Could you be a Sense Support Worker?
It is an exciting time at Sense as we develop our services in Peterborough. We are now recruiting Support Workers to join our friendly well-established teams at our Residential service in Paston, Peterborough.
This is a Permanent role, working 18 hours per week. We are offering Support Workers in Peterborough £11.75 per hour.
We support 10 individuals who have communication, mobility with additional health needs. They enjoy participating in activities in the house and community. The people we support lead full and active lives.
Care is provided around the clock. We take particular pride in the range of activities and wellbeing events we provide.
As a Support Worker, you will often find yourself out on day trips, or activities such as walks in the park or Hydro sessions at the pool or visiting the local café or pub for social events.
A full manual UK license and the willingness to drive is required as you may be required to drive the company vehicle (to take individuals out in the community).
Does this sound right for you?
Your duties can include:
To support individuals / groups within the home, centre and community.
To provide a customised, responsive and high quality service to people with multiple sensory impairments, physical and/or learning disabilities who use Sense services.
To deliver services which meet or exceed organisational expectations and standards.
Full job specification is attached below.
Your required skills and experiences:
Knowledge in the British Sign Language (BSL) is desirable.
Experience in health & social care is desirable but not essential as we’re happy to work with you to help you become an excellent support worker.
Why work for 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.
Benefits:
24 days’ holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
Free Access NI 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 access for all employees to mindfulness application
To apply
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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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 .