Job Type: 1 Full Time role available- this role includes evening and weekend work, sleepover shifts and minimal waking night shifts if cover is required.
Working within a small scale supported living home.
Salary: 12.80 per hour.
Probation: 6 months.
“Embracing the good days, supporting the bad”
We are Care TaylorMade, an OUTSTANDING Supported Living Service in Darlington, providing support to adults with Learning Disabilities, Autism, Epilepsy and Complex Needs.
Due to expansion at our other services, we are looking to recruit a support worker with the right values, behaviours and passion to enhance the lives of the people we support to meet their individual daily care needs and achieve what is important to them however big or small this may be.
Above all we want someone reliable, to be a regular presence in and contribute to an Outstanding service, in a great work environment with a lovely bunch of people. As well as sharing our values -
- To provide safe and caring personalised support to our customers in their homes, community and in their day care environment.
- For our customers to receive a good service that is well led, effective and responsive to the needs of them and their families.
- To reduce the social isolation of our vulnerable customers, by providing personalised and stimulating activities throughout the week.
- Develop their skills and education through promotion of participation in training and courses appropriate to their individual career path and interests.
It is essential you are able to work evenings and weekends. You will be expected to lone work at times.
It is also essential that you have a full and clean driving licence and enjoy a varied working day.
Responsibilities and Duties
The duties are varied and may change from day to day as our customers are all individual and need to be treated as such, but generally you will be expected to provide support with daily living skills, personal care needs as well as support to their health and social wellbeing. This could include arts and crafts, swimming, musical evenings, gardening, baking, cooking, sports, shopping trips, health appointments and social occasions.
We welcome all of our staffs input into improving and changing the lives of the people we support, due to this we require someone who is genuinely interested in their role, in caring for others, developing new ways of working to meet outcomes and has the ability to work as part of a team in order to achieve this.
We expect all staff to understand the ever changing needs of our services, the people we support and their team members and so applications from supportive and understanding individuals who can place the needs of others above their own is welcomed.
Qualifications and Skills
We invite people to apply who have experience in this field, particularly experience in Autism, physical disabilities and working with none verbal individuals.
Please send us your Name, contact number and a brief personal statement or CV.
Job Types: We can alter our requirements (full or part time, permanent or casual work) should the right candidate apply.
Salary: £12.80
Interview to take place ASAP with an immediate start following this, subject to Adult First checks.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.80 per hour
Expected hours: 30.0 – 48.0 per week
Physical Setting:
Shift:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
Work days:
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
Application question(s):
- Can you work weekends and evenings
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
