CareTech Harrogate, England, United Kingdom
Overview
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Location: North Yorkshire, Harrogate
Contract: Full Time • Permanent • Working hours per week: 37.50
Salary: £12.86 per hour
Closing Date: Friday 3 October 2025
CareTech Community Services established in 1993 has 250 services with continuous growth with new developments/services. CareTech Community Services is a national provider of support for people with complex and challenging behaviours associated with autism, learning disabilities, mental health illness and neurological conditions. We support people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and also in residential care. We are committed to providing the highest levels of care to our residents. To enable us to do this we need caring and dedicated professionals to deliver first class care. All applicants will be subject to satisfactory references and all employees are checked against the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). CareTech are proud to announce they are a Disability Confident Leader.
We are unable to consider skilled or student visa applicants for this opening.
Role
Support Worker
Location: Harrogate, and Yorkshire. | Salary: £12.86 per hour | Contract: Full Time / Permanent
CareTech is a person-centred care company that provides quality care to adults. We enable young people and adults with complex needs to make their own life choices and to develop confidence and independence to live, learn, thrive, and engage, building a better future. We refer to this as Extraordinary Days, Every Day.
Being a support worker is rewarding but also hard and challenging at times. You will watch and support individuals to help them live independently and thrive. No two days are the same; you will face and overcome challenges, but the rewards are priceless.
Support Worker Skills & Experience
* Experience in a caring environment
* Experience of working with adults with autism
* Experience of working with adults with learning disabilities
* Able to work unsociable hours, weekends, and bank holidays
* Excellent communication skills, allowing you to engage & interact with our service users
* Ability to keep calm under pressure
* Confidence to work alone and also be part of a team (family)
* Passionate about making a positive difference in someone else’s life
* Excellent writing skills
Values
* Friendly
* Positive
* Empowering
* Person Centre d
* Innovative
Rewards & Benefits
* £500 Recommend A Friend Bonus
* Blue Light Discount Card
* Industry Standard Benefits
* Ongoing learning & development programs
* Career Development/Progression
* Free DBS Check
* Free Employee Assistance Programme
* CareTech Foundation: the opportunity to apply for family and friends’ grants
What we do
We are a well-established, nationwide healthcare provider. Our homes are specialist mental health services and established, offering adults person-centred care. We carefully develop and adapt homes to meet the varying needs of adults with mental health needs. The services are carefully located within thriving communities, offering a variety of educational, recreational, and social activities. We provide a positive impact on the service experience of people with mental health difficulties who may be experiencing emotional distress. This primarily involves support using a person-centred approach. Our support workers measure outcomes specifically to an individual’s needs and evidence using our person-centred outcome-measuring tool. Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment; the disclosure expense will be met by the employer.
If you have not heard from us within 14 days, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. Please do not hesitate to apply for other suitable roles in the future.
T&C’s paid following the successful completion of a 6-month probationary period.
Harrogate - Support Worker [SYS-20499]
Job Description
Support_Worker_Job_Description_4_2_1_1_.pdf
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Contract
Job function
* Other
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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