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SalaryApplicant MUST reside in Newcastle or Gateshead - Will be not be able to consider oversees applicants
LIFE by Be Caring is looking to recruit experienced Support Workers to join our Learning Disabilities team across Newcastle and Gateshead. As a Support Worker you will support our customers to live happy and fulfilled lives within their local communities.
Ensuring individual personal support needs are met through person-centred tailored support that promotes inclusion, independence and positive well-being.
We require Support Workers who have a real passion of delivering person centred support, a nurturing and kind individual who has the ability work effectively to help the individual to meet their full potential.
Female Support Workers Only.
Pay: £10.70 p/hr - £11.00 p/hr
We have various Learning DisabilitiesSupport Worker roles available:
Independent Support Living - Lemington (NE15) - driver licence holder (no car required but must be willing to drive customers vehicle)
Independent Support Living - Lobley Hill (NE9) - driver licence holder (no car required but must be willing to drive customers vehicle)
Shared Living Bungalows - Dinnington (NE13) - not required to be a driver but must be able to commute to NE13
Day shifts & waking night shifts
8-12 hour shifts
Some of our Support Worker roles require experience but not all - Please ask Andrea our friendly recruiter for more details.
Benefits
Fully funded DBS.
Paid induction training.
Training development: funded Level 2 and other accredited courses.
Holiday pay: annual leave accumulates with working hours.
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): free 24-hour helpline, advice and guidance for yourself and dependents.
Union membership (optional): through our partnership with the GMB.
Job Role
You do not need a degree or care qualifications to be a great Support Worker. If you have, a warm and welcoming smile then a role with Be Caring could be the right fit for you. As a Support Worker, you will be kind and compassionate building caring and supportive relationships with the individual you support and their families. At LIFE, we want everyone to reach their full potential. As a Support Worker, you will:
Be engaging, calm, and have a can-do attitude, learning and adapting with the individual you’re supporting
Be a great communicator, listening to the individual to understand their wants, needs, dreams and ambitions.
Have the individual’s best interests in everything you do, protecting their dignity
Be a motivator, encouraging and guiding the individual to take small but brave steps towards learning new skills, meeting new people and attending local community groups
Support the individual to become as independent as they can, making their own choices and decisions
Training
Paid induction training: classroom-based, includes shadowing and additional online modules.
Additional Learning Disabilities, autism and mental health training: provided to all new recruits - equipping you to meet the needs of our customers and enabling you to provide tailored, personalised support. Training delivered by our registered nurse Debs.
Training development: funded Level 2 and other accredited courses.
Job Type: Full-time, Part-time
Benefits:
Refer a Friend bonus
New starter bonus
Annual Bonus
Mileage 40p
Additional leave
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Union membership
