Supported Living Worker (CQC)

Supported Living Worker - CQC Accommodation Based

Wrekenton- Gateshead

Permanent 37.5 hours a week

Pay £12.00 per hour (£23,464 per annum) and great benefits including Health Cash Plan 

Home, a place where you belong  

Want to be part of a team that really cares and empowers you to help change a customer’s life for the better? As our Supported Living Worker, you’ll be at the heart of supporting our customers who have complex needs to develop their skills to live more independently in the community, you’ll make a big difference each day as you help our customers achieve their hopes and aspirations. Amazing we know!  

Typical day as our Supported Living Worker  

Assisting customers with practical, daily living tasks to develop their independence, helping them to achieve the goals, aspirations and outcomes documented in their support plans. 
Helping customers with daily living activities such as making meals, shopping, budgeting, maintaining their tenancy and moving onto independent accommodation if they are able. 
Support to attend appointments, take part in hobbies and interests or attend college or work
Supporting customers with their personal care and medication needs outlined in their support plan
Carrying out risk assessments, support planning, goal setting and regular reviews. 
Cuppas, chats and catch ups. There’s no rushing from one customer to the next here! Plenty of time to work together with colleagues too.      

Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working for one of the top ten Great Place to Work in the UK! 

You have 

A Level 2 Health and Social Care Certificate or are prepared to work towards it!
Passion to support our customers to live their best life, working together with an eye for detail   
Experience of caring for others, you may have worked in care before or have experience of caring for others such as family members or children  
Experience of working on own initiative, remaining calm under pressure and having a resilient approach 
A flexible, personal approach, listening to customers to understand their needs, recognising every customer is different 

Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to external candidates for this role.  This remains under regular review 

Our team  

You’ll join Brooke and our Whitley court team, we’re super passionate about what we do! We’re really proud of our new build at Whitley court and the service we provide!   We’re a supportive bunch and like to not only support our customers daily but provide lots of fun where we can.    

Job details  

Flexible working hours (or we’re open to agreeing a work pattern with you) 
Where we’re flexible with you, we do need to meet the needs of our customers. That may mean adapting your start or finishing times on occasion. 
Although you will lone work to support customers, you'll also work as a team daily, we do get together regularly (in the daytime) for training and team meetings. 
Able to use technology to update support plans, complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues. 
You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.  

A place where you belong 

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. !  

What’s in it for you? 

34 days leave (including bank hols and a “me day” to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too! 
Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more. 
Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car?  Save money with us.  
We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us! 
Colleagues really matters to us, that’s why we’re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.  
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