Female Enabling Support Worker - Complex Care, Newcastle (Heaton and Walker) - £13.45 per hour

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

Benefits offered by this job

£500 Welcome to Shaftesbury Bonus

Birthday Leave Opportunity

CQC Rewards Scheme

Job summary

Shaftesbury North East - Heaton and Walker is seeking an Enabling Support Worker to help people with complex needs live independent, fulfilling lives. A female-only role with a full UK license, no sponsorship available.

You will support service users under directed plans, keep records, and potentially administer personal care and medications. Sleep-in duties attract an additional £60 per sleep-in.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months' experience supporting people with complex needs within a supported living environment.
• NVQ/QCF level 2 or a desire to work towards the qualification while working
• A person-centred approach and a genuine passion for delivering outstanding support.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and encouragement by taking direction from the person supported and the support plan.
• Maintain accurate records in line with service requirements.
• May administer personal care and medication; may cover sleep-in sessions (£60 per sleep-in).

Skills

Care experience

Person-centred approach

Education

NVQ/QCF level 2

Job description

Shaftesbury North East - Heaton and Walker

Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits

Are you the Enabling Support Worker We’re Looking For?

Do you have a passion for supporting people with complex needs to live fulfilling, independent lives? Are you an experienced care professional ready to take the next step in your career?

At Shaftesbury North East, we're looking for dedicated and motivated Enabling Support Workers to join our Complex Care Service. We are looking for someone with a sense of fun, to help make a real difference to the lives of the people we support every day. Knowledge of the local area would be advantageous.

Due to service requirements, only Female applicants will be considered. A full UK license is required. Please note that we are not currently offering Sponsorship for this role.

About You

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

• A minimum of 12 months' experience supporting people with complex needs, learning disabilities, autism, and behaviours of concern within a supported living environment.
• NVQ/QCF level 2 or a desire to work towards the qualification while working
• A person-centred approach and a genuine passion for delivering outstanding support.

About the Role

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

Why Join Shaftesbury?

At Shaftesbury, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to flourish. Our values of being Open, Enabling, Inclusive and Courageous shape everything we do.

As part of our team, you'll join an organisation committed to delivering exceptional, person-centred support while investing in the development and wellbeing of our colleagues.

About Shaftesbury Independent Living

Shaftesbury Independent Living provides flexible, tailored support to people with a wide variety of needs and living situations. From a few hours of support each week to 24-hour care, we help people maximise their independence, engage with their communities, and live life to the fullest.

Supporting individuals from late teens through to older adulthood, our services focus on choice, inclusion, wellbeing, and achieving positive outcomes.

Our Benefits

We recognise the incredible contribution our colleagues make and offer a range of benefits to support and reward you:

• £500 Welcome to Shaftesbury Bonus after 12 months' service (terms apply)
• Birthday Leave Opportunity – frontline care staff can take their birthday off using annual leave entitlement
• CQC Rewards Scheme

• £30 gift voucher when your service achieves a 'Good' rating in all domains
• £50 gift voucher when your service achieves an 'Outstanding' rating

Recognition Awards

• Executive Leadership Team recognition letters
• Gift vouchers of up to £50 for colleagues who go above and beyond

Comprehensive Training and Development Programme

Generous Annual Leave

• 25 days + 8 days bank holiday for the first 5 years. Increasing to 28 days + 8 days bank holiday after 5 years.

Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're an experienced care professional looking for a rewarding leadership role with an organisation that truly values its people, we'd love to hear from you.

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.