Support Worker – Adult Day Services Exeter, England
Job description
Salary: £20,298.20 - £20,875.40 (Actual salary £19,200.99 - £19,746.99)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: Exeter
Closing Date: 30/06/2023
About the role
We are searching for a Support Worker to help empower the fabulous young adults who attend our adult day service at InFocus. We currently have 14 young adults who use our day service on a weekly basis, it will be your job to provide person-centred, high-quality care to our young adults and support them to make their own decisions, achieve their personal goals and help them develop and/or maintain daily living skills. All within an excellent community care setting.
InFocus will support the successful candidate every step of the way by providing an excellent, bespoke induction programme including mandatory training which will provide the best possible start, by ensuring a full understanding of the role.
We offer many opportunities for personal development, in fact, if you haven’t already obtained a Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care or equivalent, we will fund and support you in the enrolment and training of this qualification which is a requirement of the role.
Working Pattern
We have full time and part time roles available;
Full time: Monday – Friday 09:00 – 16:30
Part time: 2, 3 or 4 days per week working 09:00 – 16:30
The service closes over the Easter and Christmas holiday period, so there is a requirement to take annual leave during this time.
How we say thank you:
- 6 weeks annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time hours)
- occupational sick pay scheme from day 1
- paid medical appointments
- comprehensive training and development
- onsite café
- access to discounted shopping
- on-site free parking
- 24-hour employee assistance programme
- “death in service” life assurance and group accident cover
- Free Flu vaccinations
- cycle to work scheme
- contributory pension scheme for eligible staff
More information and how to apply
We’d love to have a chat with you about the role or show you around our main site in Exeter. Just contact our friendly HR team on [email protected]
To start your application, please . We can’t accept CV’s, but to make things even easier, we’ve made our application form available for download.
We’ve also put together a handy guide to help you complete your application with confidence. By taking the time to complete the form thoroughly, you’ll greatly increase your chances of being shortlisted for a role at InFocus.
Remember, we can only consider complete applications, so please don’t hesitate to reach out to our HR team if you have any questions or need assistance.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Equality, diversity and safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are conditional to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check (DBS), satisfactory medical check and references. Staff have a responsibility to inform InFocus of any conviction or prosecution that occurs whilst employed.
It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and adults at risk.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this position, we require candidates to either hold British citizenship or have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor applications from candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.
