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Support Worker - 12 months FTC, Carrickfergus
Client:
Sense
Location:
Carrickfergus, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
46
Posted:
22.06.2025
Expiry Date:
06.08.2025
Job Description:
Looking for a new challenge?
It's an exciting time at Sense, we now have an opportunity for a Support Worker to join our residential day service in Carrickfergus.
This is a 12-month Fixed Term contract for 37 hours per week, with a variation of shifts over a 2-week rolling rota.
Edenvale Avenue is a 10-bedded residential service supporting individuals with sensory impairment and/or complex needs. It is a beautiful service, offering a supportive working environment with a commitment to quality, and an emphasis on training and development of our staff!
The high staffing ratios reflect Sense’s commitment to providing high-quality services that meet the unique needs of the people we support.
We’re looking for enthusiastic applicants who are:
* Positive, with a can-do attitude.
* Caring and empathetic.
* Passionate about enhancing other people’s lives.
* Willing to work towards relevant qualifications.
This role in Carrickfergus might include supporting people with:
* Everyday tasks like cooking and cleaning.
* Personal care and hygiene.
* Finances.
* Medication and wellbeing.
* Going into the community for shopping or other trips.
* Their social life and nightlife.
Everyone we support is an individual, so their care is as unique as they are. You can see a more detailed description of duties in the job description attached at the bottom of this advert.
Why work for Sense?
Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world, especially those living with complex disabilities and deafblindness. We believe that no one, regardless of their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfill their potential. We are proud to be a charity dedicated to these values.
Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to develop your skills, knowledge, and career in a supportive and flexible environment. We also provide excellent training, a Group Personal Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave entitlement.
* 24 days’ holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
* Free Access NI Check
* Headspace app - free access for all employees to mindfulness application
* Free leadership and management development
* Access to over 100 online and face-to-face training sessions, including the care certificate
* Flexible working and family-friendly policies
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