Support Worker

Looking for a new challenge?
Sense are looking for Support Workers within our Day Service located in Barnet London, working 32.5 hours per week, offering you £14.08 per hour. There is also potential to work outside of these hours in another service.

Touch Base South East is a purpose built center which is the base for a huge variety of social activities and education based sessions, it is located within the heart of the local community and is a short walk from the local high street and its public transport network. Sessions at the centre are tailor-made to suit individual or group needs. You can find out more about it in the video above.

Touch Base South East is a very active service supporting around 50 individuals. Our focus is around having lots of fun and celebrating everyone through the many activities we run every day. We're looking for Support Workers who are willing to get involved and enjoy working in a fast-paced and fun environment and be passionate and committed to what Sense does.

You could be supporting somebody out on a day trip one day and in the hydrotherapy pool the next. Other activities on offer to the people we support in Barnet include IT, basic literacy and numeracy, gardening, cooking, music activities, communication practice, work placements in local businesses, art activities, sensory environments and to access facilities in the local community.

We’re looking for enthusiastic applicants who have:
Positive, with a can-do attitude.
Caring and empathetic.
Passionate about enhancing other people’s lives.
A full manual UK license is beneficial to assist with community trips.
Knowledge of or qualification in British Sign Language or similar is beneficial ( BSL / Makaton etc.).
Willing to attend training as needed to support you in your role.
No two days will be the same
Here at Sense, we support people with complex disabilities to live the life they choose. Your priority will be empowering the people you support to live an independent life.

We have a fantastic Day Centre that includes the following:
Fully heated indoor swimming pool
Gym with sprung flooring, used for dance sessions, trampoline sessions and many sensory sports activities
Training kitchen where people we support can learn to cook
Multi-sensory room
Art room with pottery wheels and sewing, arts and crafts
Café 55 where people we support get to eat a hot cooked lunch along with their staff member.
Outdoor sensory garden with gazebos in the summer to relax under
A local allotment nearby where we support people to grow organic vegetables
A music suite where we have instruments and recording equipment
This role in Barnet London might include:
Supporting somebody out on a day trip one day and in the hydrotherapy pool the next.
Other activities on offer to the people we support in Barnet include IT, basic literacy and numeracy, gardening, cooking, music activities, communication practice, work placements in local businesses, art activities, sensory environments and to access facilities in the local community
Personal care and hygiene.
Finances.
Medication and wellbeing.
Assist on trips into the community.
Everyone we support is an individual, so their care is as unique as they are. You can see a more detailed description of duties in the job description attached at the bottom of this advert.

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 Leader.

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 of annual leave
Matched pension contributions up to 5%
Free life assurance policy
Cashback and discounts on high street brands (and 10% off at Sense charity shops!)
Cycle to work scheme
Travel season ticket loans
Enhanced sick pay
Free DBS check if your role needs one
A £350 refer-a-friend scheme
Free access to over 100 online and face-to-face training courses, including the care certificate
Ongoing development opportunities (such as our award winning Growing Stronger Leaders Together programme)
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 [email protected]

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.

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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 .