Female Support Worker

1 day ago


Carrickfergus, United Kingdom Sense Full time

**Looking for a new challenge?**:
It's an exciting time at Sense, we now have an opportunity for a **Support Worker**to join our **Residential Service in Carrickfergus**.

These are **permanent**contracts, working** 27 to 31 hours per week**, with a variation of shifts over a **2 week rolling rota.**Sense are offering Support Workers** £12.50 per hour.**

Edenvale Avenue is a 10 bedded residential service supporting individuals with sensory impairment and/or complex needs, a beautiful service, offering a supportive working environment which is commitment to quality, and an emphasis on training and development of our staff

The high staffing ratios reflect Sense’s commitment to provide high quality services that meet the unique needs of the people we support.

Staff who carry out shifts at Edenvale residential may be expected to assist the people we support to attend our day centre Monday
- Friday between 10am and 2.30pm. This includes assisting individuals with their morning routines, helping them prepare and pack for the day ahead, and attending the day centre with them, where they will participate in a range of activities catered to their likings, such as socialising, swimming, going to the café and arts & crafts.

Staff will then support individuals to return home to Edenvale and provide customised support for the remainder of their shift, tailored to suit each individual's needs. This can include support to maintain own routines, doing personal shopping, support with food preparation and medication.

**We’re looking for enthusiastic applicants who are**:

- Positive, with a can-do attitude.
- Caring and empathetic.
- Passionate about enhancing other people’s lives.
- Willing to work towards relevant qualifications.
- ** A full UK Drivers License is desirable for this role.**

**This role in Carrickfergus might include supporting people with**:

- Everyday tasks like cooking and cleaning.
- Personal care and hygiene.
- Finances.
- Medication and wellbeing.
- Going into the community for shopping or other trips.
- Their social life and nightlife.

**Why work for 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.

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.

**Benefits**:

- 24 days of annual leave.
- Matched pension contributions up to 5%.
- Free life assurance policy.
- Cashback and discounts on high street brands (and 10% off at Sense charity shops).
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Travel season ticket loans.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Free DBS check if your role needs one.
- A £350 refer-a-friend scheme.
- Free access to over 100 online and face-to-face training courses, including the care certificate.
- Wisdom App

**Ready to make a difference?**:
**To apply**:
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.


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