Support Workers – ISL – Gateshead – NE11 in Gateshead, United Kingdom

Applicants must live in the UK.

This service is in Gateshead (NE11) and for this role we are recruiting Support Workers (female preferred).

Our in-house Learning Disabilities Trainer will ensure you have the competencies and specialist learning disabilities training for your role.

• Pay: £12.00 p/hr

• Working on shifts, paid from start to finish.

• Working 2-1 with the person.

• Mileage – 40p per mile

• UK driving license required (no vehicle required)

• Bonus schemes*: up to £300 new starter, £300 Refer a Friend, £250 annual bonus. £25 birthday gift voucher

As a Learning Disabilities Support Worker, you will be based in Gateshead, supporting a non-verbal and very active man who loves a walk in the park and caring for his pet chickens and rabbits. He loves interacting with his support team and is very sociable when supported by prompts and visual aids. He enjoys playing games and visiting clubs together when assisted with his mobility.

LIFE by Be Caring is looking to recruit experienced Support Workers to join our Independent Supported Living (ISL) service in the Gateshead (NE11) area of Newcastle. As a Learning Disabilities Support Worker, you will be part of an integral team providing tailored person-centered care to our tenants which is both meaningful and wellbeing focused.

Join our team of Learning Disabilities Support Workers. We offer various shift patterns, including:

• 2 Part-time Roles

• 1 Full-time Role

• Weekend work undertaken on a rota basis

• 14-hour shifts (8am-10pm) + sleep-in hours – Full 24hr shifts

Benefits

• Fully funded DBS.

• Paid induction training.

• Training development: funded Level 2 and other accredited courses.

• Holiday pay: annual leave accumulates with working hours.

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): free 24-hour helpline, advice and guidance for yourself and dependents.

• Union membership (optional): through our partnership with the GMB.

Job Role

You do not need a degree or care qualifications to be a great Support Worker. If you have, a warm and welcoming smile then a role with Be Caring could be the right fit for you. As a Support Worker, you will be kind and compassionate building caring and supportive relationships with the individual you support and their families. At LIFE, we want everyone to reach their full potential. As a Support Worker, you will:

• Be engaging, calm, and have a can-do attitude, learning and adapting with the individual you’re supporting

• Be a great communicator, listening to the individual to understand their wants, needs, dreams and ambitions.

• Have the individual’s best interests in everything you do, protecting their dignity

• Be a motivator, encouraging and guiding the individual to take small but brave steps towards learning new skills, meeting new people and attending local community groups

• Support the individual to become as independent as they can, making their own choices and decisions

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Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Refer a Friend bonus

• New starter bonus

• Annual Bonus

• Mileage 40p

• Additional leave

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Union membership

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)