Work with Sense and make a real difference to the lives of the people we support and their families.For this role you will be working at the Touchbase Pears Basecamp based in Selly Oak, Birmingham. You will join a great team at our day service which offers a lovely warm and caring atmosphere.
Basecamp is for a diverse range of young adults with complex disabilities. Everyone is different, but many of the people that we support have: Sight and hearing impairments or a combination of other challenges, including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, or autism.
As a Support Worker, you will support our individuals take part in a wide range of special interests and activities that support their health and wellbeing. They all enjoy being outdoors and engaging in physical activities. The activities range from arts and wellbeing activities.
You will be working on a 1:1 basis and will follow activity schedules, using resources within Basecamp, as well as enabling service users to access the local community.
The Day Service is open Monday- Friday and the timings are as follows: 08:30am-05:00pm.
Does this sound right for you?
- Experience of using British Sign Language (BSL) or having a BSL or Makaton qualification is desirable (or willingness to learn).
- A full UK Manual Driving license and the willingness to learn and to drive our company minibus is desirable.
- 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Matched pension contributions up to 5%.
- Free life assurance policy.
- Cashback and discounts on high street brands (and 10% off at Sense charity shops!).
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Travel season ticket loans.
- Free DBS check if your role needs one.
- Wisdom App- free for all employees to mindfulness application
About Sense
Sense is here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. That’s why we’re committed to increasing the number of disabled people working across our organisation and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.
We actively encourage disabled people to apply for our vacancies and believe that a diverse range of perspectives, experiences and talents makes us stronger.
We know there’s always more we can do to become a truly inclusive employer, and we’re working together to achieve that. Join us and help create the change thousands of disabled people with complex needs and families told us they want to see: a world without limits.
If you need us to adjust our recruitment process to help you access our vacancies, then please get in touch with a member of the talent acquisition team. We are a Disability Confident Leader and commit to interviewing disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for a role. More information on this can be found here Our commitment as an employer | Sense Careers
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