Specialist Support Worker - Full Time Drivers Required

Eden Futures; Newark and Sherwood; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK seeks compassionate individuals to assist service users in leading fulfilling lives. Responsibilities include providing emotional support, helping with daily activities, and ensuring safety. Candidates should demonstrate a genuine passion for care, ability to remain positive during challenges, and willingness to learn. This full-time role offers flexibility, competitive salary, and various benefits, including continuous training and bonuses. Join a team that values innovation and inclusivity.

Benefits

Continuous learning and development opportunities

Health cash back and pension scheme

Bonus through refer-a-friend scheme

Enhanced pay for maternity or paternity leave

Blue-light discount scheme

Costco membership eligibility

Qualifications

• Demonstrate the organisation's values and behaviours.
• Willingness to learn and develop in health and social care.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Support service users to lead a full and active life.
• Provide emotional support and safeguarding.
• Keep detailed records on service user health.

Skills

Caring and compassionate

Ability to work positively under pressure

Teamwork and initiative

Education

Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Support service users to lead a full and active life in line with their wishes and choices, considering their assessed needs and individual support and care plans, participating in the development of plans where applicable.
• Support individuals to stay safe, taking appropriate action to safeguard their welfare and protect them from abuse wherever possible.
• Provide emotional support when needed, maintaining a person‑centred approach.
• Support service users to participate in chosen social activities and services in their community, manage their finances and medication responsibly, help with practical tasks around the home, and respectfully support with personal care, hygiene and healthcare.
• You will be an informal point of contact for those in the service users circle of support (e.g., families and social workers).
• Accurately report and record any issues related to the care and support of our service users to monitor their health and wellbeing.
• Comply with Health and Safety regulations and have regard for the health, safety and welfare of others.
• Form appropriate relationships with those we care for and maintain professional boundaries in work.
• Work within organisational policies, procedures and guidance.

Organisational Values and Expectations

• Committed to demonstrating the organisation's values and behaviours in their work.
• Caring and compassionate, having a genuine passion for helping our service users lead a full and active life to enable them to achieve as much independence as possible.
• We understand that not everyone has experience of working in the care sector, and that’s why we recruit individuals based on their values.
• Ability to remain positive when there are challenging days – you have the chance to positively influence how someone feels, and that is no small thing.
• Enjoy working as part of a team as well as using your own initiative, and be willing to support your colleagues when needed.
• Eden Futures is about enabling people to live fulfilling lives in whatever circumstances people choose. We support people to be as independent as possible to achieve what they want to with their lives.
• Leadership is people‑centric and values‑driven.
• Learning and development are embedded in everyday work.
• Engagement is measured, acted on, and constantly improved.
• Values are not just written – they’re lived.
• Innovation, inclusion, and giving back are part of the culture.

Salary and Benefits

• £31,730 per year (estimated). Permanent full‑time position.
• Hourly rate of £12.70, equating to an annual salary of £27,734.40 based on a 42‑hour working week (annual salary shown is a per annum equivalent for illustration purposes only).
• Full‑time contracted position – shifts can vary across days, nights and weekends, offering flexibility.
• Take your birthday off plus 5.6 weeks of holiday.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities – including access to bespoke training, apprenticeships in health & social care and business & leadership & management.
• Health cash back and pension scheme.
• Eligible for £500 bonus through our refer‑a‑friend scheme (unlimited referrals).
• Enhanced pay for maternity or paternity leave.
• Blue‑light discount scheme.
• Eligibility for Costco membership.

Induction and Development

When you first join Eden Futures, you will be paid for completing a comprehensive induction programme involving face‑to‑face training, e‑learning and shadowing experienced members of the team. For those new to care, we will provide support to complete your Care Certificate and gain a nationally recognised Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care or a role‑relevant qualification, partnering with our provider company Paragon Skills.

Application Process and Requirements

• Our application process includes telephone screening. All candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check.
• As we support vulnerable adults, roles that require contact with our service users are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
• All pre‑employment checks are carried out by our third‑party provider, Adecco.
• It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with vulnerable adults.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an inclusive employer and make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.