Job description
Full Job Description
Acorn Education and Care are currently hiring Care Workers in Nottinghamshire Region!
Role: Support Worker
Welcome Bonus offering £500 joining bonus and £500 once probation is passed.
Salary: Up to £26,201.60 per annum (inclusive of 8 sleep ins payments per month)
Hours: Full-time, Permanent (40 hours per week, Monday to Sunday, varied shift patterns:
Days: Varied Shift Patterns between 10.00am - 10.00pm; Lates: 2.00pm - 10.00pm, Earlys: 8.00am - 10.00pm, Weekends/School Holidays: 10.00am - 3.00pm)
Location: Nottingham, East Midlands
How we reward you
We want our occupants to have the best support possible, and therefore you’ll receive an exceptional rewards package including:
- Basic salary: £21,881.60 per annum
- Sleep ins paid at £45.00 per night
- Welcome Bonus offering £500 joining bonus and £500 once probation is passed.
- Funded qualifications: starting with working towards a funded Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare qualification. (if you do not currently hold this or equivalent)
- Annual Leave Entitlement equivalent to 5.6 weeks per year (with options to purchase more)
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- Earn £1000 by referring a friend
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And market leading benefits offered through our Flexible Benefits Platform Vista that enable you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad, to use at high street stores, events, cinemas, restaurants and more!
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
The Opportunity
Our next Support Worker someone who has:
- Mandatory: More than one year's experience in Residential Childcare
- Preferred: Experience of working with children with disabilities
- A big heart and passion to make a difference to the residents’ lives.
- Patience, resilience, and calmness.
Some of your duties would be as follows
- Supporting young people to appointments and activities such as shopping or trips out
- Completing relevant paperwork
- Undertaking household tasks
- Engage our young people in tasks and activities
Acorn Education and Care, part of Outcomes First Group, are hiring Support Workers in the Nottinghamshire region!
Our registered independent accommodation offers support for vulnerable young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) and Complex Needs.
Park House is based in Nottingham and is within commuting distance from Mansfield, Derby and surrounding towns and villages.
Our accommodations are friendly and fun, and though there are challenges too, everything we do is dedicated to creating rewarding experiences – for those we look after and for everyone in our team!
How to apply:
To apply now please click Apply on Company Site and follow the on-screen instructions or call us today on 01204 927626 and speak to one our dedicated talent scouts!
Acorn Education & Care is part of Outcomes First Group. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and adults. All successful applicants will be subject to a free fully Enhanced DBS and reimbursement of the Update Service Fee.