Relief Support Worker (Driver)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay via Bank Payroll

Free shift app for booking shifts

Job summary

Creative Support is seeking a Relief Support Worker in Newton Aycliffe, Durham. You will help service users with personal care, support daily living activities, and participate in community outings. The role offers flexible shifts via a bank system and weekly pay through Bank Payroll.

A clean UK driving licence is essential, and a mandatory induction will be provided. A minimum of 12 months’ UK care experience is required for all relief roles.

Qualifications

• 12 months’ UK care experience is essential for Relief roles.

Responsibilities

• Provide warm, trusting relationships with service users and deliver high-quality personal care with dignity.
• Assist with cooking, cleaning, housework and life skills, plus general administrative duties and housing tasks.
• Engage service users in a wide range of activities at home and in the community.

Skills

Compassionate care

Effective communication

Reliability

Teamwork

Job description

£12.85 per hour, plus rolled up holiday pay

Newton Aycliffe, 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

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.

Vacancy Reference Number: 97080

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.

This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.