Bank Enabling Support Worker
Location: Children and Young Peoples Service
Salary: £12.75 per hour
Hours per week: Bank (part‑time only, full‑time hours not available)
Shift patterns: Weekday afternoons from 3 pm onwards, evenings and full days on weekends.
Role summary: Provide community based short break support for children with disabilities, working with parents/carers.
Key Responsibilities
- Help with daily routines such as meal times, personal care, bedtime.
- Support community access: cinema, youth clubs, sports clubs, swimming, parks, beaches, etc.
- Assist parents/carers with household tasks including meal preparation, laundry, general cleaning.
- Plan activities and games (arts and crafts, reading, board games).
- Help children learn new skills and increase independence (e.g., using bus, planning shopping trips, managing money).
Qualifications and Experience
- Experience working with children with disabilities or special educational needs.
- Experience as a support worker, childcare worker or teaching assistant.
- Full UK driving licence (essential).
- Passion for working with children and families.
- Active, adaptable and enjoys varied environments.
- Fun, friendly and warm personality.
- Motivated to develop and progress career.
- Committed to making a difference in the lives of children and young people with disabilities.
Benefits
- £500 welcome bonus after 12 months service (terms apply).
- Birthday off: all frontline care staff may take a day off on their birthday.
- £30 gift voucher if service rated “Good” or equivalent by CQC; £50 if rated “Outstanding”.
- Recognition letter and up to £50 gift voucher for outstanding performance.
- Excellent training package.
- Annual leave: 25 days + 8 days bank holiday for first 5 years, increasing to 28 days + 8 days bank holiday after 5 years.
- Pension scheme.
- Employee assistance programme.
Equal Opportunities
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 and welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation.
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