Support Worker - Part Time 30 Hours Per Week

Are you a compassionate and driven individual looking for a career that makes a real difference in people's lives? At Eden Futures, we are dedicated to empowering those with learning disabilities, enduring mental ill health, autism, and other complex needs.

We are eager to connect with passionate individuals who are committed to providing person-centred care. If you have the empathy, resilience, and dedication it takes to enrich the lives of the individuals we support, we want to hear from you! If you haven't worked in care before, we will provide you will all the support required. When you first join Eden Futures, you will be paid for completing a comprehensive Induction Programme involving face-to-face training, e-learning and shadowing experienced members of your team. For those new to care, we will make sure that you are given the support to complete your Care Certificate and gain a nationally recognised Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care or relevant to your role, partnering with our provider company Paragon Skills.

• Roles are paid at an hourly rate of £12.21 per hour, £26,652.72 annually based on a 42 hour working week. The salary shown is as a per annum equivalent for illustrative purposes only. The higher rate is applicable to those aged 23 years and over and based on 42 hours per week. NLW applies and will be pro rata'd based on contracted hours.
  
  

This is a Part Time contracted position, with shifts can vary across days, nights and weekends, offering you the flexibility to work around commitments you may already have.

Our application process

Our organisation is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care. As part of our application process, we carry out telephone screening with our candidates.

At Eden Futures we support vulnerable adults and therefore roles that require contact with our service users are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Before joining us you will be required to have an Enhanced DBS Check.Further information will be provided to you at the telephone screening stage.

As per our privacy notice, all pre-employment checks are carried out by our third-party provider, Adecco.

Its a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with vulnerable adults.

As a Support Worker you will receive the following benefits:

• Take your Birthday off plus5.6 weeks of holiday
• Continuous Learning & Development opportunities - including access to bespoke training,Apprenticeships in Health & Social Care and Business and Leadership & Management
• Health Cash Back and Pension Scheme
• Eligible for £500 bonus through our refer a friend scheme (unlimited referrals)
• Enhanced pay for maternity or paternity leave
• Blue Light Discount Scheme
• Eligibility for COSTCO membership
  
  

Main Responsibilities

• Support service users to lead a full and active life in line with their wishes and choices, considering their assessed needs and individual support and care plans, participating in the development of plans where applicable
• Support individuals to stay safe, taking appropriate action to safeguard their welfare and protect them from abuse wherever possible
• Provide emotional support when needed, maintaining a person-centred approach
• Support service users to participate in chosen social activities and services in their community, managetheir finances and medication responsibly, helpwith practical tasks around the home, and respectfully support withpersonal care, hygiene and healthcare

About The Company

Eden Futures is about enabling people to live fulfilling lives in whatever circumstances people choose. We support people to be as independent as possible to achieve what they want to with their lives.

Our overall aim as an organisation is to provide a high-quality service that empowers Service Users to lead normal lives, and to be the provider of choice.

Our purpose is our people, our culture is Platinum!

Eden Futures Has Been Awarded Platinum Accreditation By Investors In People The Highest Level Of Recognition An Organisation Can Achieve. To Become a Platinum Organisation, Investors In People Look For More Than Just Performance They Look For Purpose, Trust, Continuous Improvement, And a Genuine Commitment To Wellbeing. They Look For Companies Where

• Leadership is people-centric and values-driven
• Learning and development are embedded in everyday work
• Engagement is measured, acted on, and constantly improved
• Values are not just written theyre lived
• Innovation, inclusion, and giving back are part of the culture
  
  

At Eden Futures, we often say were a true peoples organisation, and this award shows that we truly live up to it. Our people are the heart of our company. This accreditation reflects how we lead, how we support one another, and how weve built a culture where every voice matters.

Our organisation is committed to safe

and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We are an inclusive employer and make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

At Eden Futures we support vulnerable adults and therefore roles that require contact with our service users are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered protected. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Its a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with vulnerable adults.

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