Support Worker

The Talent Hub; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run company in the North East seeks passionate individuals to provide crucial support for service users with complex needs. You will join a highly motivated team, with opportunities for professional development and genuine progression while ensuring the welfare of vulnerable groups. If you have a positive attitude and are enthusiastic about improving quality of life, we would love to hear from you!

Benefits

Paid career development training

Genuine progression opportunities

Flexibility around family commitments

Refer-a-friend bonus

Loyalty bonuses

Qualifications

• Comfortable with personal care.
• Open to learning new skills.
• Outgoing personality focused on service users’ quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and manage challenging behavior for service users.
• Assist with moving and handling, including using wheelchairs.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Positive attitude

Knowledge of positive behaviour support

Proactive

Job description

Make a difference in the world!

Do you want to help people with learning disabilities experience life to the fullest and gain a sense of accomplishment by making a real difference in their lives?

We recognize that our staff are our greatest asset. We have worked hard to create a set of values that all our staff are committed to, including being passionate, respectful, and willing to reflect and improve. Our existing teams are the best in the North East, and they want new members who align with Ashdown’s values to join us.

Please watch our short video series at www.ashdowncare.com and if you like what you see, we would love to welcome you to the Ashdown family.

Come and work with highly motivated teams and approachable managers who support your physical, personal, and mental health challenges. You will be assigned interesting and challenging work to help you grow and develop. You will be respected, listened to, and recognized for your efforts.

Ashdown is a family-run company with an excellent reputation. We aim to maintain and strengthen this as we move forward by employing great staff. We believe we are the best company in the North East to work for.

Contracted hours: 25 hours per week

Wage: £12.21 per hour

The people you will be supporting:

• 6 service users with complex needs
• Providing personal care
• Managing challenging behaviour
• Moving and handling, including pushing wheelchairs

The Ideal Candidate:

• Positive, enthusiastic, with a great attitude
• Outgoing and passionate about improving service users’ quality of life
• Knowledge of positive behaviour support
• Proactive and motivated to find new activities and experiences
• Open to learning new skills
• Comfortable with personal care

Requirements:

• An enhanced DBS check
• Must promote the welfare and safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults at all times

Company perks:

• Paid mandatory and ongoing career development training
• Genuine progression opportunities
• Opportunities to spin the WOW-Wheel
• Flexibility around family commitments
• Refer-a-friend bonus
• Loyalty bonuses

Apply now if you are passionate about making a difference. We will be in touch!

Please note that it is a criminal offence for individuals barred from working with vulnerable groups to apply for roles requiring such work.