We are looking for a Community Support Worker to join our friendly and enthusiastic team in the North East (Gateshead). This is a part- time post of 12 hours per week. This includes a Wednesday afternoon, with the remaining hours open to discussion. The salary is £12.65 per hour.
We represent the communities we work in. These are diverse and inclusive, so are we.
Your role:
You’ll be supporting people to be more independent, to build local connections and friendships and improve their wellbeing. Every individual is unique, you’ll help them imagine what a good life looks like then you’ll work with them to make it happen.
Basically, you’ll be giving people the confidence, skills and support they need to live the life they want to lead.
You’ll be out and about meeting people in the community or their home.
Your experience:
* You don’t need a background in social care to join our team. Some of the best people who work for us include a decorator and a personal trainer.
* You’re interested in people’s lives and ambitious for them. Sometimes you’ll need to push people out of their comfort zone.
* You’re happy to work independently.
* You’ll learn everything else from colleagues and the training that we provide
* Generous annual leave allowance of 30 days per year plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time team members).
* Excellent training programme to reach your potential – even if that means you move on!
* Flexible working – we are all about supporting people to live the life they want to lead and that includes our teams.
* Pension Scheme with Life assurance of one year’s salary.
* Employee Assistance Programme – face to face counselling and a range of advice.
* We pay for your DBS (previously CRB) and Online Update
Your diverse and inclusive workplace:
Our vision is for a welcoming world that celebrates the skills and talents of everybody.
KeyRing is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community. KeyRing is also a disability confident committed employer. We encourage applications from our diverse communities to help us make this happen. We want you to feel at home, and be yourself, so we can benefit from your unique skills and talents.
Your application:
Now that we’ve inspired you to be part of the team, click Apply Now and complete your online application form.
You’ll need to create an account, so you can save your form and send it to us.
The application form is our way of getting to know you. You won’t need to do lots of preparation because you are the expert on you.
If there is anything we can do to make this process easier or more inclusive, then let us know. Email us at recruitment@keyring.org or call us on 020 3119 0969.
We are fair and unbiased; shortlisting is based only on the answers to the questions on our application form.
When we invite you to interview, you will tell us about your own experiences. We recommend that you take a look at our values to help you think about some of the things you’ve been involved in.
Please visit www.keyring.org to find out more about KeyRing.
The closing date is on the 11th of November 2025.
For more information about the role, please contact Kim Sanders on 07717894468.
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Company Overview
We are an adult social care provider inspiring people in England and Wales to build the life they want to live. People have so much potential. KeyRing support recognises and builds on this potential. People become peer supporters for each other, they build connections and they become valued members of their local community. The KeyRing approach is based on designing services around individuals and communities, their connections, their skills and their ambitions.
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