About The Role
Salary: £12.50 per hour, plus 45p per mile
Location: office based Chelmsford, Essex, location for role - Basildon/Canvey/Chelmsford
Hours: hours per week over 3- 5 days Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent
Are you looking for flexible working hours and an exciting new challenge? BSL and non-BSL roles available.
Do you have British Sign Language (BSL) skills/ qualifications which you would like to use? Or do you have, or are working towards Level 3 BSL? If so we would love to hear from you.
Do you enjoy working creatively, flexibly, and collaboratively as part of a specialist team?
ECL Sensory Service are seeking caring people to join their team of Communicator Guides whose role is to support people with sight, hearing and dual sensory loss in the community.
The role:
* Working with people who have sight, hearing or dual sensory impairments.
* Supporting people to maintain independence, access services such as health appointments and improve quality of life.
* 1-1 support in the community across Essex and in hospital appointments across the region.
* Activities could include assisting with a shopping, finance or correspondence, accessing sports and leisure facilities or hospital appointments.
About You
To be considered as Sensory support worker, you need:
What we can offer you as Sensory support worker:
* 45p paid per mile tax-free
* Up to 32/35 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
* Uniform, PPE, parking permits and company smart phone provided
* 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
* Employee referral program - £350 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
ECL reserve the right to close this vacancy early depending on application numbers.
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 England. We 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.
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