Female Support Worker

We are looking for Support Workers to come and join our dedicated team to help individuals live an independent and fulfilling life.

You will be supporting adults and children with learning disabilities and autism in and around the Durham area. The role involves; supporting adults/children in their own homes with cooking and cleaning, going out into the community for social events and leisure activities, such as; cinema trips, music events and shopping, and encouraging people to maintain full active participation in the community.

The role

We deliver creative, dynamic and person-centred services providing a range of individualised support to people living in shared supported living properties and individual tenancies.

Are you are passionate and have a genuine desire to help others?, Having your own transport would be an advantage due to the location being very rural.

Previous experience is desirable for this position although full training will be provided.

An enhanced DBS is required for this role., Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values - Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive, Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

Permanent Contracted hours: Each shift will be 11.5 hours Min 23 hours per week

£11.44 per hour

Benefits and Rewards

A 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