Full and Part-Time Support Worker

Orbis Support Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Sleep-ins pay

Annual bonuses

Extra leave after 5 years

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Orbis Support Limited is recruiting a Support Worker for two services in Newcastle upon Tyne. The role involves weekends, evenings and nights, with a driving requirement to support mobility needs.

You will work across services with adults and young people who have learning disabilities and complex needs, providing compassionate, person-centred support in the community, with sleep-in pay at enhanced rates where applicable.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK manual driving licence.
• Enhanced DBS check required.
• Weekend, evening and night shifts are part of the role.
• Support across two services in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to adults and young people with learning disabilities and complex needs.
• Deliver person-centred care in a community setting.
• Ensure safety and well-being of people supported and respond to behaviours appropriately.

Skills

Empathy

People skills

Driving licence

Job description

We are an employee-owned supported living organisation who specialise in providing bespoke packages of support to people with learning disabilities and complex needs who wish to live in the community in their own home. We support adults & young people with learning disabilities, Autism, physical disabilities, support with and positively respond topeople’s behaviours.

We are looking to recruit a Support Worker (40 hours per week or 30 hours per week) to work across two of our services based in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North-East, UK.

This role will involve weekends, evenings & nights – £14.22 per hour & £101.68 - £127.10 for sleep-ins, average annual salary of £32,000 (based on full-time hours)

It is essential that the applicant must have a full UK MANUAL DRIVING LICENCE due to the need to be able to drive the mobility car of the supported person as part of the role.

Staff Benefits Include -

• Friend referral scheme with cash bonus payable
• £500 when you pass 6 months of service
• Enhanced rates of pay for bank holidays
• Extra day of holiday after 5 years of service
• Monthly prize draw giveaway of a voucher for £25
• Become a partner to our employee-owned trust after 1 year of service + be eligible for annual bonuses + sick pay + life insurance scheme
• Access to Smart Health wellbeing services
• Funded social events for team building and staff engagement
• Holiday pay includes an average of sleep shifts and overtime
• Career progression opportunities available

If you believe you have the following, then we want to hear from you -

• Good value base and levels of empathy
• Natural ability to form positive relationships
• Caring, understanding and imaginative
• Willingness to go the extra mile and learn
• Committed to the rights of the people we support

This support workers role is subject to Enhanced DBS check

We are unable to offer VISA Sponsorship

£14.22 an hour, £101.68- £127.10 for sleep-ins, £10 enhancement on waking nights, average annual salary of £32,000+ (based on full-time hours)

Hours

Friend referral scheme with cash bonus payable £500 when you pass 6 months of service Enhanced rates of pay for bank holidays Extra day of holiday after 5 years of service Monthly prize draw giveaway of a voucher for £25 Become a partner to our employee-owned trust after 1 year of service + be eligible for annual bonuses + sick pay + life insurance scheme Access to Smart Health wellbeing services Funded social events for team building and staff engagement Holiday pay includes an average of sleep shifts and overtime Career progression opportunities available