Support Worker

Exemplar Health Care; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 15,911 - 22,661; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Support Worker for Laurel Place in Bishop Auckland. You will support adults with complex care needs and ensure their wellbeing.

The role offers flexibility with full-time or part-time hours, competitive pay, and numerous benefits, including career development opportunities and access to wages before payday.

If you're caring, compassionate, and want to join a supportive team, apply now to make a difference in people's lives.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in care is valued but not essential.
• Able to support individuals with personal care and daily activities.
• Willing to undertake training and supervision programs.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with personal care.
• Assist individuals during meal times.
• Understand individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Encourage participation in social activities.
• Promote choice and dignity.

Skills

Caring and compassionate

Strong communication skills

Ability to defuse challenging situations

Positive attitude

Job description

£14.21 per hour (increasing to £14.31 per hour on completion of Exemplar care certificate)

Care home: Laurel Place

Location: Gudmensen Avenue, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6RG

Contract type: Permanent - full time or part time 12 hour shifts: 8am to 8pm and 8pm to 8am. Candidates must be flexible for days and night shifts or night shifts only.

Rate: £14.21 per hour (increasing to £14.31 per hour on completion of Exemplar care certificate)

Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as a Support Worker at Laurel Place care home in Bishop Auckland.

As a Support Worker, you’ll support adults living with complex care needs to live their best lives.

About Exemplar Health Care

Laurel Place is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

Laurel Place supports adults living with complex needs, such as acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

Our Support Workers support people to live their best lives, whatever that looks like to them.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day‑to‑day responsibilities will include:

supporting people with their personal care

assisting people at meal times

understanding individual health and wellbeing needs

encouraging and supporting people to take part in social activities, both in and out of the home

promoting choice, dignity, independence and respect

completing and maintaining care records.

We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren’t essential for this role.

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our Exemplar Health Care values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

What we expect of you

You’re also:

caring, kind, understanding and calm

able to deal with, and defuse, challenging situations

energetic and outgoing, with a positive, can‑do attitude

a great listener and communicator.

You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do.

If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects

access to wages before payday

retail and lifestyle discounts

free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility.

Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.