Support Worker – Level 1
Horden, County Durham – (Ref: 13/1196)
Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hpw)
Salary £13,687 per annum
So who is Home Group?
We are the UK’s largest provider of care and support services and also one of the UK’s top housing providers. Many of our clients need more than a home and through our Stonham brand we work with almost 30,000 vulnerable people in over 500 supported housing, justice and health services each year.
One size doesn’t fit all, so our clients lead their support every step of the way and this is reflected in our client satisfaction rating of 95%, with 78% experiencing a positive move-on and tenancy sustainment of 75%.
About the role
We have a Support Worker – Level 1 vacancy available within our Easington Homestay service, you will work as part of a team to deliver support to our clients in their own homes around the Easington area.
Working with families and individuals you will provide person centred outreach support, assisting them with practical tasks to achieve their support plans and personal goals and encouraging independent living.
Who we’re looking for
With a genuine passion for working with people to make positive and lasting change, you will have good communication and inter-personal skills and the ability to motivate, encourage and support clients in developing daily living skills. Experience of working with people with learning disabilities and autism is desirable. And experience of delivering person centred support in Health and Social Care is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.
Any offer of employment will be subject to a DBS disclosure, costs of which will be met by Home Group Ltd.
Our values
At Home Group, we live by our values every day through our colleagues to provide a great service to our clients and customers. To be a success with us you’ll need to be
Accountable (Don’t pass the buck – own it!), Commercial (Spending wisely and working creatively), Caring (Looking after one another) and Energised (Having a positive, can-do approach)
What we’ll give you
Our ‘My home package’ includes competitive salaries, performance related pay, a contributory occupational money-purchase pension scheme with life assurance and long terms disability insurance, 25 days paid holiday a year - rising by 1 day per year up to 30 days, with the ability to purchase an extra 5 days, salary sacrifice schemes including cycle, car and childcare vouchers.
Closing Date: 24th March 2014