Location: Finch, Cornford Lane, Pembury, Kent, TN2 4QU
Hours of Work: 39 hours per week,
Salary: £12.71 per hour
(plus £62 per night sleep-in rate)
WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT SPONSORSHIP APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME
Good public transport routes – close to train and bus stations / We also provide a staff transport service
Empowerment. Inclusivity. Integrity
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Equal Opportunity/Accessibility and Accommodations Statement:
As a Disability Confident employer, Aspens Charities is committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for individuals with disabilities. We actively promote the recruitment, retention, and career development of people with disabilities, recognising the invaluable contributions they make to our organisation. We are dedicated to ensuring an accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any accommodations during the application or interview process, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Aspens’ mission is to provide high-quality care and support to individuals on the autism spectrum and with learning disabilities; meeting their needs and aspirations and empowering them to learn and grow through an integrated network of services across the South-East.
We provide support and care to children, families and adults across Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Brighton and Hove, Surrey and the London Borough of Bexley. Our services include registered care homes; supported living; community outreach; day services, including pathways to employment; children and young people’s groups and support; specialist support; and free online support for families and carers across the South-East.
About the Service:
Finch is a friendly, active and eclectic service that supports 7 Individuals with Autism and learning disabilities, four of whom are non-verbal. Some of these individuals also have epilepsy, dementia, and some can also display some challenging changing behaviours.
We work across Kent; supporting individuals with autism spectrum conditions, learning disabilities and physical disabilities across residential care homes, supported living homes, day services and our fantastic outreach programme.
Each of our services is unique and supports individuals with different support needs. Because of this, Aspens Charities are able to offer a variety of amazing roles and challenges to suit what you may be looking for.
We are currently searching for people to join our team across our services on Cornford Lane, Pembury. Each of our services are full of energy and have their own, individual character. If you would like to find out more about each of our services separately we can provide this information on request!
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
- Aspens High Street Stores -20% discount on all items for Aspens’ staff
- Bluebell cafe- Discounted staff menu available
- 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’
Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants.
About the Role:
At Aspens, we have over 100 years of experience in supporting people with learning disabilities and on the autism spectrum as well as children, young people and adults with a range of disabilities or complex needs. We are here to provide practical and emotional support at all levels of independence, in everyday environments and in the community so that each member of our extended family is empowered to live the way they choose. In fact, our most powerful advances come from the people we support, because they tell us how it should be.
Due to the variety within our services and the different support needs of the individuals we work with; the role of a Support Worker is one with great diversity and challenges for employees at any stage of their career.
The role of a Support Worker can range from team based or lone working care roles. As a support worker the day-to-day tasks that you will be required to complete can include:
- Supporting service users with administration of medication
- Supporting with personal care needs and nutritional needs
- To support with making and attending medical appointments, ensuring accurate comprehensive records are kept.
- Supporting food shopping and individual’s personal shopping needs
- Supporting with laundry duties and cooking and cleaning
- Supporting with finances and other administrative tasks
- Supporting with moving and handling requirements and using hoists
- Supporting with social activities and accessing community-based services including those required to promote health and wellbeing.
- Offering emotional support to service users and acting as a positive role model enabling the service user to lead a fulfilling positive lifestyle.
- Writing daily notes and completing relevant forms such as accident/incident forms
- Completing daily observation sheets, ensuring a smooth flow of information to facilitate good communication within the staffing team, as well as professionals who require viewing of these.
- Fully implementing policies and procedures of the organisation and that all recording systems are completed accurately on a regular basis. To sign to say that all policies and procedures have been read.
- Working under the supervision of the line manager to enable the implementation of individual service user’s care plans.
- Working under the supervision of a line manager, to prepare individual assessments on service users, liaising with family members (as appropriate), care managers and other relevant professionals.
- Keeping service users safe and reporting any changes or health concerns
- Attending training, participating in supervision sessions with nominated manager and attending staff meetings as required by your line manager.
Apart from the duties summarised above, we retain the right to include other reasonable duties which are part of, and incidental to this type of work.
Everyone we support is an individual and our care plans reflect this.
We are able to offer a variety of hours and shifts, meaning you can find a job that suits your schedule, helps with your work / life balance and still enjoy the challenges and rewards of working in care.
We’re looking for passionate individuals to help us ensure that every person we support lives a fulfilling life with dignity and independence.
Apply now and one of our team members will reach out to discuss the role further.
If shortlisted, we will contact you directly to schedule an interview. We strive to respond to all applicants; however, if you have not received a response within a reasonable timeframe, please feel free to contact us for a status update or feedback (where available). After the interview, you will be notified of the outcome. If successful, you’ll receive a formal offer in writing. Upon acceptance, we’ll guide you through the onboarding process, providing you with all the details you need.
Please note, any offer of employment will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks (which we will arrange on your behalf if you don’t already have one) and satisfactory employment references.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.71 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Application question(s):
- Are you based in the UK?
- Do you hold a full valid UK driving Licence?
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
