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Support Worker

Salary: £17,413 pa fte plus £62.64 sleep-in payment

Reference: 0901/20

Closing date: 05 February

Based: Service user homes in Newcastle/Cramlington

Hours: Full and part time over a 7 day rota

We are a values based charity who is passionate about the people we support. We are seeking to recruit Support Workers to work in our independent supported living homes throughout Newcastle/Cramlington for adults with learning disabilities.

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values, behaviours and attitudes that can ensure our Charity values are at the heart of everything we do. These are a commitment to quality and providing excellence: showing dignity and respect and treating people we support with compassion as well as having trust and respect for work colleagues

As a Support Worker, you will need to have a flexible approach, together with the ability to help develop people’s social engagement and practical living skills.

Full and part time hours are available over a 7 day rota basis including days/weekends/sleep in duties to meet the needs of the service.

We offer a pleasant and supportive working environment and an excellent range of benefits including a competitive salary, 33 days holiday, contributory pension scheme, free life insurance and a free confidential staff support service.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

For more information about this post, please download a job description.

Apply for this job

To apply for this vacancy, please either complete our online application form or send us your CV along with contact details and the reference to this role by emailing recruitment@stcuthbertscare.org.uk.

If you have not heard within 3 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful.

We offer training, qualifications, variety and progression within the charity

I love my job so much that I came back from retirement to continue in the role. Not many people can say they look forward to coming to work, but I really do.
Jean McKinnon, Support Worker
Independent Supported Living