Female Support Worker
Posting date: | 26 October 2024 |
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Salary: | £11.44 to £11.44 per hour |
Hours: | Full time |
Closing date: | 23 November 2024 |
Location: | Durham, DH7 6GA |
Company: | Real Life Options |
Job type: | Permanent |
Job reference: | ORG3708-LC1177541EdmFSW |
Summary
£11.44 per hour - Edmondsley, Durham Area DH7
Are you are passionate and have a genuine desire to help others?
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.
Real Life Options is a registered charity currently going through a period of growth, and we are continuing to search for permanent contracted Support Workers who really want to make an impact on the lives of the people we support.
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.
Permanent Contracted hours: Each shift will be 11.5 hours Min 23 hours per week
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:
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.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme