Support Worker - Female Driver

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Female Support Worker to join our team at our Supported Living Service for adults with Learning Disabilities in Lemington Rise, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15.

It is essential that you hold a full UK Driving Licence for these positions.

This Temporary (Maternity Cover) vacancy is for 37.5hrs (Days) - due to end 01/01/2028

• £13.12 per Hour
• Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
• Work for a multi award-winning Charity that invests all it profits right back into the people we support, our workforce and our local communities
• Managed by supportive leaders
• 28 Days annual leave inclusive of statutory bank holidays (for full time, part time is worked out on a pro-rata basis)
• Pension Scheme
• No uniform - we wear our casual clothes
• Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
• We will pay for your DBS
• Guaranteed & Contracted Hours
• Spend your whole shift with the person you support, making the biggest impact on their lives
• Shopping Discounts Scheme
• Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities
• Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme
• Financial Hardship Fund
• Investment in your wellbeing

Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities. We transform lives by delivering high-quality, person-centred support that fosters independence and empowerment.

Our charity was founded in 1988 and we were one of the pioneers of the ‘Care in the Community’ agenda, enabling people to move out of long-stay institutions and live more fulfilling lives.

Since then, we’ve remained leaders in social care, providing bespoke support to thousands across the UK. Today, we support more than 2,600 people and employ 6,600 caring and committed colleagues across England and Scotland.

We have a proud history of breaking boundaries and are always looking for new ways to make a positive difference through bold ideas, innovative projects and impactful partnerships.

• There are 2 people living in the bungalow at Southfork, we are very different and have different needs, we are 30-60 in age.
• We will need support with physical assistance and support when we go out and about. We have different challenges in our lives which include health and learning disabilities. We have a staff team who are all trained in our specific needs and are familiar with us.

• We all enjoy different activities, including films, bowling, discos, music events, friendship clubs, seeing family, pub lunches.
• Other interests we have are watching horror films, the soaps, listening to music, visiting museums, baking and some of us like to go on day trips.
• We would not enjoy spending time with people who are bossy, in a hurry or very noisy as it would tend to make a few of us upset.

• There are always at least three staff on day shift and two on night shift.
• We like our staff to work 8am to 22pm and 8am to 8pm and 8.30 to 9.30pm, Nights 8pm to 8am and 10pm to 8am. We also have a waking night shift.

In order to support us to have the Best Life Possible our team have specialist training in Positive behaviour support, Total communication, autism and learning disabilities and PEJ trained

Naturally it is important too that you share our company values - We Include;
We Deliver;
We Aspire;
We Respect;
We Enable, which are at the heart of everything we do and ensure that we deliver high quality, consistent care and support. People's values are important to use, so we look for people with:

• Patience
• Empathy, compassion and sensitivity to others
• A strong work ethic
• Reliability
• Honesty
• Determination
• A problem solver
• Resilience

If you are interested in learning more…