Relief Support Worker

Creative Support; Newton Aycliffe; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay through Bank Payroll

Flexible shift app

Job summary

Creative Support is seeking a Relief Support Worker to join our friendly team in Newton Aycliffe, Durham. You will provide warm, respectful personal care and practical support to individuals with learning disabilities, mental health needs, and autism, helping them live valued lives.

We offer flexible shifts selected via our free app, with weekly payroll and opportunities to work across the country. A minimum of 12 months UK care experience and a clean driving licence are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months UK care experience.
• Clean, valid driving licence is essential.
• Ability to use an app to select shifts and access service information.

Responsibilities

• Provide warm, high-quality personal care with respect.
• Assist with cooking, cleaning, and life skills.
• Support service users in activities at home and in the community.
• Carry out practical tasks and administrative duties as required.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Reliability

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

We are looking for warm, caring, and proactive Relief Support Worker to join our friendly staff team in Newton Aycliffe, Durham. Our vibrant supported living service 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.

In this role, you will develop and sustain warm & trusting relationships with our service users, while providing respectful, high-intensity personal care, as well as practical and emotional support. This will include assisting with cooking, cleaning, housework, and other life skills, alongside general administrative duties & housing management tasks. You will also ensure no two days are the same, engaging service users in a wide range of exciting activities within their homes, and out in the community.

As a Creative Support Bank Staff member, you will have access to our free app, allowing you to pick up shifts in any area of the country. The app also provides information on the service and shifts, including directions. This position enables you to pick up shifts at times that suit you, making it ideal for fitting around personal commitments, study, or caring responsibilities. You will be paid on a weekly basis via our Bank Payroll.

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

A minimum of 12 months’ UK care experience is essential for all Relief roles. You will attend a mandatory induction before commencing work within our Durham services.A clean, valid driving licence is also an essential requirement of this role.