Bank Enabling Support Worker in Gateshead

Location: Children and Young Peoples Service

Salary: £12.75 per hour

Hours Per Week: Bank

Are you the candidate we are looking for? At Shaftesbury Thrive we are recruiting for Bank Enabling Support Workers. A full UK driving license is essential. Unfortunately, this role does not qualify for visa sponsorship as the salary requirements set by the Home Office are not satisfied. We are looking for people with the passion, talent, skills and experience that all add up to a caring and community-minded workforce.

Shift patterns: Week day afternoons from 3pm onwards, evenings and full days on weekends. Please note, this role is part time only, full time hours are not available. The service is currently providing community based short break support for children with disabilities. We’re looking for enthusiastic support workers to join our growing team. You will work with our Service Delivery Lead and Team Leader to support children and young people living in family homes with their parents/carers.

Support can include:

• Helping with daily routines e.g. meal times, personal care, bed times.
• Community access e.g. going to the cinema, youth clubs, sports clubs, swimming, to the park, to the beach etc.
• Helping parents/carers with household tasks e.g. preparing meals, laundry, general cleaning.
• Planning activities and games with children e.g. arts and crafts, reading, board games.
• Support to learn new skills and increase independence e.g. support young people to learn how to use the bus, plan shopping trips, manage money.

Who we’re looking for:

Have you got experience of working with children with disabilities or special educational needs? Have you worked as a support worker, childcare worker or teaching assistant? If yes, you could be the person we’re looking for!

We need someone who:

• loves working with children and families,
• likes to be active and likes to work in different environments and with different people,
• is fun, friendly and warm,
• is keen to develop and progress in their career,
• is passionate about making a difference to the lives of children and young people with disabilities.

If this sounds like you, hit the Apply button now!

At Shaftesbury, we know that our workers are our greatest asset. We’re proud to have some of the best and most committed staff in the sector – and we want to attract more people like you to work with Shaftesbury. We’re now offering even more great benefits to reward the work of our wonderful staff, which is listed below:

• Welcome to Shaftesbury bonus of £500 after 12 months service (terms apply)
• Happy Birthday to you! As well as sending you a birthday card, all frontline care staff can have the opportunity to take the day off on their birthday, taken from your annual entitlement.
• Great CQC, great reward. If your service is rated good or equivalent by CQC in all domains, all staff will receive a £30 gift voucher. If rated outstanding, all staff will receive a £50 gift voucher.
• We want to reward staff in a range of ways for their hard work. You can be nominated for a recognition letter from a member of the Executive Leadership Team and you may also be nominated to receive a gift voucher up to £50 for going above and beyond within your role.
• Excellent training package provided for all staff.
• Generous Annual Leave entitlement of 25 days + 8 days bank holiday for the first 5 years. Increasing to 28 days + 8 days bank holiday after 5 years.
• Pension Scheme.
• Access to our employee assistance program.

Shaftesbury is the disability charity that’s committed to enabling children, young people and adults to live a life that adds up for them. What makes life liveable is never down to just one thing - it’s the sum of many things. From friendship to fun; from companionship to community; from a great chat to a challenge overcome, it all adds up – to Shaftesbury. Through a wide range of disability care, special education, and rehabilitation services we promote inclusion and wellbeing for all. Together, we work to see people take part, contribute and be valued. We put the elements in place that all add up to connected lives.

Shaftesbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS/Access NI check. Shaftesbury is committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and to equal opportunities therefore we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.

To Apply: If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Shaftesbury, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.