Support worker

Sense; Caerphilly; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Pension contributions

Life assurance

Cycle to work

Travel season tickets

DBS check

Training courses

Wisdom wellbeing app

Sense shop discounts

Friendly team

Job summary

Sense Cymru in Caerphilly is seeking warm, reliable Support Workers to help adults with sensory impairment live active, independent lives. Roles are permanent, 16–30 hours weekly, with flexible shifts and pay of £13.00 per hour.

A full UK driving licence and your own vehicle are essential. You will support people with daily living tasks, community access, meaningful activities and social connections, while benefiting from generous holiday, pension contributions and DBS checks.

Qualifications

• Must be warm, caring and passionate about supporting others.
• Reliable and consistent with a positive can-do attitude.
• Strong communicators who build trust with ease.
• Committed to enabling people to live life on their own terms.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to adults with sensory impairment to live active, meaningful lives.
• Assist with daily living tasks and personal care where needed.
• Support access to local communities, activities and social connections.

Skills

Warm and caring

Reliable and consistent

Strong communicator

Empowering independence

Education

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Could you help someone live an active and fulfilling life?

TouchBase Wales is Sense Cymru's community support base in Caerphilly, supporting adults with multi-sensory or single sensory impairment and additional needs. Our support is designed around the choices and wellbeing of each individual, with meaningful activities that promote life skills, communication, creative expression and independence.

We have multiple Support Worker positions available on a permanent basis, working between 16 and 30 hours per week on a flexible shift pattern, at £13.00 per hour.

A full UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle are essential for this role.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Warm, caring and genuinely passionate about supporting others
• Reliable and consistent, with a positive can-do attitude
• A strong communicator who builds trust with ease
• Committed to enabling people to live life on their own terms

This role might include supporting people with:

• Meaningful activities that promote independence, creativity and wellbeing
• Accessing their local community and pursuing their interests
• Personal care and daily living tasks
• Communication and building social connections
• 24 days’ holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
• Matched pension contributions up to 5%.
• Free life assurance
• Cashback and discounts on high street brands (including 10% off Sense shops)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Travel season ticket loans
• Free DBS check (if required)
• Access to 100+ online and face-to-face training courses (including the Care Certificate)
• Free access to the Wisdom wellbeing app

If you’re looking for a role that’s active, meaningful, and full of heart; we’d love to welcome you to the team.

About Sense

Sense is here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. That's why we're committed to increasing the number of disabled people working across our organisation and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

We actively encourage disabled people to apply for our vacancies and believe that a diverse range of perspectives, experiences and talents makes us stronger.

We know there's always more we can do to become a truly inclusive employer, and we're working together to achieve that. Join us and help create the change thousands of disabled people with complex needs and families told us they want to see: a world without limits.

If you need us to adjust our recruitment process to help you access our vacancies, then please get in touch with a member of the talent acquisition team. We are a disability confident leader and commit to interviewing disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for a role. More information on this can be found here Our commitment as an employer | Sense Careers

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 an enhanced DBS check.

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/about-us/equality-and-diversity/