Sensory Support Worker Essex
Job Location:
Chelmsford - UK
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Job Summary
Hours:Part-time - 12 hours per week
Shifts:Various hours primarily Monday Friday
Do you enjoy working with people and want to make a difference
Are you looking for flexible working hours and an exciting new challenge
About You
What youll be doing as a Sensory Support Worker:
- Supporting people who have sight hearing or dual sensory impairments out in the community to maintain their independence.
- Assisting with activities such as shopping finance or correspondence accessing sports and leisure facilities or attending health appointments.
To be considered as a Sensory Support Worker youneed:
- A full driving licence.
- Access to a car to travel and transport customers.
- To be a confident driver.
- To be able to work on your own initiative out in the community as well as be able to work as part of an expanding team.
- Enjoy working with people and are keen to enable independence.
Travel required across Essex and potentially London to support with health appointments.
British Sign Language (BSL) skills and/or qualifications would be advantageous to your application. BSL and non-BSL roles available.
Whats in it for you
- 55p paid per mile tax-free
- Up to 32 days annual leave a year (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Fully paid induction and training with ongoing support
- Career development opportunities with access to paid for qualifications
- Annual salary reviews
- Annual performance-related bonus
- Enhanced DBS and renewals paid for by ECL
- Company pension - Enhanced contributory NEST scheme - we contribute up to 6%
- Healthcare support scheme via Healthshield paid for by ECL
- Employee Loyalty Scheme with long service awards
- Enhanced employee referral program - earn up to 1500 for referring a friend
- Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
- Access to Blue Light Card
- Mental health first aiders in every service
- Reimbursement of professional membership related to your role
Take the next step in your career and become a Support Worker with the ECL Sensory team
About Us
At ECL we offer care and support to thousands of people to live safely and independently within their own homes and local communities in South East provide high quality social care services in Essex London Borough of Havering London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and West Sussex aimed at wellbeing prevention and increasing independence.
We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitable candidates regardless of sex race disability age sexual orientation gender reassignment religion or belief marital status or pregnancy and maternity.
We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme which helps to employ support and promote disabled people in the workplace.
Please note that while ECL does hold a visa sponsor licence we do not currently accept direct applications from candidates requiring visa sponsorship. Instead we work with a designated third-party provider to support sponsorship arrangements. Therefore applicants who do not already have the right to work in the UK and/or require visa sponsorship to continue working in the UK cannot be considered for this role through direct application.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Providing care services in Essex, Havering & West Sussex, supporting thousands of people to live safely & independently within their own homes and local communities.
