Job Title: Support Worker (241856)
Location: Darlington
Employment Type: Permanent, full-time (37.5 hpw)
Pay: £12 per hour (salary £23,464 per annum) and great benefits including Health Cash Plan
Home, a place where you belong
Want to be part of a team that really cares and empowers you to help change a customer’s life for the better? As our Support Worker, you’ll be at the heart of supporting our customers who have complex and mental health needs to develop their skills to live more independently in the community. You’ll make a big difference each day as you help our customers achieve their hopes and aspirations.
Typical Day as Our Support Worker:
* Assisting customers with practical, daily living tasks to develop their independence, helping them to achieve the goals, aspirations and outcomes documented in their support plans.
* Supporting customers with daily living activities such as making meals, shopping, budgeting, maintaining their tenancy, and moving onto independent accommodation if they are able.
* Carrying out risk assessments, support planning, goal setting, and regular reviews.
* Engaging in meaningful conversations with customers, allowing ample time to work together with colleagues.
You Bring:
* Passion to support our customers to live their best life, working together with an eye for detail.
* Experience of caring for others, whether in a professional capacity or personal experience.
* The ability to work on your own initiative, remain calm under pressure, and have a resilient approach.
* Recognize that every customer is different and adopt a flexible, personal approach to understand their needs.
* A vehicle insured for business purposes; we’ll pay your mileage!
Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to external candidates for this role. This remains under regular review.
Our Team:
You’ll join Kim and our Darlington STEP team, who are passionate about what we do!
Looking for a job where you really belong? Where you can be yourself and bring your unique skills and experience to deliver amazing things for our customers.
Job Details:
* Flexibility is key; occasional adjustments to start or finish times may be needed to meet customer needs.
* Rota working including weekends, possible waking nights, and sleep-ins depending on support packages.
* Able to use technology to update support plans, complete online learning, and collaborate with colleagues.
* An Enhanced DBS check is required, and we will cover the cost.
A Place Where You Belong:
Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here, supported by our internal diversity networks.
What’s in it for You?
* 34 days leave (including bank holidays and a “me day”), increasing to 39, with the option to buy 5 more days and time off for volunteering.
* Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum for dental, optical, prescriptions, and alternative therapies.
* Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays, and days out.
* Opportunities for career advancement and personal growth.
* Wellbeing support and tools when you need them.
Finally, please let us know if there’s anything we can do to help you shine in our process by making reasonable adjustments at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk.
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