Relief Support Worker

Creative Support Ltd; Newton Aycliffe; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Support Ltd is seeking a Relief Support Worker for their vibrant supported living service in Newton Aycliffe. The role involves providing high-intensity personal care and emotional support to individuals with learning disabilities and complex needs. Ideal candidates will have at least twelve months of care experience and a valid driving licence, contributing to a fulfilling and engaging environment for service users.

Benefits

Access to a free app for shift management

Weekly pay

Qualifications

• Twelve months care experience is essential.
• Candidates must have a clean, valid driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide respectful, high-intensity personal care.
• Assist with cooking, cleaning, and other life skills.
• Develop and sustain warm relationships with service users.

Skills

Caring

Proactive

Respectful

Job description

We are looking for a Relief Support Worker to join our friendly staff team. Our vibrant supported living service in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, supports individuals with learning disabilities, complex needs, mental health needs and autism. We are committed to providing quality person-centred care and ensuring that our service users live valued and fulfilling lives.

We seek warm, caring, and proactive individuals to provide respectful, high-intensity personal care, as well as practical and emotional support to our service users. In this role, you will ensure that no two days are the same, engaging service users in a wide range of exciting activities within their homes and the community. Your responsibilities will include providing practical, emotional and behavioural support to service users, assisting with cooking, cleaning, housework and other life skills, making a positive difference in individuals’ lives, developing and sustaining warm and trusting relationships with service users and carrying out general administrative duties and housing management tasks.

Candidate Requirements: Twelve months care experience is essential for all Relief roles. Candidates must have a clean, valid driving licence.

As a Creative Support Bank Staff member, you will have access to our free app, which allows you to pick up shifts in any area of the country and provides information on the service, including directions. You will be paid on a weekly basis.

Vacancy Reference Number: 79839

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.

Application Instructions:

In order to apply, please read the job description and then complete the online application form using the links above.

You can also download a copy of our application form using the links above. Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to [e-mail] to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying.

If you require any advice on completing your application form, please call us on 0161 236 0829.

Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS