyone's needs and aspirations are different - that all sorts of things add up to a flourishing 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 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.