Support Worker

Support Worker

Location: Pelican Court (Maidstone)
Hours of Work: Full-Time / 40 hours per week (must be willing to work at least 1/2 sleep-in shifts per week)
Salary: up to £21,673.60 approx annual salary -not inclusive of any overtime etc £10.42 per hour

Plus £62 per night sleep-in rate and overtime hours available

Are you passionate about a rewarding career, supporting and empowering others?
At Aspens we value this above all else. We can’t wait to meet you!
#MadewithCare

What you can expect from us:

• Fantastic paid training and career progression opportunities (including recognised qualifications in health and social care)
• Paid DBS (we will recover the cost should your employment terminate for any reason, other than redundancy, before passing your probation)
• Flexible work arrangements with opportunities to take on additional bank shifts too
• 30 Days Annual Leave (including Bank Holidays) / Pro rata dependent on hours. Annual leave entitlement increases with length of service
• Nest Pension and Death in Service Benefit
• Dedicated Employee Assistance Programme and Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Access to the Blue Light Card (providing discounts on the high street and online) as well as 25% discounts in our own stores and Cafés.
• Refer a Friend scheme, so you can earn up to £250 for every person you refer to work for Aspens
• Recognition schemes, including ‘Employee of the Month’

Based in Maidstone, Kent, Pelican Court is a housing complex that provides support individuals with Autism, Learning Disabilities, and mental health conditions.

• Flat 1 and 2 are separate flats that share a garden
• Flat 3 and 4 are separate flats that share a garden
• Bungalow 5 - two residents share a kitchen, lounge, bathroom and garden

About the Role:

At Aspens we work across Kent and Sussex; supporting individuals with autistic spectrum conditions, learning disabilities and physical disabilities.

Along with your general caring responsibilities (including some personal care and assisting those with physical disabilities or mobility issues) your role will include supporting with many exciting activities such as baking or painting, as well as other activities out in the local community, supporting with shopping, attending local clubs or going on other fun days out.

Whatever your personal interest or passion may be, you will be able to bring this to your role at Aspens, using this to create meaningful connections with those you support and ensuring that every day is fun for the both of you!

About You:

We are looking for friendly, hard-working people with a fun spirit and a good sense of humour to join our team of support staff.

We recognise that good support workers come from all walks of life.
Whether you have years of care experience or no experience at all, if you are a caring person, passionate about empowering others and ready to learn new skills we think you would be a fantastic fit for our team.

Because this is a community-based role, it would be largely beneficial for you if you have a full, clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle.

How to Apply:

If you are friendly, dedicated and passionate about supporting others we would LOVE to speak to you!

Simply click ‘Apply now’ and one of our team will be in touch to discuss the role.

Any offer would be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks, which we will complete on your behalf if you don't already have one, and satisfactory employment references. We will consider job share and part time arrangements for all posts in line with the needs of the charity.

Aspens Charities are an equal opportunities employer.

Aspens is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of all children, young people and adults. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure, and satisfactory references. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order (1975, 2013,2020). Our safeguarding policies can be found on our website.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From £21,673.60 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free or subsidised travel
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Wateringbury, Kent: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Do you require Sponsorship?

Work Location: In person