Female Support Worker
South Sheilds
Relief positions available
£12.21 per hour
Real Life Options we treat our staff with the same respect, care and consideration that we show the people we support. We deliver a creative, dynamic, person-centred, and enablement approach for them to live a fulfilling life, promoting independence, individuality and meet their personal goals and outcomes.
We are looking to recruit a dedicated Support Worker to join our team and help provide support within our respite service in South Shields.
The Role
At Bisley Drive we support guests within a 7 bedroom respite short break service for adults with learning disabilities.
We are looking for individuals who are experienced in delivering support.
Support provided:
1. Tending to all aspects of daily living including personal care
2. Domestic Household Support
3. Support with budget and finances
4. Social Support
5. Family Support
6. Medication Support
7. Liaison with Health Professionals and Social Care Professionals
8. In house/ out house activities
9. Staff ratio varies on needs of the guests in at any given time.
Enhanced DBS check will be required for this role
Benefits and Rewards
10. A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
11. Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job
12. An employer contributory pension scheme
In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits:
13. Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
14. £10,000 Life cover
15. A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
16. A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
17. Cycle to Work Scheme
18. A financial wellbeing scheme
19. Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
20. Recognition Initiatives
We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:
Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence
If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:
Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values – Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive
Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.
Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.