Female Weekend Support Worker - North Tyneside

HF Trust; North Tyneside; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A charitable organization is seeking Female Weekend Support Workers in North Tyneside to provide care for adults with learning disabilities. The role involves providing physical and emotional support, engaging individuals in activities, and helping with personal care. Flexibility to work various shifts and dedication to enhance quality of life for individuals is essential. Competitive pay of £12.60 per hour plus benefits including annual leave and training opportunities.

Benefits

Annual Leave: 33 days

20% bank holidays’ allowance

Access to training and development

Wagestream for flexible pay

Access to wellbeing services

Employee referral incentives

Free life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting individuals with learning disabilities is preferred.
• Ability to work flexible shifts, including weekends and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard support to individuals with learning disabilities.
• Help individuals engage in leisure and home activities.
• Assist with household tasks and personal care needs.

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for a meaningful career? Would you like the opportunity to become a dedicated Support Worker, helping individuals with learning disabilities live the best life possible?

We are looking for Female Weekend Support workers to support adults with various needs in North Tyneside.

Hft is a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. We believe in a world where anyone with a learning disability can live within their community with all the choice and support they need to live the best life possible. We are looking for people who are naturally caring and compassionate and align with our values.

What will you be doing?

• Giving the highest possible standards of support to individuals with moderate to severe learning disabilities.
• Supporting them to discover new interests, reaching goals like travelling and holidays and working positively with their families and friends.
• Helping individuals to engage in different leisure, home or work-related activities, all according to their personal choice.
• As a Support Worker (Care Assistant), your responsibilities are varied and no two days are the same.
• As well as providing physical and emotional support you may be needed to help with household tasks and personal care as well as supporting individuals with healthcare needs, e.g. taking medication.
• Everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, providing flexible services that meet people’s needs, and always looking for the best way of doing things.

This is your opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives. Part time opportunities available. You will need to have flexibility to work shifts, including sleep in nights and bank holidays.

Service details

• Type of service – Supported Living - supporting individuals with learning disabilities.
• Location– North Tyneside
• Salary information– £12.60 per hour
• Working hours– Part time hours, covering early and late shifts on weekends
• Sleep ins at the service are £7.01 per hour

Benefits

• Annual Leave: 33 days (including 8 days statutory bank holidays)
• Wage incentives: 20% bank holidays’ allowance with an increased rate of 50% for key dates over Christmas.
• Apprenticeships: Earn whilst gaining a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care
• Training: Access to award winning training and development
• Wagestream: Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app
• Aviva Digicare + workplace: Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support.
• TELUS health: A 24/service, completely confidential counselling and support platform and helpline that is free for all colleagues to use.
• Care Friends: Employee referral app – earn money for referring your friends to work for Hft.
• Free life assurance– 3 x your annual salary

Find your place with us and change lives.

This post is covered by The Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, Occupational Requirements