Support Worker - Social Care
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 08 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £24,638 bob blwyddyn, pro rata |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Salary £24,638 (pro-rata) per annum and great benefits including Health Cash Plan |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 28 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Durham, DH1 1TW |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Home Group Limited |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 251235 |
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Support Worker
Durham,
Permanent, part time (18.75 hpw)
Salary £24,638 (pro-rata) per annum and great benefits including Health Cash Plan
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. You’ll make a big difference each day as you help our customers achieve their hopes and aspirations. Amazing we know
Typical day as our Support Worker
• 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.
• Working from the accommodation project to support with developing skills around tenancy management, social inclusion, financial wellbeing, physical and mental wellbeing and other daily living activities such as, making meals, shopping, budgeting. The aim is that the customer will move onto independent accommodation if they are able. this is done by developing bespoke support and risk plans with each customer.
• 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.
Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working for one of the Top Ten Great Places to Work in the UK!
You bring
• 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 vehicle insured for business purposes. The great news is that we’ll pay your mileage!
Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to external candidates for this role. This remains under regular review
Our team
You’ll join Rosie and our team at Sherwood House (Durham Mental Health Accommodation) we’re super passionate about what we do! We’re proud of achieving positive outcomes for our customers. We’re a supportive bunch to each other and like to get involved with the project working with the customers to maintain a lovely place to live and work.
We are lucky to be part of the Durham Mental Wellbeing Alliance where we have access to a number of services who can also provide support to our customers if we cannot. We have a mental health practice lead who is there to ensure our staff and customer wellbeing is kept at the forefront of what we do. They can help with bespoke training and learning around mental health or if we need a debrief or support at work
Job details
• Occasionally, there may be a requirement for you to work flexible hours to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers. We acknowledge that flexibility is a two-way street, therefore, should you require more flexibility yourself to maintain a good work/life balance, we will endeavour to accommodate your requests.
• You will agree your part time working pattern with your manager which will be during 9-5pm, Monday to Friday.
• Able to use technology to update support plans, complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues.
• You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.
A place where you belong
Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!
What’s in it for you?
• 34 days leave (including bank hols and a “me day” to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, and time off for volunteering too!
• Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.
• Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.
• We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
• Colleagues really matter to us, that’s why we’re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.
• Learn more about our benefits on our website.
Find out more
Click APPLY NOW to see our Support Worker Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out.
Finally, do let us know if there’s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process by making reasonable adjustments at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk .
Durham,
Permanent, part time (18.75 hpw)
Salary £24,638 (pro-rata) per annum and great benefits including Health Cash Plan
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. You’ll make a big difference each day as you help our customers achieve their hopes and aspirations. Amazing we know
Typical day as our Support Worker
• 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.
• Working from the accommodation project to support with developing skills around tenancy management, social inclusion, financial wellbeing, physical and mental wellbeing and other daily living activities such as, making meals, shopping, budgeting. The aim is that the customer will move onto independent accommodation if they are able. this is done by developing bespoke support and risk plans with each customer.
• 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.
Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working for one of the Top Ten Great Places to Work in the UK!
You bring
• 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 vehicle insured for business purposes. The great news is that we’ll pay your mileage!
Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to external candidates for this role. This remains under regular review
Our team
You’ll join Rosie and our team at Sherwood House (Durham Mental Health Accommodation) we’re super passionate about what we do! We’re proud of achieving positive outcomes for our customers. We’re a supportive bunch to each other and like to get involved with the project working with the customers to maintain a lovely place to live and work.
We are lucky to be part of the Durham Mental Wellbeing Alliance where we have access to a number of services who can also provide support to our customers if we cannot. We have a mental health practice lead who is there to ensure our staff and customer wellbeing is kept at the forefront of what we do. They can help with bespoke training and learning around mental health or if we need a debrief or support at work
Job details
• Occasionally, there may be a requirement for you to work flexible hours to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers. We acknowledge that flexibility is a two-way street, therefore, should you require more flexibility yourself to maintain a good work/life balance, we will endeavour to accommodate your requests.
• You will agree your part time working pattern with your manager which will be during 9-5pm, Monday to Friday.
• Able to use technology to update support plans, complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues.
• You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.
A place where you belong
Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!
What’s in it for you?
• 34 days leave (including bank hols and a “me day” to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, and time off for volunteering too!
• Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.
• Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.
• We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
• Colleagues really matter to us, that’s why we’re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.
• Learn more about our benefits on our website.
Find out more
Click APPLY NOW to see our Support Worker Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out.
Finally, do let us know if there’s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process by making reasonable adjustments at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk .
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