Location: Stanley, Durham
Job Type: Bank (Cover Annual/sick leave)
Pay:
- Weekday hourly: £15
- Weekend hourly: £16
- Sleep-in (per 10 hours): £100
- Bank Holiday: £30
Benefits:
- 5.6 weeks paid holiday (28 days)
- Full paid training provided
- 2 weeks sick pay
About the Role:
We are recruiting 1 full time Support Worker and 1 bank Support Worker to join a friendly and dedicated team supporting a woman to live independently in her own home. This is a rewarding role where you will build a consistent, trusting relationship and support her to enjoy everyday life, from music and trips out, to time at the seaside.
The role requires flexibility across a 7 day rota and confidence supporting self harm behaviours in a calm, person centred way. You will work within a clear support plan, alongside experienced colleagues, with full training and ongoing support provided.
If you are caring, reliable and looking for meaningful work where you can truly make a difference, we would love to hear from you.
Shift Patterns & Hours: 24/7 package
We are recruiting a bank Support Worker, with flexibility to cover annual leave and sickness as required.
- Day-time shifts : 08:00 - 21:00 (13 hours)
- 24 hour shifts: 08:00 - 08:00 (including sleep-in)
- Sleep-ins: 10 hours
- Flexibility to cover shifts when staff are unavailable
- Ability to cover maternity leave from July 2026
About the Client
- Female, aged 37, living alone and supported by staff.
- Has an acquired brain injury, Autism, ADHD, and suffers from anxiety. She is also registered blind.
- Displays self-harm behaviours.
- Fully mobile but requires guidance and prompts from staff.
- Full oral diet, but needs her food prepared and monitored indirectly due to a risk of choking.
- Limited communication
- Requires assistance with toileting, bathing, and grooming to maintain hygiene and dignity.
Role Responsibilities:
- Personal Care Assistance: Assist the client with daily personal care tasks such as toileting, bathing, dressing, and grooming to ensure hygiene and comfort.
- Meal Preparation and Supervision: Prepare meals according to the client's dietary needs and supervise during meals to prevent choking risks.
- Mobility Support: Provide guidance and support to the client as she moves around her home and community, considering her visual impairment.
- Medication Management: Ensure that the client receives her medications covertly as prescribed, integrated with her meals.
- Behaviour Management: Manage challenging behaviours such as self-harm and aggression in a compassionate and effective manner.
- Driving and Transportation: Drive the client in her own WAV for outings, appointments, and activities, ensuring her safety and engagement.
- Activity Planning and Engagement: Support the client in participating in her hobbies and interests, such as listening to music, watching musicals, and attending festivals, to enhance her quality of life.
- Health and Safety: Maintain a safe environment, promptly addressing any hazards or emergencies that may arise.
- Communication Support: Assist the client with her communication needs, recognising and adapting to her limited capacity for interaction.
- Emotional Support: Provide empathetic support and establish a therapeutic relationship, adapting interactions to the client’s needs and preferences.
Candidate Requirements:
- Must hold a full UK driving licence and be confident to drive the client's automatic vehicle (MG ZS Triumph ).
- Must be confident supporting individuals who display self harm behaviours and able to follow agreed support plans confidently, consistently and compassionately.
- Ability to communicate clearly in English and adapt communication styles to meet the client's needs.
- Experience in caring for individuals with ABI, Autism, ADHD, and anxiety is preferable.
- Empathetic, patient, and able to build a therapeutic relationship.
- Good sense of humour, especially appreciating comical humour, once familiar with the client.
Application Process:
Section 9(2)(b) of the Employment (Sex Discrimination) Act 2000 applies to this post. We wish to restrict this role to female applicants only using the Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) in S9(2)(b) of the Employment (Sex Discrimination) Act 2000. The job holder will be working under circumstances where female service users have a genuine occupational qualification and they may reasonably object to the job holder being of the opposite sex.
We invite interested candidates to apply. We are committed to inclusive and respectful recruitment. Shortlisted candidates may have an informal meeting with the client in a relaxed setting to ensure compatibility.
Note: We adhere to SAFE hiring practices, ensuring the welfare of vulnerable individuals. An enhanced criminal record check will be conducted.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £15.00-£30.00 per hour
Benefits:
Application question(s):
- Are you confident supporting an individual who displays self harm behaviours in line with a support plan?
- Have you previously been dismissed from a role in health and social care? (YES/NO)
- Will you be able to provide references for all of your previous care roles? (if not why not?)
- Please can you provide the best email to contact you on?
- Where do you currently live? (we cannot reveal the client's address but can provide you with the drive time )
- On being successful, are you okay with us contacting your references and sharing your details with the employer? (YES/NO)
- The client has specific needs related to ABI, Autism, ADHD, and anxiety. Do you have experience in supporting individuals with these conditions?
- Please indicate your current availability for shifts or placements across weekdays and weekends.
- Do you have flexibility to cover maternity leave from July 2026 with roughly 2-3 shifts p/week?
- Are you happy with a Bank contract (cover annual and sick leave)?
Experience:
- Living in the UK: 5 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- right to work full time in the UK without sponsorship (required)
- Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle (required)
Work Location: In person
