Support Worker

Sense; Exeter; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Pension contributions

Life assurance

Training courses

Cycle to work

Travel season tickets

DBS check

Wisdom wellbeing app

Job summary

Sense is seeking Support Workers to join our Supported Living service in Rockbeare, Devon. This is a permanent role working 36 hours per week, paying £13.00 per hour. Shifts include days and sleep-ins, with full training provided.

Previous experience is not required; we value the right values and a genuine desire to make a difference. We offer a range of benefits including 24 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension contributions up to 5%, life assurance, discounts, cycle to work, travel season

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; full training provided.
• Warm, caring and empathetic attitude.
• Willingness to learn and develop in the role.

Responsibilities

• Support with everyday living tasks such as cooking, cleaning and personal care.
• Assist with finances, medication, and community activities.
• Support people's social life and leisure interests in Rockbeare and surrounding areas.
• Work across shifts including days and sleep-ins within a 36-hour week.

Job description

Could you be the difference in someone's everyday life?

Here at Sense, we support people with complex disabilities to live the life they choose. We're looking for Support Workers to join our Supported Living service in Rockbeare, Devon. These are permanent roles working 36 hours per week, paying £13.00 per hour.

Shifts run across a varied pattern including days and sleep-ins, giving you a well-rounded role in a supportive team environment. Full training is provided, so no previous experience is needed - just the right values and a genuine desire to make a difference.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Warm, caring, and empathetic
• Positive, with a can-do attitude
• Passionate about enhancing other people's lives
• Willing to attend training and develop in their role

This role in Rockbeare might include supporting people with:

• Everyday tasks like cooking and cleaning
• Personal care and hygiene
• Finances and medication
• Going into the community for shopping, trips, and social activities
• Their social life and leisure interests
• 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

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

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/