Support Worker
Darlington
Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hpw)
Earn £12.60 per hour (£24,638 per annum)
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Home, a place where you belong
Come and be part of a team that really cares and empowers you to change lives, where you’ll help our customers with complex mental health needs build confidence and independence.
What sets us apart from other housing providers is the time you’ll have to build real relationships, the support of a caring team, and our investment in you. If you’re passionate about making a difference, resilient, and able to work flexibly with a person-centred approach, we’d love to hear from you.
What’s in it for you?
• 34 days leave, pro-rated (including bank holidays and a “me day”)
• Paid time off for volunteering
• Matching Pension contributions (up to 7%, with life assurance of 3x Basic Salary)
• Save up to £1140 yearly with our health cash plan, covering dental, optical, and therapies
• Career path with development and an excellent training package
• Excellent benefits and rewards including supermarket discounts and travel expenses
Colleagues really matter to us, that’s why we’re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing
Typical day as our Support Worker
• Support customers with mental health and/or complex needs, with daily living tasks, building independence and achieving goals in support plans.
• Assist with meals, shopping, budgeting, tenancy, and moving towards independent living.
• Complete risk assessments, support planning, goal setting, and reviews.
• Time for chats, relationship building, and teamwork, no rushing between customers.
You’ll go home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better, here, working for one of the Top Ten Great Places to Work in the UK!
You bring
• Passion to support our customers to live their best life.
• Experience caring for others (through work, family, or personal life).
• The ability to work independently, stay calm under pressure, and remain resilient.
• A flexible, person-centred approach, recognising every customer is unique.
Our team
Join Kim and our passionate Darlington STEP team, a supportive bunch who love what we do! If you’re looking for a place where you truly belong, bring your unique skills and experience to make a real difference for our customers.
Job details
• Occasionally our customers' needs mean your start and finish times may change. Where we ask you to be flexible, we will always try to reciprocate
• Rota-based working including sleep ins / weekends or waking nights
• Confident using technology for plans, training, and collaboration
• 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. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!
Find out more
Click APPLY NOW to see our Support Worker Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out. You can even learn more about our benefits on our website.
Finally, do let us know if there’s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process by making reasonable adjustments at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk