Relief Support Worker (Driver)

Creative Support; North East; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Creative Support is seeking a Relief/Bank Support Worker for our Newton Aycliffe, Durham service. You will build warm relationships with service users, provide high-intensity personal care, and assist with daily living tasks while supporting activities in the home and community.

This role offers flexibility through our bank payroll app and weekly payments. A minimum of 12 months UK care experience and a valid driving licence are essential to apply.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months UK care experience is essential.
• A clean, valid driving licence is also essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide warm, proactive personal care and support to service users.
• Assist with cooking, cleaning, housework and life skills.
• Deliver practical and emotional support and accompany activities in homes and the community.
• Engage service users in a wide range of activities and maintain warm relationships.
• Handle general administrative duties and housing management tasks where needed.

Skills

Care experience

Job description

£12.85 per hour, plus rolled up holiday pay

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: 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.

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.