Relief Support Worker

Sense; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading charity organization is looking for a Casual Support Worker in Peterborough. In this rewarding role, you will support individuals with sensory impairments and learning disabilities through person-centred care. No previous experience is required as full training is provided. The position offers flexible working hours from Monday to Friday without weekend work, and focuses on enhancing the lives of those you support. Join a dedicated team and make a real impact in your community.

Benefits

Excellent training and development

Opportunity to join Group Personal Pension scheme

Generous annual leave entitlement

Qualifications

• No previous experience or qualifications needed; full training will be provided.
• Ability to work with individuals with sensory impairment and learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide a person-centred approach to meet communication and mobility needs.
• Support individuals in their daily lives and encourage community involvement.
• Assist with personal care as required.

Skills

Motivation

Ability to support individuals

Communication skills

Empathy

Job description

Are you looking for a rewarding job where you go home knowing that you have made a real impact on someone’s life? Sense has a great opportunity for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team as a Casual Support Worker based at our College in Peterborough. Casual posts are more flexible and do not have fixed shifts. The working week operates Monday to Friday, with no weekend work. Bank / Casual days are available for successful candidates.

Responsibilities

The role involves providing a person‑centred approach to meet communication, information and mobility needs through the development of learning plans to reduce the isolation of people through community involvement and support in a range of activities.

As a Support Worker you will support people to be as involved as possible in every part of their day to day lives so that they can be full and active members of society. You will work closely with learners to achieve the long‑term goals identified in their Individual Learning Plans and or social care programmes. Supporting people with their personal care is a requirement of this role. No previous experience or qualifications needed for this post as full training will be given.

What we're looking for

A motivated person to join our College team delivering specialist education programmes to young adults. The successful applicants will work with young people who have dual or single sensory impairment, learning disability, and associated physical disabilities. No previous experience or qualifications needed for this post as full training will be given.

About Sense College Peterborough

We have a broad range of activities and encourage the people we support to get out into the community and take part in it! Some of the things we do include:

• Educational courses
• Vocational activities
• Work placements
• Lifeskills programmes
• Therapies including Hydro Therapy to name just a few

We build a strong and mutually supportive relationship with families, carers. We are sensitive to the difficulties that some of our learners have with communication and mobility, and will continually strive to improve their lives and experiences.

About Sense

We believe that every disabled person should have the opportunity to connect with others and be included in the world. We use our knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life. Sense is proud to be a disability confident leader.

Work at Sense

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

How to Apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the job description and person specification before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

Contact

If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 393 4529 or [e-mail]

Safeguarding & Equality

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone’s contribution is valued and we ensure they’re given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.

For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/jobs/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-recruitment/