Support Worker

Home Group; Blyth; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of individuals with complex needs. As a Support Worker, you will empower customers to achieve their goals and live more independently in the community. This part-time role offers a flexible two-week rolling rota, allowing you to truly connect with those you support. Enjoy competitive pay, generous leave, and a range of benefits designed to enhance your well-being and career development. Be part of a team that values diversity and fosters a supportive environment where you can thrive.

Benefits

34 days leave including bank holidays

Health cash plan

800+ high street discounts

Career growth opportunities

Wellbeing support tools

Qualifications

• Experience of caring for others, either professionally or personally.
• Ability to work independently and remain calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with daily living tasks to enhance their independence.
• Conduct risk assessments and support planning for individual needs.

Skills

Caring for others

Communication skills

Flexibility

Problem-solving

Tools

Technology for support plans

Job description

5 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Blyth, Edendale House

Permanent, part time (22.5 hpw), two week rolling rota to include sleep-ins

Pay £12.60 per hour (£24,638 per annum) [pro rata] and great benefits including Health Cash Plan

Home, a place where you belong

Want to be part of a team that really cares and empowers you to help change a customer’s life for the better? As our Support Worker, you’ll be at the heart of supporting our customers who have complex needs to develop their skills to live more independently in the community. You’ll make a big difference each day as you help our customers achieve their hopes and aspirations. Amazing we know!

Typical day as our Support Worker

• Assisting customers with practical, daily living tasks to develop their independence, helping them to achieve the goals, aspirations and outcomes documented in their support plans.
• Customers with a learning disability.
• Helping customers with daily living activities such as making meals, shopping, budgeting, maintaining their tenancy and moving onto independent accommodation if they are able.
• Carrying out risk assessments, support planning, goal setting and regular reviews.
• Cuppas, chats and catch ups. There’s no rushing from one customer to the next here! Plenty of time to work together with colleagues too.
  
  

Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working for one of the Top Ten Great Places to Work in the UK!

You bring

• Passion to support our customers to live their best life, working together with an eye for detail
• Experience of caring for others, you may have worked in care before or have experience of caring for others such as family members or children
• The ability to work on your own initiative, remain calm under pressure and have a resilient approach
• Recognise every customer is different and you’re able to adopt a flexible, personal approach, listening to customers to understand their needs
  
  

Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship toexternalcandidates for this role. This remains under regular review

Our team

Looking for a job where you really belong? Where you can be, well you! Bring your uniqueness, brilliant skills and awesome experience to deliver amazing things for our customers. You’ll join our team, who come from different walks of life and are here to support you as you make yourself at Home!

Job details

• Where we’re flexible with you, we do need to meet the needs of our customers. That may mean adapting your start or finishing times on occasion.
• Will work on a two week rolling rota and will include sleep-ins
• Able to use technology to update support plans, complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues.
• You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.
  
  

A place where you belong

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave (including bank hols and a “me day” to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!
• Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.
• Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.
• We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
• Colleagues really matters to us, that’s why we’re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.
• Learn more about our benefits on our website.
  
  

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Support Worker Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out. Finally, do let us know if there’s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process by making reasonable adjustments at [e-mail].

Work Locations

Blyth (Dene View Drive)

Closing Date

• May.25, 3:59:00 PM

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

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  Part-time

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• Industries

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