Support Worker – Young Adults

Salary: £21,981.63 - £22,791.83
Hours: 37 hours per week,
Location: Exeter
Closing Date: 21/08/2023

About the role

St David’s House is a specialist residential centre (rated “Outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission in 2020) that is home to up to 20 young adults aged 21 to 35. We are looking for dedicated and caring support workers to join our friendly team. We provide “exceptionally safe care” (CQC 2020) whilst challenging our young people to follow their dreams, pursue their interests and develop skills. All our residents have a degree of visual impairment and other complex needs, but our staff focus on supporting and empowering them to maintain as much independence as possible.

As a Support Worker here you’ll be joining a passionate and caring team who will support you throughout your time here.

At St David’s House we find that the rigid daily structures and strict routine of other care homes don’t really work here, so our staff get to spend quality time with the young people they support.

The successful candidate will have a passion for their own learning and the teaching of high-quality training to support staff to ensure the delivery of safe, person-centred health care.

Working pattern

The working pattern for this position will be 37 hours per week, working on a three-week rolling rota which includes early shifts (07:00 – 17:00), late shifts (15:00 – 23:00) and occasional weekends (08:00 – 21:00 or 09:00 – 22:00). To view the working pattern please click on the link below to access the application pack.

How we say “thank you”

• Six weeks annual leave plus eight bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time hours)
• Occupational sick pay scheme from day one
• 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 hr@infocus-charity.org.uk

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.

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