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Set in the beautiful Surrey countryside, the Orpheus Centre is a very special place to work. As a charity that delivers high quality services for young disabled adults we offer a wide variety of career opportunities including support workers, teachers, administrators and much more. If you share our passion for changing the lives of disabled people then do check back on these pages for vacancies.

Support Workers (day and night shifts available)

Full time (40 hours) and part time (20 hours)

Support Worker Tier 1 £8.49 per hour

Support Worker Tier 2 £8.80 per hour

Are you our next support worker? Do you have a caring nature and a passion for changing the lives of young disabled adults?

Then come and join our Domiciliary Service team.

Working at our vibrant specialist independent college for young disabled adults, in a beautiful semi-rural setting, you will be supporting young disabled adults to gain their independence and learn life skills within a supported living environment.

We are looking for enthusiastic Support Workers to join our team. Training and development opportunities are provided.

For a full job description, person specification and to apply, please download our application pack from this website, or call 01883 744 664 and ask to speak to one of the HR Team. When completing your application please ensure that your personal statement evidences the requirements of the person specification.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promote the welfare of all service users. You will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check if successful in your appointment.

The closing date for applications is 1^st May 2018.

Support Worker tier 1 job description
Support Worker tier 2 job description
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Fundraising Administrator

Part time (21 hours)

£11,193 (FTE £18,655)

Would like you like join a close-knit team working to raise money to support the Orpheus Centre's work with young disabled people?

Then come and join our Fundraising & Marketing team.

Working at our vibrant specialist independent college for young disabled adults, in a beautiful semi-rural setting, you will be providing an efficient and conscientious fundraising administrative and support service to the Orpheus Centre’s fundraisers, fundraising volunteers and supporters.

For a full job description, person specification and to apply, please download our application pack below, or call 01883 744 664 and ask to speak to one of the HR Team. When completing your application please ensure that your personal statement evidences the requirements of the person specification.

The closing date for applications is 18 July 2018.

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