Job reference:006201

Salary:£12.60 per hour

Department:Operations

Hours Per Week:Not specified

Closing date:

Job Description

🌟 Enabling Support Worker – Shaftesbury Northumberland 🌟

Brilliant opportunity for support workers who drive.

Location: Hadston, Northumberland

Shifts available: Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm
Are you the candidate we’re looking for?
At Shaftesbury Northumberland, we’re recruiting Enabling Support Workers to join our dedicated care and support team. Due to service requirements, a full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle are essential.
Please note: This role does not qualify for visa sponsorship, as the salary requirements set by the Home Office are not met.
💙 About the Role
We’re looking for kind, dedicated people with the right skills, heart, and energy to make a difference.
You’ll be part of a great team providing 2:1 support to a lovely young lady who lives in Hadston, Northumberland.

She has a great sense of humour and enjoys a good chat and a laugh. You’ll help her do the things she loves like going to the cinema, shopping, swimming, and going with her to her day centre three days a week.
You’ll work Monday to Friday, between 8:00 and 16:00, though some flexibility may be needed. Your day-to-day work will include maintaining accurate records, providing personal care, supporting with medication, and encouraging independence.
This is more than a job, it’s a chance to make a genuine difference by helping people live full, meaningful lives.
For more information, contact Nichola (Service Delivery Lead) at NBlair@shaftesburygroup.org

💜 About Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury is a disability charity committed to enabling children, young people, and adults to live fulfilling, connected lives. Through a wide range of care, education, and rehabilitation services, we promote inclusion, wellbeing, and independence.
We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident Scheme and welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation.
All employment offers are subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.

💬 Why Work with Shaftesbury?
No two days are ever the same. We believe our staff are our greatest asset — and we show it.Benefits include:

• 💷 £500 welcome bonus after 12 months employment ( terms apply )
• 🎉 Birthday day off (plus a card to celebrate!)
• 🏆 CQC reward vouchers: £30 for ‘Good’, £50 for ‘Outstanding’
• 💌 Recognition rewards up to £50 for going above and beyond
• 📚 Excellent training and induction
• 🌴 Generous annual leave: 25 days + bank holidays (rising to 28 after 5 years)
• 💼 Pension scheme
• 📞 Employee Assistance Programme

At Shaftesbury, we’re all about helping people live a life that feels like it really adds up.

Shaftesbury is the disability charity that’s committed to enabling children, young people and adults to live a life that adds up for them.

What makes life liveable is never down to just one thing - it’s the sum of many things. From friendship to fun; from companionship to community; from a great chat to a challenge overcome, it all adds up – to Shaftesbury.

Through a wide range of disability care, special education, and rehabilitation services we promote inclusion and wellbeing for all. Together, we work to see people take part, contribute and be valued. We put the elements in place that all add up to connected lives.

Shaftesbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS/Access NI check.

Shaftesbury is committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and to equal opportunities therefore we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.