Female Community Support Worker

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Job description

Reference number: 46083

Location: Banbury, Warwickshire

Salary: £9.26 per hour/ £18,060 FTE

Hours: 2 hours per fortnight

Closing date: Sunday 24 October 2021

Interview date: As suitable applications are received

Contract type: Permanent

Job advert:

Could you be a Sense Community Support Worker?

It's an exciting time as Sense has just released its new strategy, we now have an opportunity for a Community Support Worker to join our team in Banbury, Warwickshire.

This is a permanent role, working 2 hours per fortnight.

This is a fun and rewarding opportunity to support an elderly individual who has Dementia to access the community for social and leisure purposes.

You will be supporting the person to participate in activities they enjoy and have meaningful experiences.

You will support them to make their own choices of how they want to spend their day, but a typical day in this role might be spent:

Attending a garden centre / cafe for a tea or coffee
Short walks in the park with a tea or coffee
Lunch out at a café / restaurant

There is no personal care involved in this role and there will be opportunities to work with other people we support and gain skills working with children and adults who are Deafblind.

The duties are varied and no two days will be the same. The people we support are individuals and they are all treated as such. As a general guide, you may support with personal care needs, as well as help to take part in a wide range of special interests and activities that support their health and wellbeing.

Does this sound right for you?

Working at Sense gives you a wide range of benefits including:

24 days' holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
Free DBS Check
Free leadership and management development (such as our award winning Growing Stronger Leaders Together programme)
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

Your duties can include:

To support individuals / groups within the centre and community.
To provide a customised, responsive and high quality service to people with multiple sensory impairments, physical and/or learning disabilities who use Sense services.
To deliver services which meet or exceed organisational expectations and standards.
Full job specification is attached below.

Your required skills and experiences:

For genuine occupational reasons we are looking to appoint a female candidate only (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9).
You require a full UK license and must be willing to drive your own vehicle.
An understanding of Dementia is desirable.
You don't need to have previous experience in this field, nor do you need qualifications - we're happy to work with you to help you become an excellent support worker.
Knowledge of multi sensory impairments / learning difficullties is beneficial.
Full person specification is attached below.

About 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.

Work at Sense can be demanding and so isn't for everyone, but it is also incredibly rewarding and valuable. Take a look at the video below to see why we do what we do.

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 or

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.

Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. We value everyone's contribution and ensure people are given the opportunity to realise their potential. We will promote equality and diversity in all that we do and the work we do in partnership with others. For more information please visit:

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