Support Worker – Education & Residential Term Time Exeter, England
Job description
Salary: £21,981.63 - £22,791.83 (Actual Salary £18,813.10 - £19,506.51)
Hours: 37 hours per week on a 3-week rolling rota.
Location: Exeter
Closing Date: 30/06/2023
About the role
We are recruiting a Support Worker to support and empower our fabulous young people, in partnership with their families and colleagues. It will be your job to support our young people to make their own decisions and reach their full potential in an excellent educational and residential setting. You will be required to support our young people in a personalised way and respond to their needs, wishes and aspirations. You will also be part of supporting the delivery of high-quality education, care, health and therapy.
Depending on the term time shift pattern you are applying for, you may be assisting our young people with getting up and ready in the morning for the day ahead, then supporting during classes before escorting them back to their place of residence on campus.
InFocus will support you every step of the way by providing an excellent, well designed induction programme along with mandatory training which will help you get off to the best possible start, by ensuring that you fully understand your role and the part you play in the wider organisation. We offer many opportunities for personal development.
We are looking for someone with passion and commitment, who sees the potential in everyone and enjoys helping people to reach their goals. You will be working as part of a close team of staff led by a Team Leader who will provide supervision and support.
Working Pattern
The working pattern for this position will be 37 hours per week, working on a 3 week rolling rota which includes early shifts (07:00 – 17:00), late shifts (15:00 – 23:00) and occasional weekends (08:00 – 21:30 or 09:00 – 22:30). To view the working pattern please click on the link below to access the application pack.
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.
