Looking for your next step in Social Care?
Work with Sense and make a real difference to the lives of the people we support and their families.
You will join our amazing team at our residential service in Deeping St James which has been rated Good by CQC. We support 5 adults with dual sensory complex needs including physical disabilities and challenging behaviour.
This is a permanent role working 37.5 hours per week. We are offering £25,370 per annum (£13.01 per hour) with enhanced rates for overtime and annual pay reviews. A full manual UK driving licence essential- we have manual company vehicles used to drive and take individuals to appointments, activities outside of the home and trips.
Shifts vary but generally start around 07.00am with the latest start around 4.30pm. You will be expected to work every other weekend.
We are located in Deeping St James with the town of Market Deeping 5 minutes away and Peterborough City Centre 20 minutes away.
This role would suit an experienced Team Leader/Senior Support Worker looking for the next step in their career.
Please note: 12 months experience in a similar role is essential.
Working at Sense gives you a wide range of benefits including:
24 days’ holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
Free DBS Check
Free access to over 100 online and face to face training
On-going development opportunities
Flexible working and family friendly policies
Employee referral scheme
Health and well-being support
Pension Scheme
Discount scheme
Wisdom App- free for all employees to mindfulness application
We’re looking for enthusiastic applicants who are:
Positive, with a can-do attitude.
Caring, patient and empathetic.
Good communicators and listeners
Drivers with Full UK license desirable
Have Right to work in the UK
Flexible with shifts
Knowledge of multi-sensory impairments / learning difficulties is desirable.
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
This role might include supporting people with:
Supervising frontline support workers
Assisting the manager in running the service
Carrying out medication audits, health and safety based tasks and running point on other various administration tasks in absence of the RCM
Supporting management with organising various activities both in-service and in the community for the individuals we support
Supporting individuals with everyday tasks like cooking and cleaning.
Personal care and hygiene.
Medication and wellbeing.
Going into the community for shopping or other trips.
Contributing to the continued development of the service
Supporting with recruitment and induction of new team members
You can see a more detailed description of duties in the job description attached at the bottom of this advert.
Please note, this role may include regular sleep-in shifts paid at £50 a night (This means sleeping over at the residence, with the possibility you might have to wake up to provide care in the night.)
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
Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your supporting statement to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
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.
If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 393 4529 or recruitment@sense.org.uk
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:
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .