We are an employee-owned supported living organisation who specialise in providing bespoke packages of support to people with learning disabilities and complex needs who wish to live in the community in their own home. We support adults & young people with learning disabilities, Autism, physical disabilities and support with and positively respond to people’s behaviours.
We are looking for Support Workers to work in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North-East, UK.
We are looking for staff to support a young lady with a brain injury and moving and handling needs, who requires help with day to day living but is very independent and wants to be assisted to promote her own independence as much as possible. She likes to go shopping, out to eat, cinema, walks in nature, getting hair, make up and nails done. She needs proactive staff who will be creative and think of different activities and who have good empathy and communication skills. Experience of brain injury is useful but not essential.
This role will involve weekends, evenings & nights
We have a Full Time (40 hours per week) and a Part-Time (18 hours per week) position available.
£15.78 per hour & £101.68 - 127.10 for sleep-ins, average annual salary of £35,260+ (based on full-time hours)
Staff Benefits Include -
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Friend referral scheme with cash bonus payable
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£500 when youcomplete 6 months of service (pro-rata)
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Enhanced rates of pay for bank holidays
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Extra day of holiday after 5 years of service
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Monthly prize draw giveaway of avoucher to the value of £25
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Become a partner to our employee-owned trust after 1 year of service + be eligible for annual bonuses
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Sick pay scheme + Smart Health wellbeing services
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Funded social events for team building and staff engagement
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Holiday pay includes an average of sleep shifts and overtime
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Progression opportunities available
If you would like more information or an application pack, please contact us through our website
