Lead Support Worker - Social Care
| Posting date: | 16 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,838 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Pay £13.21 per hour (£25,838 per annum) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 October 2025 |
| Location: | North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 6RP |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Home Group Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 251471 |
Summary
Lead Support Worker
Railway Terrace, North Shields
Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hpw), working rota
Pay £13.21 per hour (£25,838 per annum)
We can't sponsor you due to certificate limits. We review this regularly.
Home, a place where you belong
Join us at Home Group as a Support Coordinator, where you’ll make a real difference by helping vulnerable people rebuild their lives. You will have the freedom to shape your support and have the backing of a genuinely supportive team.
What’s in it for you?
• 34 days leave, pro-rated (including bank holidays and a “me day”)
• Paid time off for volunteering
• Matching Pension contributions (up to 7%, with life assurance of 3x Basic Salary)
• Save up to £1140 yearly with our health cash plan, covering dental, optical, and therapies
• Career path with development and an excellent training package
• Excellent benefits and rewards including supermarket discounts and travel expenses
Colleagues really matter to us, that’s why we’re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing.
Typical day as a Lead Support Worker
• Create customer support plans and coordinate Support Workers
• Assist with daily living (meals, shopping, budgeting, tenancy, moving to independence)
• Carry out risk assessments, planning, goal setting and reviews
• Build relationships through regular chats and collaboration with colleagues
You’ll go home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better, here, working for one of the top ten Great Place to Work in the UK!
About you
• Passionate about supporting customers to live their best life, with attention to detail
• Experienced in creating person-centred support plans, guiding colleagues, and coordinating referrals
• Able to work independently, stay calm under pressure, and show resilience
• Confident using technology for plans, online learning and teamwork
• You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that
• Occasionally our customers' needs mean your start and finish times may change. Where we ask you to be flexible, we will always try to reciprocate
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!
Find out more
Click APPLY NOW to see our Lead Support Worker Job Description (known internally as Support Coordinator), find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out. You can even learn more about our benefits on our website.
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
Railway Terrace, North Shields
Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hpw), working rota
Pay £13.21 per hour (£25,838 per annum)
We can't sponsor you due to certificate limits. We review this regularly.
Home, a place where you belong
Join us at Home Group as a Support Coordinator, where you’ll make a real difference by helping vulnerable people rebuild their lives. You will have the freedom to shape your support and have the backing of a genuinely supportive team.
What’s in it for you?
• 34 days leave, pro-rated (including bank holidays and a “me day”)
• Paid time off for volunteering
• Matching Pension contributions (up to 7%, with life assurance of 3x Basic Salary)
• Save up to £1140 yearly with our health cash plan, covering dental, optical, and therapies
• Career path with development and an excellent training package
• Excellent benefits and rewards including supermarket discounts and travel expenses
Colleagues really matter to us, that’s why we’re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing.
Typical day as a Lead Support Worker
• Create customer support plans and coordinate Support Workers
• Assist with daily living (meals, shopping, budgeting, tenancy, moving to independence)
• Carry out risk assessments, planning, goal setting and reviews
• Build relationships through regular chats and collaboration with colleagues
You’ll go home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better, here, working for one of the top ten Great Place to Work in the UK!
About you
• Passionate about supporting customers to live their best life, with attention to detail
• Experienced in creating person-centred support plans, guiding colleagues, and coordinating referrals
• Able to work independently, stay calm under pressure, and show resilience
• Confident using technology for plans, online learning and teamwork
• You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that
• Occasionally our customers' needs mean your start and finish times may change. Where we ask you to be flexible, we will always try to reciprocate
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!
Find out more
Click APPLY NOW to see our Lead Support Worker Job Description (known internally as Support Coordinator), find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out. You can even learn more about our benefits on our website.
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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