Support Worker (Maternity Cover)

TN United Kingdom; Newcastle-under-Lyme; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A well-established nationwide healthcare provider seeks a dedicated Support Worker for maternity cover in Newcastle-under-Lyme. This role is vital in delivering person-centred care to adults with complex needs, ensuring they can make their own life choices. The position offers a rewarding experience, where no two days are the same, and you will face challenges that lead to priceless rewards. Join a team that values empowerment, positivity, and a friendly atmosphere, while also providing career progression and comprehensive training programs.

Benefits

£500 Recommend A Friend Bonus

Blue Light Card

Company Standard Benefits

Free Employee Assistance Programme

Career progression within the company

Qualifications

• Experience in a care environment, especially with self-injury.
• Good communication, writing, and listening skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support service users in the local community.
• Help individuals to live independently and thrive.

Skills

Experience in a Care Environment

Good communication skills

Calm Nature

Confidence to work alone

Passionate about making a difference

Mental Health experience

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10.05.2025

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Job Description:

Support Worker (Maternity Cover)

Location- Newcastle-under-Lyme

Salary - £12.36

CareTech is a person-centred care company that provides quality care to adults. We enable young people and adults with complex needs to make their own life choices and to develop confidence and independence to live, learn, thrive, and engage, building a better future.

We refer to this as Extraordinary Days, Every Day.

Being a support worker is very rewarding but also hard and challenging at times. Support workers need to be able to understand that not every day is going to be sunshine and smiles. Being able to watch and support the individuals at Beecroft makes those hard days a lot easier. Seeing people be able to live independently and thrive in life is a reward in itself. No two days are the same; you will face and overcome many challenges, but the rewards are priceless.

• Experience in a Care Environment, including self-injury
• Good communication, writing, and listening skills
• Calm Nature
• Confidence to work alone and also be part of a team (family)
• Support our Service Users in the Local Community
• Passionate about making a difference
• Good Sense of Humour
• Maybe experience preferred but not essential
• Mental Health experience

Values

• Friendly
• Positive
• Empowering
• Person Centred
• *£500 Recommend A Friend Bonus
• *Blue Light Card
• Company Standard Benefits
• Full induction programme to Care Certificate Standards
• Dedicated learning & development programmes
• Free Employee Assistance Programme
• Career progression within the company
• CareTech Foundation: Opportunity to apply for family and friend’s grants

What we do!

We are a well-established, nationwide healthcare provider. Our homes are specialist mental health services and established, offering adults person-centred care. We carefully develop and adapt homes to meet the varying needs of adults with mental health needs. The services are carefully located within thriving communities, offering a variety of educational, recreational, and social activities.

We provide a positive impact on the service experience of people with mental health difficulties who may be experiencing emotional distress. This primarily involves support using a person-centred approach. Our support workers measure outcomes specifically to an individual’s needs and evidence using our person-centred outcome-measuring tool.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment; the disclosure expense will be met by the employer.

If you have not heard from us within 14 days, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. Please do not hesitate to apply for other suitable roles in the future.

*T&C’s paid following the successful completion of a 6-month probationary period

Newcastle-under-Lyme - Support Worker (Maternity Cover) [SYS-17941]