Enabling Support worker - Next steps - Bromley, Kent - £12.30 Per Hour

Shaftesbury; City Of London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading disability charity in the City of London is seeking an Enabling Support Worker to provide crucial support and encouragement to young adults with learning disabilities. The successful candidate will maintain records, administer personal care, and facilitate various activities to enhance life skills. This role offers a supportive environment and generous benefits including a welcome bonus and ample time off.

Benefits

Welcome bonus of £500 after 12 months

Birthday day off

Up to £50 gift voucher for recognition

Excellent training package

Generous Annual Leave entitlement

Pension Scheme

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting individuals with learning disabilities.
• Ability to take direction from support plans.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and encouragement.
• Maintain accurate records.
• Administer personal care and medication.

Skills

Support and encouragement

Record keeping

Personal care administration

Job description

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.

Next Steps is a day centre that supports young adults with learning disabilities and complex needs to learn and develop life‑skills and build confidence.

Our caring and friendly staff encourage people we support to participate in various activities that challenge them to reach their full potential. Activities include arts & crafts, sport, fitness and wellbeing, and gardening and horticulture.

The working hours will be: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm.

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.
• Recognition letter from a member of the Executive Leadership Team and 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.

Safeguarding and Equality

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.