Support Worker
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Update day: 07-05-2024
Location: Barnard Castle North East
Category: Consulting / Customer Service IT - Software
Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management Staffing Recruiting Hospital & Health Care
Position: Entry level
Job type: Full-time
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Support WorkersLocation: Barnard Castle, County Durham
Salary: £8.91 per hour plus excellent benefits
Contract: Permanent, Full Time, Part Time and Bank Positions
Hours:35 Hours, extra hours available
Would you like to finish work each day knowing that you have made a difference?
At Oaklea we work in partnership with the individuals we support (our customers). We strive to support people within the framework of the seven keys to Citizenship; Love, Freedom, Life, Purpose, Help, Money and Home.
Every employee wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Oaklea, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and advocate.
You’ll make new friends and feel inspired to reach your potential. We will ask a lot of you - but you’ll get back so much more. With us, it is never ’just a job’.
In return for your hard work and passion, we can give you real meaning and purpose in your work.
Support Workers / Lifestyle Co-ordinators - About The Role
We are currently looking for experienced support workers to work in a customer’s own home alongside family members.
Excellent values, communication, organisation and paperwork skill are important as is an energy for the role as it is a busy, activity driven environment. You will also be expected to cover shifts in other supported living schemes with in the locality.
Your role will involve administering medication when trained, completion of Covid-19 cleaning rota, supporting customers on various activities, bowling, swimming, cycling, shopping and personal care. You will be working closely with the customers family, so professionalism is a must.
Supporting someone with their daily life is not a 9-5 job. You will need to be able to work across a range of different days and shift patterns including sleep ins and waking night support. We realise that your quality time is important too, so your rota is prepared well in advance - Got a request, something special going on? Your manager will certainly try to help you meet it.
Support Workers / Lifestyle Co-ordinators- What We Need from You:
Values, enthusiasm, energy and vigour essential in order to improve the quality of life of the individual adopting a PBS (Positive Behaviour Support) approach.
You do not need to have experience but it is essential that you share our values. As long as you have a positive attitude and want to improve the lives of those with a learning disability, we will support you with progression opportunities throughout your career with us.
An Enhanced DBS will be required for each successful candidate (Paid for by Oaklea, T&Cs apply)
A Clean Driving Licence Is Essential For This Role.
If you would like to be a part of a caring and supportive organisation that puts the customer at the centre of all we do, we would love to hear from you.
Support Workers / Lifestyle Co-ordinators - Benefits
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.
- 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing with long service.
- Service-related sick pay when 6-month probation is completed
- Pension contributions into NEST Scheme on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings
- Private Health Care scheme funded by Oaklea.
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
- Award scheme and recognition at every 5 years
- Access to foundation and bespoke training and development
Closing Date 28th June 2021
No agencies please
Deadline: 21-06-2024
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