Support Worker - Social Care

Home Group Limited; North East; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization is seeking a Support Worker to assist customers with complex mental health needs in developing skills for independent living. This full-time role offers competitive salary and benefits, including paid leave, training opportunities, and the chance to make a real difference in people's lives. Candidates should have a passion for helping others and the ability to work flexibly. Join a team that cares about you and your growth.

Benefits

34 days leave, pro-rated

Paid time off for volunteering

Matching pension contributions

Health cash plan benefits

Career development opportunities

Supermarket discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a care role or caring for others.
• Ability to work independently and remain calm under pressure.
• Adaptable approach to meet individual customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with daily living tasks to develop their independence.
• Help customers with tenancy management and budgeting.
• Carry out risk assessments and support planning.

Skills

Passion for supporting customers

Experience in caring for others

Calm under pressure

Flexible personal approach

Valid driving licence

Job description

Support Worker

Salary £24,638 per annum

Fixed Term, 12 months - Full Time (37.5 hpw)

Sedgefield Mental Health Supported Accommodation, West Cornforth

We can’t offer a CoS for this role

Home, a place where you belong

Want to be part of a team that really cares and empowers you to help change a customer’s life for the better? As our Support Worker, you’ll be at the heart of supporting our customers who have complex mental health needs to develop their skills to live more independently in the community. You’ll make a big difference each day as you help our customers achieve their hopes and aspirations. Amazing we know!

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave, pro-rated (including bank holidays and a “me day”)
• Paid time off for volunteering
• MatchingPension contributions (up to 7%, with life assurance of 3x Basic Salary)
• Save up to £1140 yearly with our health cash plan, covering dental, optical, and therapies
• Career path with development and an excellent training package
• Excellent benefits and rewards including supermarket discounts and travel expenses

What you’ll do

• Assisting customers with practical, daily living tasks to develop their independence, helping them to achieve the goals, aspirations and outcomes documented in their support plans.
• Customer group - mental health, supporting people to get to a place with tenancy management where they are able to move on to independent living.
• Helping customers with daily living activities such as making meals, shopping, budgeting, maintaining their tenancy and moving onto independent accommodation if they are able.
• Carrying out risk assessments, support planning, goal setting and regular reviews.
• Cuppas, chats and catch ups. There’s no rushing from one customer to the next here! Plenty of time to work together with colleagues too.

Why join us

This is more than a job, it’s a place where you feel valued. You get great training, support from friendly colleagues and a chance to make a real difference every day. Be part of one of the UK’s top 10 Great Places to Work!

You have

• Passion to support our customers to live their best life, working together with an eye for detail
• Experience of caring for others, you may have worked in care before or have experience of caring for others such as family members or children
• The ability to work on your own initiative, remain calm under pressure and have a resilient approach
• Recognise every customer is different and you’re able to adopt a flexible, personal approach, listening to customers to understand their needs
• To get from A to B, you’ll need a valid driving licence and a vehicle insured for business purposes. The great news is that we’ll pay your mileage!

The practical bits

• Working on a rota - 37.5 hours over 7 days per week
• Working pattern 08:00-16:00 / 12:00-20:00 / 13:15-21:15 (concierge covers the waking nights)
• Occasionally our customers' needs mean your start and finish times may change. Where we ask you to be flexible, we will always try to reciprocate
• Confident using technology for plans, online learning and teamwork
• You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.

Find out more

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