Relief Support Worker

Real Life Options Group; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization in Tees Valley is seeking a Relief Support Worker to assist individuals with daily living tasks, supporting those with learning disabilities and Autism. You'll be part of a dedicated team enhancing lives, with shifts including mornings, evenings, and sleepovers. Benefits include 28 days paid holiday, accredited training, and a contributory pension scheme. Enthusiasm and the right values are essential for this rewarding role.

Benefits

28 days of paid holiday

Accredited training

Employer contributory pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

£10,000 Life cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Must be over 18 years old.
• A DBS for both adult and children will be required.
• Previous experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist people with daily living tasks including personal care.
• Support with medication and meal preparation.
• Participate in local community activities.

Skills

Good Communicator

Caring

Reliable

Flexible

Passionate

Job description

Relief Support Worker

Hartlepool - Domiciliary care and Supported Living

Relief hours available

Salary £12.21 per hour

Driver required with a full UK license preferred.

Are you passionate and have a genuine desire to help others and are looking for a rewarding career?

If so, come join our dedicated team and help support individuals live an independent and fulfilling life. We are looking for people to join our team in Hartlepool, where you will have the opportunity to enhance and really make a difference in people’s lives. We deliver creative, dynamic and person centred services providing a range of individualised support to people living in a Supported living services, in their own homes and out in the community.

About the role

As a Domiciliary Support Worker you will assist people with daily living tasks which may include, domestic services, social support, personal care, support with medication, meal preparation, and managing their finances.

You will also support with activities within their local community and must be happy in all weathers as many of the people we support lead active lives.

This role is supporting individuals with varying levels of learning disabilities and Autism, you would also be required to cover Sleep-in’s.

The role may comprise various shifts including mornings, evenings, nights, and weekends, sleepovers will include an allowance.

Previous experience is desirable for this position, but don’t let that put you off, if you have the right enthusiasm and a can-do attitude, we want to hear from you, as full training will be provided. You will be expected to work in Part of your training will include several shadow shifts with an experienced member of staff.

Must be over 18 years old,

A DBS for both adult and children will be required for this role.

Benefits and Rewards

• minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
• Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job
• An employer contributory pension scheme

In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits

• Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
• £10,000 Life cover
• A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
• A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• A financial wellbeing scheme
• Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
• Recognition Initiatives

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:

Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence

If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:

Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values – Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive

Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.