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Support Worker

Creative Support Ltd
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Bishop Auckland, Durham DL133QF, England

Salary

£25,000 - £30,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Creative Support is seeking confident and resilient Support Workers for their Lunedale Road supported living team, offering a salary of £10.50 per hour.
  • Candidates should have experience working with individuals with learning disabilities, mental health needs, and Autism, although experience is not essential.
  • The role involves providing person-centred support to service users in a 1-1 basis and requires a clean manual driving license.
  • Support Workers will work within a 24-hour rota pattern, which may include waking night support, and will receive a one-off bonus of £100 after a successful probation period.
  • Creative Support is committed to diversity and encourages applications from all backgrounds, while only accepting applications from candidates eligible to work in the UK.

Do you like a challenge? If so we are looking for Support Workers who are confident, outgoing, fun and resilient to join our Lunedale Road supported living team. The service users at Lunedale Road are looking for support staff who can cook, enjoy arts and crafts and who don’t mind being outdoors whatever the weather! The service users require staff who are able to adapt quickly and think on their feet to provide person-centred support.

The service users at Lunedale Road have a learning disability; mental health needs; Autism and/or some behaviour that challenge, experience is advantageous but not essential. The Service is provided in 3 bungalows to 5 adults aged between 18 and 72 years of age on a 1-1 basis; 3 clients require 2-1 support when out in the community.

A clean manual driving licence is essential alongside a willingness to drive service users’ cars.

You will have skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the people we support. You will have the confidence to be able to work within a positive behaviour support framework, to accept responsibility and to develop as a skilled practitioner. You must be able to follow agreed guidelines and to work positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team ethos.

This post is to cover a 24hr rota pattern, which may include waking night support, as part of a friendly, motivated team.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

  • A one-off bonus of £100 upon successful completion of the 4-month probationary period
  • Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave
  • Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
  • Free employee support programme
  • All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out-of-hours teams
  • Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma
  • Choice of weekly or monthly pay

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures

We can only accept fully completed applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK, we do not accept CV’s as a form of application – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme

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