Female Care Assistant

**Looking for a new challenge?**:
We are looking for a Female Support Worker to join our supported living service based in Hamworthy, Poole.

**You must hold a full UK manual Drivers license, and be willing to drive a Sense vehicle for this role.**

We provide support between 7am - 10pm so this role will include a mixture of days, evening shifts, and possible sleep in shifts. This role does include weekend work.

The individual you will support is confident and enthusiastic about going out in the community where they need to be supported on a 2 to 1 basis. They are deafblind and hold a tenancy for their own home.

This individual has a team to support her 24/7 with 6hrs daily 2:1 support for community access + a sleep-in staff member. They communicate with BSL signs, PECs (Pictorial exchange system), photos and gestures, they are a energetic, fun loving person that has a full weekly schedule of activities which include, walks, café visits, trampolining, Cinema, Gateway Club, regular short breaks and holidays is something they enjoy. Also enjoys ad hoc activities like the theatre, themed days out like the winter garden lights in Bournemouth and the fireworks.

**Benefits**:

- Variety of Contracts available
- 24 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
- 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.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Free access to over 100 online and face-to-face training courses, including the care certificate.
- Ongoing development opportunities.

**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 attend training as needed to support you in your role.

**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 Poole 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.

Everyone we support is an individual, so their care is as unique as they are. You can see a more detailed description of duties in the job description attached at the bottom of this advert.

**About Sense**:
For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

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.

**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.