Sensory Support Worker - Bank

The Methodist Church in Britain; Essex; Sur place; GBP 19 000 - 26 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Mileage allowance

32 days annual leave

Fully paid induction and training

Career development

Annual salary review and bonus

Pension (NEST) up to 6%

Healthshield healthcare

Employee Assistance Programme

Résumé du poste

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a community support worker to assist adults with sight, hearing or dual sensory impairments in Essex. You will travel in the community, help with shopping, finances, and correspondence, and accompany customers to health appointments, including possible travel to London.

You will drive customers across Essex in your own car; hours vary, mainly Monday to Friday, with induction and ongoing support. DBS check required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Full driving licence.
• Access to a car for travel and transporting customers.
• Enhanced DBS check.
• Right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.

Responsabilités

• Support adults with sight, hearing or dual sensory impairments in the community to keep their independence.
• Help with shopping, finances and correspondence.
• Support access to sports and leisure facilities.
• Accompany customers to health appointments, including possible travel to London.
• Drive customers across Essex in your own car.

Description du poste

This bank post with Essex Cares sits in its Sensory Services team, supporting adults with sight, hearing or dual sensory impairments to live independently. The work is out in the community, helping people with shopping, finances, correspondence, leisure activities and health appointments. Hours vary, mostly Monday to Friday, and the role involves driving across Essex and sometimes London, so a car and full licence are needed. Applicants who need visa sponsorship cannot apply directly.

What the job involves

• Support adults with sight, hearing or dual sensory impairments in the community to keep their independence
• Help with shopping, finances and correspondence
• Support access to sports and leisure facilities
• Accompany customers to health appointments, including possible travel to London
• Drive customers across Essex in your own car

Skills & knowledge

• Confident driver
• Able to work on your own initiative in the community
• Able to work as part of an expanding team
• Enjoy working with people and keen to enable independence
• Flexibility to work varied hours, primarily Monday to Friday

Checks & eligibility

• Full driving licence
• Access to a car for travel and transporting customers
• Enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship

Nice to have

• British Sign Language (BSL) skills and/or qualifications

What’s offered

• 55p per mile paid tax-free
• Up to 32 days annual leave a year, including bank holidays
• Fully paid induction and training with ongoing support
• Access to paid-for qualifications and career development
• Annual salary review and performance-related bonus
• Enhanced contributory NEST pension, employer contributes up to 6%
• Healthshield healthcare scheme paid for by the employer
• Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7