Support Worker Urmston, England
Job description
Do you want to work for an organisation that has been rated OUTSTANDING by the CQC and awarded Best Employer of over 250 staff by Skills for Care 2020?
Future Directions CIC have an amazing opportunity to join our team in Urmston.
What We Can Offer You!
- Let us help you prepare for your future with an employer pension contribution of up to 3%
- 28 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) increasing to 30 days with service. You may want longer so buy up to an additional 5 days annual leave per year.
- We want to support our employees to achieve a great work life balance and we can consider a variety of working patterns and hours.
- Access to an employee assistance programme to support your health and wellbeing.
- Annual pay reviews
- Want to develop your skills and knowledge – access training and development opportunities including a range of apprenticeship programmes
- Occupational sick pay scheme to ease financial worries following successful completion of probationary period
- 20% pay enhancement for working waking nights
- Access to Metro Moneywise Credit Union – save & borrow through your salary
- Pay enhancement for working bank holidays over the Xmas and NY period.
- Access to meals when working in services and supporting people, creating a social experience. Subject to policy and procedure
- Refer a friend scheme – financial rewards from sharing vacancies to referrals starting on induction
- Free parking where available
- Paid travel expenses to induction and on training
- Annual Awards ceremony and quarterly engagement events celebrating success and employee contributions
The Role
Future Directions CIC have an amazing opportunity in Urmston. The role is based at a small registered care home in Urmston, Trafford. We provide 24 hour support to 4 people who have profound learning disabilities. The people we support are wheelchair users and have additional health needs.
They require full support with their personal care and mobility. They also need support to access activities in the community; for example – days out (e.g. trips to the seaside), art and music sessions, cinema, lunch out to the pub, etc.
We have full and part time hours available and welcome applications from people with or without experience as full training will be given.
This active role will also require successful candidates to help and support with personal care duties, household chores and meal preparation. A good sense of humour is essential for this role as the people we support will keep you on your toes and always try to amuse you. The successful candidate must be willing to use public transport, have clear communication and have the ability to adapting changing health needs.
The ideal candidate will be fully flexible so we can continue to support our people around the clock. Providing the best possible support for our people is a priority for us at Future Directions CIC, and we need to maintain that their needs are met.
Shifts will include; Early Mornings, Late Evenings, Sleep in Shifts and Waking Nights shifts (Sleep in and Waking Night Enhancements).
Please note – All successful applicants must be fully flexible to do all required shifts.
An Enhanced DBS will also be a requirement and all successful candidates will have had all Covid-19 Vaccinations, unless exempt.
Our Mission:
Future Directions is a Community Interest Company that works with individuals, families, commissioners and local communities to design and deliver personalised services; enabling individual choice and control to achieve fulfilled lives.
Our Values:
- To put people first.
- To be transparent.
- To go the extra mile.
- To be creative.
- To be adaptable.
Our Objectives:
- To engage individuals, listen to their needs, wishes, and support them to live a life they value.
- To work alongside individuals so they grow and feel valued.
- Employ, develop and value capable and understanding people.
- To build a growing sustainable business driven by our values.
Interviews to be arranged at a later date.
All successful candidates will be required to complete a full induction, which will take place in Chadderton, Oldham (OL9). This is a Nine day induction (Over 3 weeks) and we require all successful applicants to attend all days. Social Distancing will be adhered to and hand sanitiser and face masks will be provided.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 16 - 40 per week
Salary: £9.90 per hour
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Free or subsidised travel
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
Shift:
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Overnight shift
Application question(s):
- Are you able to work a minimum of 30 hours per week?
- Have you had or willing to have the COVID vaccine?
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Shift availability:
- Day shift (required)
- Night shift (required)
- Overnight shift (required)
Work Location: One location
