Title: Lead Support Worker (North Shields)

Location: North Shields, Tyne And Wear, North East, NE29 6RP, UK

Company: Home Group Limited

Lead Support Worker

Salary £27,500 / Earn £14.06 per hour plus 34 days leave (rising to 39) and health cash plan worth over £1140

Permanent, full time (37.5 hpw), Monday to Friday

Working across Wallsend, Forest Hall and North Shields properties

We cant offer a CoS for this role

Home, a place where you belong

Want to be part of a team that truly cares, not only about our customers, but about you too? Our colleagues tell us that working here feels different. Were brilliant at what we do, and we look after each other just as much as we support our customers. If youve ever felt like just a number in your current job, this could be the change youve been waiting for.

Youll help people with complex needs live more independently, where no two days are the same. One moment youre helping someone take a big step towards their goals, the next youre supporting them through lifes everyday ups and downs.

Whats 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

What youll do

• Lead support planning and coordinate our Support Workers to deliver person-centred support

• Balance support, safeguarding, admin and meetings while guiding colleagues and managing caseloads

• Support Customers with daily tasks like budgeting, cooking and attending appointments

• Work with multi-agency teams to safeguard and empower our customers

• Help customers build independence and prepare for their move-on into the community

Why join us

This is more than a job its a place where you feel valued. With our learning and development offer, and support from friendly colleagues, youll make a real difference every day!If youre ready to leave behind the ordinary, do something that really matters.Be part of one of the UKs top 10 Great Places to Work!

You have

• Passion and experience in supporting others ideally in a supported housing setting

• Experience assessing referrals and coordinating support

• Level 3 Diploma in Care or equivalent experience (or are willing to work towards it)

• The ability to work under your own initiative, remain calm under pressure and have a resilient approach

Stronger together

We do our best work when were ourselves. Thats why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help makeHome Group a great place to work!

The practical bits

• You will work Monday to Friday 9am till 5pm and once a month you will be on call on a weekend which you get back in TOIL

• You will work in the community supporting our young people in their homes which comprise of shared flats in Wallsend, Forest Hall and North Shields.

• We have a team meeting each morning before you start your day.

• As we are a registered Ofsted Service having an eye to detail and ensuring paperwork is of a high standard is essential

• You need an Enhanced with barring list (we pay)

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Support Coordinator Job Description,(what we call the role internally!)find out aboutus,forhelp to applyandour benefits.Roles can close early, so dont wait.

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