Support Worker

Real Life Options Group; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

£10,000 Life cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Reward gateway with discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Financial wellbeing scheme

Refer a Friend Incentive

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Real Life Options in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to help people live independently at home and in the community. You will assist with daily living tasks, accompany individuals to leisure activities, and support with cooking, cleaning and shopping.

Shift patterns include sleep-ins with hours varying from 9am-9am, 9am-8pm or 2.30pm-9am. DBS required; 28 days holiday, pension, Health Cash Plan and other benefits are available.

Qualifications

• Honest and good communicator with strong values
• Flexible, passionate and self-motivated
• Reliable, caring and inclusive

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals with daily living tasks such as cooking, cleaning and shopping
• Provide personal care and support with medications where required
• Support access to local community and leisure activities
• Follow detailed support plans and maintain consistent approaches

Job description

Shift patterns will include Sleep ins and the times can vary from 9am-9am, 9am-8pm or 2.30pm-9am.

Do you pride yourself on having a caring nature and want a fulfilling role supporting people, then come work with us. You will be supporting active individuals within their own homes and out the community, Attending discos, theatre, concerts and days out on the train

As a support worker you will assist people with daily living tasks which may include, domestic services, social support, personal care, support with medication and meal preparation.

We deliver creative, dynamic and person-centred services providing a range of individualised support to people living in shared supported living properties and individual tenancies on a 1.1 basis.

Real Life Options is a registered charity currently going through a period of growth, and we are continuing to search for permanent contracted Support Workers who really want to make an impact on the lives of the people we support.

The role

Supporting individuals with accessing their local and wider community. Supporting individuals to enjoy leisure and learning opportunities. Providing supporting for daily living tasks such as cooking, cleaning and shopping

Across all services, the individuals we support have autism, learning disabilities and at times can display challenging behaviour. We are looking for candidates who have experience with behaviours that can challenge and whohave the ability to follow detailed support plans in order to ensure a consistent approach.

Drivers preferred but not essential

An enhanced Adult DBS will be required for this role.

Benefits and Rewards

A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)

Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job

An employer contributory pension scheme

In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits:

Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)

£10,000 Life cover

A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)

A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services

Cycle to Work Scheme

A financial wellbeing scheme

Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)

Recognition Initiatives

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:

Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence

If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:

Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values – Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive

Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Support Worker

Company: Real Life Options Salary: £12.71 to £12.71 an hour Hours: Full-time Location: NE5 1RU Job type: Permanent Posting date: 12 Oct 2026 Closing date: 9 Nov 2026

Shift patterns will include Sleep ins and the times can vary from 9am-9am, 9am-8pm or 2.30pm-9am.

Do you pride yourself on having a caring nature and want a fulfilling role supporting people, then come work with us. You will be supporting active individuals within their own homes and out the community, Attending discos, theatre, concerts and days out on the train

As a support worker you will assist people with daily living tasks which may include, domestic services, social support, personal care, support with medication and meal preparation.

We deliver creative, dynamic and person-centred services providing a range of individualised support to people living in shared supported living properties and individual tenancies on a 1.1 basis.

Real Life Options is a registered charity currently going through a period of growth, and we are continuing to search for permanent contracted Support Workers who really want to make an impact on the lives of the people we support.

The role

Supporting individuals with accessing their local and wider community. Supporting individuals to enjoy leisure and learning opportunities. Providing supporting for daily living tasks such as cooking, cleaning and shopping

Across all services, the individuals we support have autism, learning disabilities and at times can display challenging behaviour. We are looking for candidates who have experience with behaviours that can challenge and whohave the ability to follow detailed support plans in order to ensure a consistent approach.

Drivers preferred but not essential

An enhanced Adult DBS will be required for this role.

Benefits and Rewards

A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)

Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job

An employer contributory pension scheme

In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits:

Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)

£10,000 Life cover

A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)

A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services

Cycle to Work Scheme

A financial wellbeing scheme

Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)

Recognition Initiatives

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:

Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence

If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:

Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values – Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive

Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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