Alan Shearer Centre – Recreation Assistant
Salary: £12.30 per hour
Hours of Work: 35 hours per week
Location: West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne
Closing Date: 1st May 2024
Please note, St Cuthbert’s Care reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications is received prior to the closing date.
We are looking to recruit a creative, friendly person with excellent customer service skills to join our small team at the Alan Shearer Activity Centre.
As a Recreation Assistant within the Alan Shearer Activity Centre, you will:
- Support individuals to access all areas of our specialist disability centre.
- Organise, plan and facilitate a diverse range of activities for adults and children.
- Encourage participation in meaningful activities for all age groups.
- Assist in the practical running of the centre.
- Undertake reception duties.
- Provide support in our café (food preparation/serving customers).
Why join St Cuthbert’s Care?
St Cuthbert’s Care is a values-based, registered social care charity, committed to enabling people to reach their personal potential.
The charity’s areas of work include nursing homes for older people, children in care and services for people with disabilities.
We are proud to be the first regional charity in the North East, delivering adult social care as part of our work, to be accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.
Further information on our work can be found in our Annual Review.
We offer our staff a range of additional benefits including:
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, including a day off for your birthday
- Ability to buy and sell annual leave
- Company sick pay scheme
- Staff savings scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Refer a friend scheme bonus of £1000
- Tech scheme
- Free staff counselling service
- Blue Light discount offering shopping discounts on thousands of stores
- Charity workers’ discount
- Free life assurance
If you would like to discuss your application further, please email recruitment@stcuthbertscare.org.uk
We are unable to employ candidates requiring international visa sponsorship.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £12.30 per hour
Expected hours: 35 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 01/05/2024