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Do you want to make a positive change to people's lives?
We have an exciting opportunity at Sense for you to work as a Support Worker and join our friendly well-established team in Kettering. The Town Centre is a 20-minute walk/ 5 minutes drive away as well many different attractions nearby.
Contract type: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week
About the role: Support worker role in a residential home where we support 6 individuals with dual sensory impairments.
Shift patterns: Monday - Sunday 7:00am-4:00pm and 4:00pm-10:00pm & you must be able to work alternate weekends. Long days shifts are available from 7am to 10pm if preferred
Activities: Wide range of special interests and activities within their own home and in the local community. Activities can include trampolining, short holidays, baking, sensory story time, park visits, swimming, sailing to name a few. Personal care may be involved.
Requirements: No previous care experience required as full training will be provided! A full manual UK license, as we have manual company vehicle used to drive and take individuals to appointments, activities outside of the home and trips.
Working at our Kettering Service 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 including the care certificate.
* 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.
About Sense
Sense is here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. That's why we're committed to increasing the number of disabled people working across our organisation and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.
We actively encourage disabled people to apply for our vacancies and believe that a diverse range of perspectives, experiences and talents makes us stronger.
We know there's always more we can do to become a truly inclusive employer, and we're working together to achieve that. Join us and help create the change thousands of disabled people with complex needs and families told us they want to see: a world without limits.
If you need us to adjust our recruitment process to help you access our vacancies, then please get in touch with a member of the talent acquisition team. We are a Disability Confident Leader and commit to interviewing disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for a role. More information on this can be found here Our commitment as an employer | Sense Careers
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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.
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
Salary description
£25350.00 - £25350.00 per year