Support Worker

Female Support Worker – Driver Required

£11.44 per hour – Elsdon Mews South Shields

Permanent Contracted Hours: Full Time 39 hours per week

UK Driving License: You must hold a valid UK driving license to be considered for this role.

Minimum Contract: This role has a minimum contract of 26 hours a week covering all shift patterns.

Real Life Options offers flexible employment opportunities. This role may include shift working, including evenings, sleepovers, nights, and weekends. Sleepovers will include an allowance.

A typical shift would be between the hours of 8am – 9pm. All shifts are a minimum of 13 hours, with at least 2 shifts per week.

We pride ourselves on providing the utmost support to our employees to enable them to support and fulfil the lives of others. We are looking for a Support Worker to join our team at Elsdon Mews.

About the Role

At Elsdon Mews, we support 6 adults with learning disabilities in their own home, providing the necessary support for them to live an independent and fulfilling life.

As a Support Worker, you will assist people with daily living tasks, which may include domestic services, social support, personal care, support with medication, and meal preparation.

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 undergoing a period of growth, and we are continuing to search for permanent contracted Support Workers who genuinely want to make an impact on the lives of the people we support.

Responsibilities

You must have the ability to follow detailed support plans to better enable the people we support.

Previous experience is desirable for this position, although full training will be provided.

A DBS check is required for this role.

Benefits and Rewards

• A minimum of 28 days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Accredited training providing you with the knowledge and skills to deliver a first-rate job
• An employer contributory pension scheme

In addition, you will 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 ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do: Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence.

If you can identify with 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 is 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 create a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation, and harassment, where all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition, or an 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.

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