Future Directions CIC have some amazing opportunities to join our fantastic service in Samlesbury, Preston.

Salary - £26,280 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 in Preston, 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 Preston is 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 Preston service 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 Preston Service 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 Preston Service is 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 – There is a genuine occupational requirement as to why a drivers licence is required and females only.

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.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £26,280.00 per year

Application question(s):

Are you able to work full-time and have no restrictions on your hours of work?
Are you fully flexible and able to work on a rota basis across the week including night/sleep shifts and weekends?
What is your current Right to Work status? Please note, we will note be able to offer Sponsorship.

Licence/Certification:

UK Manual Drivers licence (required)

Work Location: In person

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