Support Worker

The Orpheus Centre is a charity and college which supports young disabled adults aged 18-25 to learn essential life skills, gain formal qualifications and prepare for future employment.

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All young people who come to Orpheus have a love of the arts and are able to experience music, dance, drama, music technology and visual arts during their time at the college.

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The arts are what makes Orpheus unique. It is a place to nurture creative talents, experience the professional arts world and in doing so, build confidence and self-esteem, and have a greater sense of wellbeing, identity, and purpose.

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Here at Orpheus, we know the arts have the power to benefit and enhance lives and support the students to be the best they can be, both in the workplace and in their future lives.

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We are currently seeking to appoint a Support Worker (nights) at our SEN College.

As a support worker you will be responsible for supporting our young people by providing physical and emotional care. This involves working as part of a team to maintain a stable, happy and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of our young people first. Basic but vital parts of this include regular and punctual attendance at work, the need to act professionally and to be a good role model for people who use our services and other staff. A support worker may be required to work in any part of the establishment and do other shifts as the service requires.

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As a full time Support Worker (nights) you will follow a regular two-week shift pattern of 40 hours per week made up of 3x 12-hour nights shifts (7pm – 7am) and 1x 4-hour shift (times to be agreed to fit within the business need) / 52 weeks per year.

Salary: £26,208 per annum

Excellent benefits include (but not limited to) 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, enhanced employer pension contributions, Employment Assistant Program (EAP), paid days off for dependants, bereavement leave, death in service, free staff lunches and training and development opportunities.

Please note that all our staff need to be physically fit and robust enough to support our wide range of learners with complex needs, including those learners who require personal care and manual handling.

​Essential qualifications, knowledge skills and experience:

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• Good level of Maths, English and IT skills
• Experience of supporting young people or adults with learning difficulties and/or disabilities
• Have an understanding of the range of different types of learning difficulties and disabilities
• Willingness to maintain and update personal specialist skills and knowledge through engaging with appropriate professional development activities and training
• Good computer literacy and administrative skills
• Innovative and creative
• Sense of humour
• Caring and patient attitude
• Excellent people skills
• Ability to work well in a team and foster good relationships within a multidisciplinary work force.
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively with other professionals, colleagues, students and families/carers.

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Orpheus is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all service users. As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, online searches will form part of this process. We are committed to the promotion of equal opportunities.

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This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with vulnerable adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is therefore subject to an Enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure Barring Service.

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In order to be considered you must be eligible to work in the UK.

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The Orpheus Centre is proud to be a disability confident employer.

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We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people. Reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment procedure as required in consultation with the applicant to ensure no-one is disadvantaged because of their disability. If a disabled person is selected for a position, reasonable adjustments will be made to the workplace, including premises and equipment, work duties and practices or policies, as appropriate. All disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role as set out in the role profile and person specification will be guaranteed an interview.

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As a Disability Confident Employer, we are:

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• Challenging attitudes towards disability
• Increasing understanding of disability
• Removing barriers to disabled people and those with long-term health conditions
• Ensuring that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspiration

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Applications will be reviewed as we receive them and if a suitable candidate is identified, we reserve the right to close our advert sooner.

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No agencies please.