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Support Worker
| Posting date: | 31 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £20,001.00 to £30,000.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £25,989 per annum (pro rata), £13.47 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 23 November 2025 |
| Location: | Darlington, DL1 5QT |
| Company: | Darlington Borough Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 287906 |
Summary
Please note Darlington Borough Council donand#39;t offer Certificate of Sponsorship.
We have 2 x 18.5 hours permanent posts and casual vacancies for Support Workers who are innovative, enthusiastic and have good communication skills to come and join our Learning Disability Provider Services teams at Short Term Breaks (Holicote) and Supported Living.
Our service supports people to access their local community by providing personal and practical assistance to people with a variety of needs, including behavioural and complex physical needs. Our main priority is to find people with the right attitude and behaviours to join the team and we will provide you with training for all the required work tasks, as well as the opportunity to shadow existing colleagues as part of your induction.
Above all we are looking for people who:
andbull; Want to be the best they can in the role and are committed to quality
andbull; Can provide excellent care and support to people accessing our services
andbull; Treat others with dignity and respect
andbull; Work well as part of a team
You can expect to receive regular supervision and appraisal, outstanding training and development opportunities. The duties are varied and no two days are the same. The role is extremely rewarding and you can make an important difference to the individuals you are supporting.
The service operates Saturday to Friday (24/7) based on a shift rota including weekends, Waking Night Support, sleep-ins, evening/night and Bank Holiday working.
The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as:
32 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time working)
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions
Generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemes
*Staff equality forums
*Access to a wide range of training, learning and development
*Physiotherapy service
*Confidential counselling service
*Great wellbeing offer
Cycle to Work Scheme
Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts
*Local and National retailer discounts
*Vivup employee benefit app and Lifestyle Savings
*Arriva Employee Travel Club
(All of the above are applicable to contracted hours, those marked with an asterisk (*) are available to casual staff)
For the full range of benefits we offer, please see our Why work for us internet page, which also includes our Total Reward Booklet and Employee Benefit Video.
https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/why-work-for-us/
Find out further information about us and what itandrsquo;s like to work for our great team by visiting the Jobs and Careers home page.
https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/
For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Role Profile and Person Specification.
General Information for Applicants:
For a further informal discussion and any queries around the role profile and jobs itself please contact the manager andnbsp;Louise Robinson, Home Manager (Holicote and Supported Living) on 01325 469707.andnbsp;andnbsp;
If you have any further questions regarding applying for this role or the questions and required fields within the application form, please contact the HR Support team on 01325 403217 or HR@darlington.gov.uk.
If you are experiencing problems with the NE Jobs website, such as logging in, saving pages, on account queries please fill out the form within the link below.
https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/contactus
All applicant email correspondence will come from donotreply@northeastjobs.org.uk and may be directed to your Junk folder depending on the settings of your email account. Please check both your email and Junk folder as all applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted.
You must ensure that anything submitted in your application is factually accurate. Plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own. Whilst we accept candidates may use AI tools within job applications; submissions must be truthful and relevant to your own experience.
andnbsp;
We are an equal opportunitiesand#39; employer. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. We aim to interview any applicant who declares a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job.
All posts require a satisfactory Enhanced DBS disclosure and Adults Barred List check.
General Information for Applicants:
All applicant email correspondence will come from donotreply@northeastjobs.org.uk and may be directed to your Junk folder depending on the settings of your email account. Please check both your email and Junk folder as all applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted.
If you are experiencing problems applying for this vacancy via North East Jobs, please contact the HR Team on 01325 405486 or HR@darlington.gov.uk , who will be happy to assist.
We have 2 x 18.5 hours permanent posts and casual vacancies for Support Workers who are innovative, enthusiastic and have good communication skills to come and join our Learning Disability Provider Services teams at Short Term Breaks (Holicote) and Supported Living.
Our service supports people to access their local community by providing personal and practical assistance to people with a variety of needs, including behavioural and complex physical needs. Our main priority is to find people with the right attitude and behaviours to join the team and we will provide you with training for all the required work tasks, as well as the opportunity to shadow existing colleagues as part of your induction.
Above all we are looking for people who:
andbull; Want to be the best they can in the role and are committed to quality
andbull; Can provide excellent care and support to people accessing our services
andbull; Treat others with dignity and respect
andbull; Work well as part of a team
You can expect to receive regular supervision and appraisal, outstanding training and development opportunities. The duties are varied and no two days are the same. The role is extremely rewarding and you can make an important difference to the individuals you are supporting.
The service operates Saturday to Friday (24/7) based on a shift rota including weekends, Waking Night Support, sleep-ins, evening/night and Bank Holiday working.
The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as:
32 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time working)
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions
Generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemes
*Staff equality forums
*Access to a wide range of training, learning and development
*Physiotherapy service
*Confidential counselling service
*Great wellbeing offer
Cycle to Work Scheme
Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts
*Local and National retailer discounts
*Vivup employee benefit app and Lifestyle Savings
*Arriva Employee Travel Club
(All of the above are applicable to contracted hours, those marked with an asterisk (*) are available to casual staff)
For the full range of benefits we offer, please see our Why work for us internet page, which also includes our Total Reward Booklet and Employee Benefit Video.
https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/why-work-for-us/
Find out further information about us and what itandrsquo;s like to work for our great team by visiting the Jobs and Careers home page.
https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/
For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Role Profile and Person Specification.
General Information for Applicants:
For a further informal discussion and any queries around the role profile and jobs itself please contact the manager andnbsp;Louise Robinson, Home Manager (Holicote and Supported Living) on 01325 469707.andnbsp;andnbsp;
If you have any further questions regarding applying for this role or the questions and required fields within the application form, please contact the HR Support team on 01325 403217 or HR@darlington.gov.uk.
If you are experiencing problems with the NE Jobs website, such as logging in, saving pages, on account queries please fill out the form within the link below.
https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/contactus
All applicant email correspondence will come from donotreply@northeastjobs.org.uk and may be directed to your Junk folder depending on the settings of your email account. Please check both your email and Junk folder as all applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted.
You must ensure that anything submitted in your application is factually accurate. Plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own. Whilst we accept candidates may use AI tools within job applications; submissions must be truthful and relevant to your own experience.
andnbsp;
We are an equal opportunitiesand#39; employer. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. We aim to interview any applicant who declares a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job.
All posts require a satisfactory Enhanced DBS disclosure and Adults Barred List check.
General Information for Applicants:
All applicant email correspondence will come from donotreply@northeastjobs.org.uk and may be directed to your Junk folder depending on the settings of your email account. Please check both your email and Junk folder as all applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted.
If you are experiencing problems applying for this vacancy via North East Jobs, please contact the HR Team on 01325 405486 or HR@darlington.gov.uk , who will be happy to assist.