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Enabling Support Worker - North Down and Ards, Northern Ireland - £13.15 per hour
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Enabling Support Worker - North Down and Ards, Northern Ireland - £13.15 per hour
Enabling Support Worker Role at Shaftesbury North Down
Are you the candidate we are looking for? It’s time to join our passion-driven team.
We are recruiting for Enabling Support Workers at Shaftesbury North Down – a role that requires enthusiasm, talent, skills, and experience to build a supportive, community-focused workforce. We believe the individuals we support should lead fulfilling lives, which is why we deliver exceptional care.
Guided by our core values—Open, Enabling, Inclusive, and Courageous—we provide services across adult care, children’s care, and inclusive education, working to ensure everyone can participate, thrive, and live well.
About the Role
As an Enabling Support Worker, your responsibilities will include:
- Providing support and encouragement to individuals, following their person-centred plan and their personal preferences.
- Administering personal care and medication, where duty-bound (to be clarified upon selection).
- Ensuring accurate and detailed record-keeping in line with service requirements.
- Offering sleep-in care sessions (±£60 additional pay per night).
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Shaftesbury North Down delivers an Independent Living service, specialising in a client-centred approach to address health, care, and inclusion needs for people across all stages of life—from their late teens to elderly years. Whether support is needed for hours or round-the-clock, we help individuals maximise opportunities within their local communities, including:
- Homecare
- Accessing local activities
- Community integration
- Day services
Benefits of Working at Shaftesbury
Our team is our greatest asset, and we reward dedication with standout benefits, including:
- Welcome Bonus: £500* on completion of 12 months of employment (*terms apply)
- Birthday Day Off: Frontline care workers may take their birthday off (from annual leave entitlement)
- RQIA Scheme Rewards: £30 or £50 gift cards for rated services, depending on regulatory standards.
- Recognition Programs: Nominations for letters from senior leaders and £50 gift cards for outstanding effort.
- Comprehensive Training: Full professional training for all staff.
- Generous Annual Leave: 25 days + 8 bank holiday days for the first 5 years, increasing to 28 days + 8 bank holidays thereafter.
- Pension Scheme: Long-term financial security.
- Employee Assistance Program: Support for staff wellbeing and challenges.
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Shaftesbury’s mission is clear: we enable lives to add up—whether through friendship, opportunities, or overcoming challenges. We champion inclusion and participation, creating the connections that make life enriching.
Our Commitments
Shaftesbury proudly aligns with national safeguarding policies and maintains enhanced DBS/Access NI checks for all employees due to our work with vulnerable groups. We are Disability Confident Leader and Equal Opportunities Employer, welcoming applications from all backgrounds.
Apply now and be part of transforming lives for the better!
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