Enabling Support Worker - Kathleen House, Newent - £12.25 per hour

ShaftesburyGroupUK; Newent; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Shaftesbury is seeking passionate Enabling Support Workers to provide support and encouragement to individuals with disabilities. This role involves following person-centered support plans, maintaining records, and may require administering personal care. The position offers a welcoming bonus, generous annual leave, and comprehensive training programs.

Benefits

Welcome bonus of £500 after 12 months

Birthday off in addition to annual leave

Recognition rewards for good service

Comprehensive training programs

Generous annual leave: 25 days plus 8 bank holidays

Pension scheme

Access to employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Experience in providing personal care and support.
• Ability to follow person-centered support plans.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and encouragement to individuals.
• Maintain accurate records as per service requirements.
• Administer personal care and medication as needed.

Skills

Passion for care

Community-minded

Encouragement skills

Job description

Are you the candidate we are looking for? At Shaftesbury Kathleen House, we are recruiting for Enabling Support Workers. Please note this role does not qualify for visa sponsorship, as the salary requirements set by the Home Office are not satisfied.

We are seeking individuals with passion, talent, skills, and experience to contribute to a caring and community-minded workforce.

We believe that the people we support have the right to a full and flourishing life, and they deserve the best in service delivery. Driven by our core values—Open, Enabling, Inclusive, and Courageous—Shaftesbury strives to uphold these in all we do.

Our disability services across adult care, children’s care, and education focus on inclusion and support. Committed to professional, flexible, and personalized care, we are passionate about providing opportunities for people to thrive and live well.

About The Role

The Enabling Support Worker role involves providing support and encouragement, following the guidance of both the individual supported and the person-centered support plan.

You will be responsible for maintaining accurate records in line with service requirements and may be required to administer personal care and medication.

There will be a need to cover sleep-in sessions, for which you will receive an additional £60 per sleep-in.

Shaftesbury West offers person-centered care and support, enabling adults with physical and/or intellectual disabilities, including dementia, to live as independently as possible. We operate three independent living services, ranging from daytime to 24-hour sleep-in care and support. Shaftesbury West is run by Shaftesbury, the disability charity connecting people with their communities.

Shaftesbury Independent Living specializes in providing flexible, client-driven care, health, and inclusion services for people with a wide range of needs and living situations. Whether support is needed for an hour or twenty-four hours a day, we help individuals maximize their life and community involvement.

Benefits of working at Shaftesbury

We value our staff highly and offer a range of benefits, including:

• A welcome bonus of £500 after 12 months of employment (terms apply).
• Opportunity to take your birthday off, in addition to your annual leave.
• Recognition rewards for good service, including gift vouchers for high service ratings or going above and beyond.
• Comprehensive training programs.
• Generous annual leave: 25 days plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 28 days after 5 years.
• Pension scheme.
• Access to our employee assistance program.

Shaftesbury is dedicated to enabling individuals to live fulfilling lives. We believe that life’s richness comes from many elements—friendship, fun, community, challenges—and our services aim to support these aspects.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults, with all employment offers subject to an enhanced DBS/Access NI check. Shaftesbury is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation.