Experienced Support Worker – Aberdeen

Type: Permanent

Date Posted: 44987

Closing Date: 45017

Location: Aberdeen, AB24

Salary: null

Experienced Support Worker – Aberdeen

Doing Amazing Things Together

Do you have experience working with adults with complex needs? Do you want to help the people we support have a more independent and fulfilling life whilst developing your career in social care?

In Aberdeen we’re looking for positive, thoughtful and determined people that love working in an environment where no two days are the same. We want you to be part of something amazing and make a real difference to the lives of the people we support.

We support a variety of adults with complex needs in Aberdeen. They enjoy leisure activities including restaurants, cinemas, arcades and spontaneous days trips. We’re looking for fun-loving people that share similar interests to join our team

We will pay you a £400 Welcome Bonus!!!

Affinity Trust is a charity organisation supporting people with learning disabilities to live in their own home and be part of their community.

Why Join Us?

Because the people we support are at the heart of everything we do, we truly value our incredible staff & are committed to ensure they are fully supported.

An Amazing Place to work

This is the best job – You will not find a more interesting and rewarding job, you will be making a genuine difference to someone’s life
Our values drive everything we do
You will get the opportunity to work with some great colleagues and work as “one team”
You’ll have the opportunity to work flexibly with our range of shift types

Rewards

Blue Light Card – All work and no play is not fun, so enjoy discounts in your favourite shops and restaurants, on travel and great days out, all provided at no cost to you
Wagestream – An App that lets you track your earnings in real-time, access a percentage of your pay as you earn it, in advance of payday
Cycle2Work Scheme
Welcome Bonus! To acknowledge the amazing contribution you’ll be making to our (your) team, we will pay you a £200 welcome bonus after 3 months, then because we truly value your commitment another £200 after 6 months
28 days annual leave pro-rata (including bank holidays), which we increase the longer you are with us
Sleep in & bank holiday payment enhancements and a 15% overtime premium on hours over 37.5 per week
We will apply and pay for your PVG for you
Life Assurance and Pension scheme
A 24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family members

Development & Your Career

You will get a great Induction to your new team along with amazing training opportunities that include the Care Certificate, and Diploma in Health & Social Care.
E-learning webinars.
Access to specialist care sector training, all fully paid for by us
Loads of career progression opportunities

We Value you

You are so important to us & we want you to really feel like part of the team – from day 1 you’ll have supportive management & a Buddy who will show you the ropes. You’ll also have full access to our online wellbeing centre
We recognise our amazing staff in our 6 monthly Affinity Star Awards
We hope you stay part of Affinity Trust & we celebrate that with Long Service Awards
Your wellbeing & happiness will always be a priority, so you can access an excellent wellbeing programme, plus resources and a wellbeing champions network
If all the above wasn’t enough you will receive ‘Thank You’ gift vouchers, be part of regular engagement surveys, attend regular forum meetings and can contribute to the staff newsletter, and to hear about the amazing work of your colleagues and the achievements of the people we support

Everyone is welcome

We enjoy a diverse workforce and welcome applications from everyone
We’re committed to being Disability Confident and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
As part of our commitment we can offer support to complete your application. Please contact the Recruitment Team on 01844 267816 and we’ll get back to you

We Value you

You are so important to us & we want you to really feel like part of the team – from day 1 you’ll have supportive management & a Buddy who will show you the ropes. You’ll also have full access to our online wellbeing centre
We recognise our amazing staff in our 6 monthly Affinity Star Awards
We hope you stay part of Affinity Trust & we celebrate that with Long Service Awards
Your wellbeing & happiness will always be a priority, so you can access an excellent wellbeing programme, plus resources and a wellbeing champions network
If all the above wasn’t enough you will receive ‘Thank You’ gift vouchers, be part of regular engagement surveys, attend regular forum meetings and can contribute to the staff newsletter, and to hear about the amazing work of your colleagues and the achievements of the people we support

Everyone is welcome

We enjoy a diverse workforce and welcome applications from everyone
We’re committed to being Disability Confident and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
As part of our commitment we can offer support to complete your application. Please contact the Recruitment Team on 01844 267816 and we’ll get back to you

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.