Support Worker

Adult Social Care; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Tees Valley is seeking a Female Support Worker to enhance the quality of life for individuals in a residential service. Responsibilities include assisting with personal care, teaching life skills, and encouraging social activities. The ideal candidate should hold a full UK driving licence and have experience in Positive Behaviour Support. The role offers enhanced pay for evenings and weekends and comprehensive training opportunities, making it an excellent career choice for compassionate individuals.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Access to cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence.
• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans.
• Experience working with individuals needing enhanced support.

Responsibilities

• Help individuals gain independence in daily life.
• Teach new life skills and assist with personal care.
• Encourage socialising and community access.

Skills

Resilience

Flexibility

Composure

Job description

Overview

Female Support Worker – Middlesbrough – £12.22 ph. Female Only Role. Typical shifts are: 3 nights per week for week 1 and 4 nights per week for week 2.

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What We Offer

• Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Wagestream – enabling you to draw upon up to 40% of your pay as it is earned
• Funded Blue Light Card – hundreds of discounts at high street retailers
• 24/7/365 doctor line for colleagues and their families
• Access to cash plans for colleagues and their families
• Enhanced retirement leave
• Long service awards

About the Role

We’re on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands-on Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support. As a Support Worker you’ll help people gain more independence in their daily lives, working within a dynamic team to support a fantastic group of people in a residential service in Middlesbrough. You’ll be enhancing lives by teaching new life skills, assisting with personal care, encouraging access to local communities, socialising and doing activities. One day you could be out with the people we support in local venues; another day you could be unwinding with them playing games, watching films or going to the cinema.

This is an amazing role for someone looking to make a difference to someone’s life and to help them grow in confidence and independence so they meet their goals, whether this be cooking dinner or going on holiday.

We’re interested in Support Workers who hold a full UK driving licence, are resilient, flexible and composed, have experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice, and have experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviours of distress, mental health conditions, autism, forensic histories and people who have experienced trauma.

Requirements

• Full UK driving licence

• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice

• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support (including behaviours of distress, mental health conditions, autism, forensic histories and trauma)

• Resilient, flexible and composed approach

Why Choose Us

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You. If you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we provide the skills and development opportunities to build a great career. We offer excellent training from induction through to progression, with sector-leading career opportunities and job security in a leading organisation.

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.

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