Female Support Worker (Northumberland)

Female Support Worker (Bedlington area, Northumberland)

Coquet Trust Gateshead, United Kingdom Operations

Company Description

Coquet Trust are a registered charity set up in 1995 to provide support to people with learning disabilities and Autism, to enable them to live as independently as possible, where support is driven by the choice of the individual.

We are grounded by our values of Committed, Reliable, Inspirational, Trustworthy and Inclusive, and expect all our employees to reflect these in their everyday actions, ensuring that the people we support live a full and meaningful life where they are listened to and valued.

We have grown steadily ever since our foundation and now provide support to over 150 people and work with four local authority areas in the North East of England.

Position

The role of our Northumberland Support Workers:

As a resilient, experienced individual with the patience and dedication for providing care, this is your opportunity to make a real difference to people\’s lives where you have the influence to make no two working days the same. Our expectation at Coquet Trust is that you are committed to providing the highest possible standards of support to individuals, by keeping their needs and choices at the heart of your every action, and by encouraging them:

• To undertake Positive Risk Taking through Active Support and Positive Behaviour Support.
• To become active members of their local and wider communities, assisting toward paid employment or volunteering and generally making friendships.
• By enabling the people we support in all aspects of their daily lives including; cooking, cleaning, shopping, budgeting and paying bills.
• By supporting individuals to discover new interests, reach personal goals like travelling to new places and going on holiday.
• By working proactively with their families and friends to build positive relationships.
• By helping individuals to engage in a different hobby or leisure activity.

As well as providing physical and emotional support, depending on the role you may be needed to provide personal care, assist with taking or administering medication and support individuals with specific healthcare needs.

Requirements

Experience our Support Workers need:

• Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder.
• PROACT SCIPr-UK training.
• Autism and Learning Disability awareness.
• Personality Disorder.
• Epilepsy.
• Eating and Swallowing difficulties.
• Innate ability to be compassionate and patient.
• Commitment to person-centred care and empowering individuals through Active Support.
• Previous experience with supporting individuals with complex needs, for example; epilepsy, mental health conditions, learning and physical disabilities.
• A clear written and verbal communication technique, along with basic IT skills and numerical ability.
• A full UK driving licence is preferred.

Other Information

• Competitive hourly rate of £12.60.
• Expected hours: 16 – 37 per week.
• Schedule: day shift, night shift, Monday to Friday, weekend availability.
• One location is short days with shifts at other locations to make up hours.
• 5.6 weeks annual leave (incl. bank holidays).
• A supportive culture that puts people at its heart.
• A values-based approach that celebrates individuality.
• Paid training, upskilling and career development opportunities.
• Apprenticeships: earn whilst gaining experience and a funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care.
• Contract work – a fixed role with guaranteed hours – full time and part time available.
• Workplace locations serviced by public transport links.
• Long service cash awards.
• Early salary draw down system.
• Referral programme.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Company pension.
• We want lifelong partners in our organisation to come on the journey with Coquet Trust.

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