Job Title: Support Worker (241707)
Location: Cedar House, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Employment Type: Permanent, full time (37.5 hpw), on a 3 week rolling rota, including early starts and late finishes.
Pay: £12 per hour (£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 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 achieve the goals and outcomes documented in their support plans.
* Working with adult females who have experienced or are at risk of homelessness or rough sleeping.
* Helping customers with daily living activities such as making meals, shopping, budgeting, maintaining their tenancy, and moving onto independent accommodation.
* Carrying out risk assessments, support planning, goal setting, and regular reviews.
* Providing companionship through casual chats and catch-ups.
Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers' lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working for one of the Top Ten Great Places to Work in the UK!
You Bring:
* Passion to support our customers to live their best life, with an eye for detail.
* Experience of caring for others, whether in a professional or personal capacity.
* The ability to work on your own initiative, remain calm under pressure, and have a resilient approach.
* Flexibility in approach, recognizing that every customer is different and listening to their needs.
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 Fintan, Tracy, Sonia, and our incomparable Cedar House team. We’re super passionate about what we do and proud of our track record in providing housing and support to the most vulnerable members of our community. We’re a supportive bunch and like to look after each other like family.
You will also benefit from support by our unique Clinical Team, which includes Mental Health Practice leads and Occupational Therapists, helping us create a psychologically informed environment.
Job Details:
* Flexibility is key; adapting your start or finishing times may be necessary to meet customer needs.
* Working on a rota with the earliest start of 7am and the latest finish of 8:30pm, with plenty of days off in between.
* Able to use technology for creating and updating support plans, completing online learning, and collaborating with colleagues.
* An Enhanced DBS check is required and will be paid for by us.
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. Our internal diversity networks support us all to be our best.
What’s in it for You?
* 34 days annual leave (including bank holidays and a “me day”), increasing to 39 with the option to buy 5 more 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 more.
* Opportunities for career growth and development.
* Support for colleague wellbeing, recognized as the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing.
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