Support Worker

Wallsend, Tyne And Wear
Home Group
Support Worker Newcastle upon Tyne and Tyneside Permanent, Full time (37.5 hpw) Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm flexibility for needs of the customers if needed Pay £10.90 per hour (£21,314 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. Amazing we know! 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. Customer group – people aged 55 years and above. Helping customers with daily living activities such as budgeting and maintaining their tenancy. Carrying out risk assessments, support planning, goal setting and regular reviews. Cuppas, chats and catch ups. There s no rushing from one customer to the next here! Plenty of time to work together with colleagues too. Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You ll do that here, working for a Top 10 Great Place to Work in the UK! You bring Passion to support our customers to live their best life, working together with an eye for detail Experience of caring for others, you may have worked in care before or have experience of caring for others such as family members or children The ability to work on your own initiative, remain calm under pressure and have a resilient approach Recognise every customer is different and you re able to adopt a flexible, personal approach, listening to customers to understand their needs To get from A to B, you ll need a vehicle insured for business purposes. The great news is that we ll pay your mileage! Our team You ll join Susan and our Older People team, we re super passionate about what we do! We re really proud of the way our different services work together to support all our teams. We re a supportive bunch and like to support each other through Teams and catch ups in each other s schemes. Job details Working Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Able to use technology to update support plans, complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues. You ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that. 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, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. ! What s in it for you? 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30), the option to buy 5 more, a me day (to take off for whatever you fancy) and time off for volunteering too! Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more. Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us. We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us! Colleagues really matters to us, that s why we re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them. Learn more about our benefits on our website. Find out more Click APPLY NOW to see our , us and for . Sometimes we close a job early, so don t delay or you might miss out. Finally, do let us know if there s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process at