Support Worker - Adult Supported Living

Swanton Care and Community; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive living service in Gateshead is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to assist individuals in a community setting. The role involves providing emotional and practical support to help clients achieve their personal goals. Candidates should be enthusiastic, compassionate, and able to work as part of a team. Benefits include funded qualifications, long service awards, and an employee benefits app. This position offers 36 hours of work per week, and candidates must embrace a values-driven approach in their work.

Benefits

Refer a friend scheme

Long service awards

Employee benefits app

Cycle to work scheme

Pension scheme

Funded qualifications

Career pathways

Trained mental health first aiders

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting people with learning disabilities and/or complex care is preferred.
• Ability to complete a range of records and documents.
• Enthusiastic and committed attitude in supporting others.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical assistance and emotional support to individuals.
• Promote health, well-being and respect individuality.
• Perform general housekeeping duties including personal care if necessary.

Skills

Compassion

Enthusiasm

Responsibility

Job description

About The Role

We are recruiting Support Workers/Carers in Seaham, near Sunderland to support people to live in and be part of the local community within a supported living environment. Our services help people get out into the community and make the most of their time in their own homes.

Whilst fully embracing the company ethos, support workers provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they want to live.

Support is required 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Job title: Support Worker

Hours: 36 hours per week

Location: Gateshead

Shifts: Days, evenings, nights, weekends

WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP

The role

• Provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans.
• Promote the health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs of the people we support and ensure they are met in an inclusive way.
• General housekeeping duties that can include shopping, domestic duties as well as elements of personal care.
• As part of the role, you will need to be able to complete a range of records and documents.
• Each person we support has 1 to 1 support.
• Lone working and team-working.

About you

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people in a way which respects their dignity?

Experience of supporting people with learning disabilities and/or complex care is preferred but all training will be provided.

Here at Swanton Care, we are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, which underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.

Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy

What we can offer:

Refer a friend scheme

We know that you will know fantastic people who will make a great contribution; you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made *.

Above and beyond

We recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high‑street shops and other surprises!

Long service awards

We recognise your contribution to the team and celebrate long service.

Employee benefits app

Stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.

Cycle to work

You can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme.

Pension

We will auto‑enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme.

Life cover

You will be entitled to the death‑in‑service benefit.

Funded qualifications

Earn whilst you learn! We aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton *.

Career pathways

We invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!

Swanton Educates

We have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development.

Trained mental health first aiders

Available to support you when you need someone to talk to.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Free confidential access to a 24‑hour assistance programme for counselling, advice and support.

Employee Voice

We hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us.

*subject to eligibility & criteria

About The Service

Our supported living services in the North currently consist of 13 individual homes, which are occupied as solo tenancies or dual tenancies. Our services are currently situated in Gateshead, South Tyneside, Durham and Middlesbrough.