Female Waking Nights Support Worker

Female Waking Nights Support Worker

Employer: ap-centras s.r.o.

Location: Edmondsley, Durham Area - DH7

Pay: £12.21 per hour

Hours: Full Time Waking Nights - 39 hours per week

Are you passionate and have a genuine desire to help others?

Real Life Options is a registered charity currently going through a period of growth, and we are continuing to search for permanent contracted Support Workers who really want to make an impact on the lives of the people we support.

We deliver creative, dynamic and person-centred services providing a range of individualised support to people living in shared supported living properties and individual tenancies.

The service consists of four tenants, three of which have autism. Ideal candidates would have experience supporting adults with complex physical health needs as well having experience in being able to use alternative ways of communicating.

Prada Willi, Autism, Diabetes, Epilepsy and Challenging behaviour

Supporting individuals in all areas of daily life activities whilst promoting choice and independence. Activities can include personal care, finances, cooking, meal preparation, shopping and cleaning.

You will encourage and maintain full active participation in the community and enjoying activities ivities can include walking in quieter/remote locations, drives out to the coast, arts and crafts, shopping, cinema, bowling, baking, watching films and listening to music.

25 hours per week. 12.5 hour waking night shifts across the week and weekend.

An enhanced DBS for both adults and children will be required for this role.

• A minimum of 28 days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
• Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job
• An employer contributory pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
• £10,000 Life cover
• A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
• A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• A financial wellbeing scheme
• Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do. Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence.

• Honest
• Good Communicator
• Strong Values
• Flexible
• Passionate
• Self Motivated
• Reliable
• Caring
• Inclusive

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or an individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.