Enabling Support Worker - Southend On Sea, Dolphin Court - £12.25 Per Hour in Southend-on-Sea

Please note this role does not qualify for visa sponsorship, as the salary requirements set by the Home Office are not satisfied.

At Shaftesbury Dolphin Court we are recruiting for Enabling Support Workers. We are looking for people with the passion, talent, skills and experience that all add up to a caring and community-minded workforce. We believe that the people we support have the right to a full and flourishing life. They deserve the very best in delivery. Driven by our core values, Shaftesbury strives to be Open, Enabling, Inclusive and Courageous in all that we do. Our disability services across adult care, children’s care and education are all focused on inclusion and support. Committed to professional, flexible and personalised care, we are passionate about going the extra mile in providing opportunities for people to thrive and live well.

About the role: As an Enabling Support Worker it will be your role to provide support and encouragement, by taking direction from both the person supported and the person-centred support plan. You will be required to maintain accurate records while at work, in line with the service requirements. You may also be required to administer personal care and medication. There will be a requirement to cover sleep in sessions. You will be paid an additional £60 per sleep in.

At Dolphin Court in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, we provide person-centred, responsive, residential and nursing care. The home is a purpose-designed building for adults with a wide range of needs, including acquired brain injury or stroke, intellectual and physical disability. Our seafront location means 13 of the 15 self-contained flats overlook the beach. All flats are bright and spacious and we offer two flats for couples. Our accessible and welcoming environment provides modern facilities with daily nursing care.

Benefits:

• Welcome to Shaftesbury bonus of £500 on completion of a successful probation (terms apply).
• Happy Birthday to you! 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.
• You can be nominated for a recognition letter from a member of the Executive Leadership Team and 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.