Relief Support Worker (Driver)

Creative Support; Newton Aycliffe; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Shift picking app

Job summary

Creative Support seeks a warm, proactive Relief Support Worker in Newton Aycliffe, Durham to join our friendly team. We support individuals with learning disabilities, complex needs, mental health needs and autism with person-centred care to help them live valued, fulfilling lives.

You will build trusting relationships, provide high-quality personal care, assist with daily living tasks and help people participate in activities at home and in the community.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 12 months UK care experience is essential.
• A clean, valid driving licence is an essential requirement.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality personal care with dignity and respect.
• Assist with cooking, cleaning, housework and life skills.
• Support service users with activities within homes and the community.
• Carry out general administrative duties and housing management tasks.

Skills

Care experience

Driving licence

Job description

£12.85 per hour, plus rolled up holiday pay

Newton Aycliffe, County Durham

Relief/Bank

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.

A minimum of 12 months’ UK care experience is essential for all Relief roles

A clean, valid driving licence is also an essential requirement of this role.

Vacancy Reference Number: 97040

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.