Salary: £11.36 - £11.68 for midweek shifts and £14.47 – £15.22 for weekend shifts
Hours: Bank / Relief
Location: Exeter
Closing Date: 21/08/2023
Would you like a meaningful job that makes a difference, with flexibility to fit your lifestyle and real potential for growth?
We are recruiting Relief Care Workers to work alongside our core care teams across InFocus campus to provide the very best person-centred care to the fabulous young people who access our services. We rely on our relief staff to cover vacancy gaps, holidays and other absences.
InFocus supports a large number of young people aged between 16 and 35, with vision impairment and complex sensory, physical and emotional needs. We provide hours of education, interventions to support vision impairment, mobility and habilitation training, a range of therapies, employability support, help with Braille and Access Technology and so much more. We have dedicated nursing, healthcare and care staff onsite 24/7.
This makes our setting truly unique and rewarding!
You will be under no obligation to accept shifts that do not fit in with your commitments, however, we are looking for individuals who are able to commit to working at least eight shifts per month. You must be willing to embrace all aspects of the Relief Care Worker role including but not limited to providing support with personal care, domestic tasks, and supporting individuals to access work, education and social opportunities. We value the personal skills and interests you bring to the role and to the lives of our young people, such as, sports, outdoor pursuits, creative arts, music and cooking to name but a few. We will do our best to work with you and offer you shifts that suit your personal circumstances. We have various shifts often requiring cover, including daytime, evening, weekends and nights.
Shifts will be agreed in advance so you can forward plan and get a good work life balance.
You can cover shifts in our college education where you will be supporting young people aged 16-25 to access the InFocus curriculum which has been specially designed to support progression for young people with a vision impairment and additional needs.
Find out more about our College.
The support hours for college are 08.45 until 16.30 Monday to Friday.
We have a student village onsite where some of young people will reside after a day of learning in college. During the evenings and weekends our young people like to either chill out and socialise on campus or get out and explore Exeter city centre, or maybe just go for a walk into the Devon countryside.
The support hours for College Residential are on a shift basis between 07.00 – 23.00 Monday to Sunday.
There are opportunities to support young adults aged 21-31 in St David’s House, which comprise of three lodges. Our residents have bespoke care package and enrichment programmes that support independence, develop daily living skills and support in accessing leisure, social and vocational opportunities in the community. So, retail therapy, a bite to eat down the pub, or a leisurely walk along the beach will definitely be on the list of things to do.
Find out more about St David’s House.
The support hours for St David’s House are on a shift basis between 07.00 – 23.00 Monday to Sunday.
You can support in Jigsaw, which is our day service centre for young adults aged 20–30. Jigsaw offers an array of activities for adults in the community who have significant support needs and vision impairment or multi-sensory impairment. If you’re a good storyteller, like gardening or are a bit crafty this is the place to be.
Find out more about Jigsaw.
The support hours for Jigsaw are 09.00 – 16.30 Monday to Friday
We also have supported living accommodation for young people aged 18-30 who are looking at taking the next step to independence. Our supported living houses in the community provide accommodation for young adults with vision impairment and other complex needs to live as independently as possible, with just the right amount of support. If you’re into your music and love festivals, you’ll have lots to talk about with the residents.
Find out more about supported living at InFocus
The support hours for supported living are on a shift basis between 07.00 – 23.00 Monday to Sunday.
Are you a night owl? If so, you could assist our waking nights team to support our young people working across the residential houses on campus. You will need to be awake throughout the night to support individuals as required.
The support hours for waking nights are 22.00 – 08.00 Monday to Sunday.
Flexible working
- Six weeks annual leave plus eight bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time hours)
- Occupational sick pay scheme from day one
- Paid medical appointments
- Comprehensive training and development
- Onsite café
- Access to discounted shopping
- On-site free parking
- 24-hour employee assistance programme
- “Death in service” life assurance and group accident cover
- Free flu vaccinations
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Contributory pension scheme for eligible staff
We’d love to have a chat with you about the role or show you around our main site in Exeter. Just email our friendly HR team on hr@infocus-charity.org.uk
To start your application, please . We can’t accept CV’s, but to make things even easier, we’ve made our application form available for download.
We’ve also put together a handy guide to help you complete your application with confidence. By taking the time to complete the form thoroughly, you’ll greatly increase your chances of being shortlisted for a role at InFocus.
Remember, we can only consider complete applications, so please don’t hesitate to reach out to our HR team if you have any questions or need assistance.
We look forward to hearing from you!
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are conditional to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check (DBS), satisfactory medical check and references. Staff have a responsibility to inform InFocus of any conviction or prosecution that occurs whilst employed.
It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and adults at risk.
To be eligible for this position, we require candidates to either hold British citizenship or have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor applications from candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.
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