Support Worker

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Future Directions CIC have some amazing opportunity to join our teams across Manchester.

Salary - £ 20,648.63 Per Annum

Do you want to work for an organisation that has been rated OUTSTANDING by the CQC and awarded Best Employer of over 250 staff by Skills for Care 2020?

Future Directions CIC have an amazing opportunity to join our team

What We Can Offer You!

Let us help you prepare for your future with an employer pension contribution of up to 3%

28 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) increasing to 30 days with service. You may want longer so buy up to an additional 5 days annual leave per year.

We want to support our employees to achieve a great work life balance and we can consider a variety of working patterns and hours.

Access to an employee assistance programme to support your health and wellbeing.

Annual pay reviews

Want to develop your skills and knowledge – access training and development opportunities including a range of apprenticeship programmes

Occupational sick pay scheme to ease financial worries following successful completion of probationary period

20% pay enhancement for working waking nights

Access to Metro Moneywise Credit Union – save & borrow through your salary

Pay enhancement for working bank holidays over the Xmas and NY period.

Access to meals when working in services and supporting people, creating a social experience. Subject to policy and procedure

Refer a friend scheme – financial rewards from sharing vacancies to referrals starting on induction

Free parking where available

Paid travel expenses to induction and on training

Annual Awards ceremony and quarterly engagement events celebrating success and employee contributions

Future Directions CIC have amazing opportunities for people centred individuals who enjoy going the extra mile. We have Support Worker/Personal Assistant Vacancies available across Manchester, where our aim is to help, support and creating meaningful lives for the people we support. We are seeking hardworking, values driven people to provide the best support to the people supported, so that they can live their best lives!

Our Services

Our Services in Manchester are home to the lots of amazing people we support! The people we support have a range of disabilities across our services/homes, which can range from complex to minor. Some of the people we support will require hands on support, and other support could be minimal. However, we always have the same goal, which is to provide the best person centred care possible, to make all of the people we support feel safe, supported and happy.

Within some of our services, manual handling may be a requirement, however all training will be provided in order to carry this out safely and professionally. Our Manchester services have a diverse range of needs, where certain equipment will be necessary to provide the require support.

What our people we support like to do

Our brilliant people we support amongst our Manchester Services love nothing more than a good chat with friends, a board game or two, a trip to the cinema and a meal out at a fancy restaurant. We do have quite a few keen bakers too, who enjoy baking a nice treat!

Our Manchester Services are quite diverse with lots of different hobbies and activities, which our people we support get involved in. We want our successful Personal Assistant’/Support Worker’s to continue supporting and encouraging the people we support to try new things, learn, and get involved in as much as possible.

The Role

This active role will also require successful candidates to help and support with personal care duties, household chores and meal preparation. A good sense of humour is essential for this role as the people we support will keep you on your toes and always try to amuse you. The successful candidate must be willing to use public transport, have clear communication and have the ability to adapting changing health needs.

The ideal candidate will be fully flexible so we can continue to support our people around the clock. Providing the best possible support for our people is a priority for us at Future Directions CIC, and we need to maintain that their needs are met.

Shifts will include; Early Mornings, Late Evenings, Sleep in Shifts and Waking Nights shifts (Sleep in and Waking Night Enhancements).

Please note – All successful applicants must be fully flexible to do all required shifts.

An Enhanced DBS will also be a requirement and all successful candidates will have had all Covid-19 Vaccinations, unless exempt.

Our Mission

Future Directions is a Community Interest Company that works with individuals, families, commissioners and local communities to design and deliver personalised services; enabling individual choice and control to achieve fulfilled lives.

Our Values

To put people first.

To be transparent.

To go the extra mile.

To be creative.

To be adaptable.

Our Objectives

To engage individuals, listen to their needs, wishes, and support them to live a life they value.

To work alongside individuals so they grow and feel valued.

Employ, develop and value capable and understanding people.

To build a growing sustainable business driven by our values.

Interviews to be arranged at a later date.

All successful candidates will be required to complete a full induction, which will take place in Chadderton, Oldham (OL9). This is a Nine day induction (Over 3 weeks) and we require all successful applicants to attend all days. Social Distancing will be adhered to and hand sanitiser and face masks will be provided.