Female Support Worker- Lone Working

2 weeks ago

Dereham, United Kingdom Sense Employees Full time

**Looking for a new challenge?**:
We are now recruiting Support Workers to join our friendly well-established teams in Dereham, Norfolk.

This role is Permanent, working 18 hours per week. We are offering Support Workers in Dereham £12.25 per hour.

Our services are personalised to the individuals that live in them and the people that provide the support.

We have 2 supported living flats with one individual in each flat and both have visual impairment. One is mobile and requires mínimal support and the other requires more physical support. Each individual is provided with care and support tailored to their individual needs.

As a Support Worker you will be lone working and supporting the individuals with accessing the community and take part in a range of activities to support their health and well being. You will be required to be a driver who has a full UK license.

Care is provided around the clock and this will include providing support to the individuals e.g providing support with medical administration, cooking, supporting with meal times and household tasks.

We are flexible in our shifts and the gerneral shift patterns are as follows: 7:00am-4:00pm and 4:00pm-10:00pm. Sleep-ins are also available as overtime. This will be discussed with you at interview.

Does this sound right for you?

**No two days will be the same**:
Here at Sense, we support people with complex disabilities to live the life they choose. Your priority will be empowering the people you support to live an independent life.

This role in Dereham might include supporting people with:

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

Everyone we support is an individual, so their care is as unique as they are.

**Why work for Sense?**:
Sense is a national disability charity supporting everyone who is deafblind or has complex disabilities. We believe everyone should be able to take part in life, no matter their disability.

Our work empowers thousands of people who are deafblind or have complex disabilities to communicate, experience the world and fulfill their potential.

Work at Sense can be demanding and so isn’t for everyone, but it is also incredibly rewarding and valuable.

**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.
- Headspace App

This role includes an extra pay allowance which reflects the work or location of this role. We may change or remove these allowances, and we keep the rates under review. More details can be given to you by the hiring manager.

**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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