Lead Support Worker
Pay £13.21 per hour (£25,838 per annum)
Permanent, Full time (37.5 hpw)
County Durham
We cant offer a CoS for this role
Home, a place where you belong
Join a supportive and compassionate team where your expertise is valued, and your wellbeing matters. Youll help customers with complex mental health needs build skills for independent living. As part of our Central Resource Team, youll provide cover across services to ensure customers always receive the best support. Every day, youll make a real difference in helping them achieve their goals.
What youll do
Create and develop support plans with customers and coordinate the support worker team.
Support individuals with complex needs and vulnerabilities. From homelessness, substance misuse, complex mental health and social isolation.
Assist with daily living activities: cooking, shopping, budgeting, tenancy upkeep and moving to independence.
Carrying out risk assessments, set goals and complete regular reviews.Assist with ending and setting up tenancies for our accommodations
Provide person-centred, compassionate support without rushing.
Why join us
This is more than a job, its a place where you feel valued. You get great training, support from friendly colleagues and a chance to make a real difference every day. Be part of one of the UKs top 10 Great Places to Work!
You have
Passion for helping customers live their best lives, with a collaborative and detail-focused approach
Experience creating person-centred support plans and coordinating referrals
Ability to work independently, stay calm under pressure, and show resilience
A vehicle insured for business use (mileage paid)
Stronger together
We do our best work when were ourselves. Thats why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help makeHome Group a great place to work !
The practical bits
37.5 hours per week on a rota, including evenings, weekends, and occasional waking nights.
Travel across County Durham (Brandon, Consett, West Cornforth, Durham) and one service in Sunderland.
Occasionally our customers' needs mean your start and finish times may change. Where we ask you to be flexible, we will always try to reciprocate
Confident using technology for support plans, learning, and collaboration.
Enhanced DBS required (well cover the cost).
Whats in it for you?
34 days leave, (including bank holidays and a me day)
Paid time off for volunteering
Matching?Pension contributions (up to 7%, with life assurance of 3x Basic Salary)
Save up to £1140 yearly with our health cash plan, covering dental, optical, and therapies
Career path with development and an excellent training package
Excellent benefits and rewards including supermarket discounts and travel expenses
Find out more
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