Female Support Worker

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£12.21 per hour

Full time

Shift patterns: 8am - 8.30pm and 3pm - 8.30pm. Double up shifts are available but this is flexible depending on the week and availability (10am-3pm or 10am-4pm)

Edmondsley, Durham Area DH7

Are you passionate and have a genuine desire to help others? We are looking for Support Workers to come and join our dedicated team to help individuals live an independent and fulfilling life.

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 individualized 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 and having experience in being able to use alternative ways of communicating.

Prada Willi, Autism, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Challenging behaviour. Durham service is a small supported living service in a rural setting, five miles from the city of Durham. Although it is very rural, it has some transport links into the town.

For non-drivers, the service can be accessed via bus routes, 56, X78 and 3 from 7am Monday to Friday, and 9am Saturday and Sunday, therefore day staff would need to ensure they would be able to arrive on time for an 8am start.

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. 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.

Having your own transport would be an advantage due to the location being very rural. 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 counseling, 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)

If you can circle six or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:
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 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.

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