Support Worker

Real Life Options; North East; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A care support organization in Hartlepool seeks a Support Worker to assist individuals with daily living tasks and provide social support. The role includes responsibilities such as helping with medication and managing finances, supporting people with learning disabilities and autism, and participating in various shifts. Previous experience is not required as full training will be provided. A DBS check is mandatory. This full-time role offers a competitive salary with various benefits including paid holiday and an employee assistance program.

Benefits

28 days paid holiday

Accredited training

Employer contributory pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

Life cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Must be over 18 years old.
• A DBS check for adults and children is required.
• Previous experience is desirable but not required; training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Assist people with daily living tasks including domestic services, social support, and personal care.
• Support individuals with varying levels of learning disabilities and Autism.
• Work across various shifts including mornings, evenings, nights, and weekends.

Skills

Good Communicator

Reliable

Caring

Flexible

Self Motivated

Job description

Overview

Support Worker. Hartlepool - Domiciliary care and Supported Living. Full Time available. Salary £12.21 per hour. Driver required with a full UK license preferred.

About the role

As a Domiciliary Support Worker you will assist people with daily living tasks which may include domestic services, social support, personal care, support with medication, meal preparation, and managing their finances. You will also support activities within their local community and must be happy in all weathers as many of the people we support lead active lives. This role is supporting individuals with varying levels of learning disabilities and Autism, and you would also be required to cover Sleep-ins. The role may comprise various shifts including mornings, evenings, nights, and weekends; sleepovers will include an allowance. Previous experience is desirable for this position, but training will be provided. Part of your training will include several shadow shifts with an experienced member of staff.

Responsibilities

• Assist people with daily living tasks including domestic services, social support, personal care, support with medication, meal preparation, and managing finances.
• Support activities within the local community and be prepared to work in all weathers as many people lead active lives.
• Support individuals with varying levels of learning disabilities and Autism; cover Sleep-ins as required.
• Work across shifts including mornings, evenings, nights and weekends; sleepovers include an allowance.
• Participate in training and shadow shifts with an experienced staff member.

Qualifications and requirements

• Previous experience is desirable but not required; full training will be provided.
• Must be over 18 years old.
• A DBS check for adults and children is required.

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 knowledge and skills to deliver a first-rate job.
• An employer contributory pension scheme.
• Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours).
• £10,000 Life cover.
• A free Employee Assistance Programme (including 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.

Work values

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do: Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence. If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, you could be the person we are looking for:

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

Application notes

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.

Equality and inclusion

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 will be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.