Family Support Worker

2 weeks ago


Durham, Durham, United Kingdom Major Healthcare Full time
Family Support Workers in Durham wanted for immediate start

Why join the Major Healthcare family?
Major Healthcare Newcastle, a rapidly growing division of Major Recruitment (est are a national leading health and social care agency specialising in the provision of professional temporary and permanent staff.


We enable you to use your experience in a wide variety of settings across the North East supporting those who are most vulnerable, while maintaining the flexibility of working in line with your availability.


As a Family Support Worker you will be expected to deliver a high standard of support across various settings; supported by a team of Social Care professionals, empower service users to maintain as much independence as possible, and ensure all daily living activities are met to the highest standard of person centred care.


Main duties include:

  • Working as part of a team of Family Support Workers to deliver excellent standards of personcentred care
  • Develop positive relationships with other professionals, clients, and most importantly; the service users
  • Act professionally and responsibly on shift, alongside the management team of the services
  • Carry out all practical duties as required by services, ensuring customers are treated with respect and dignity
  • Report any concerns to management within the service

Person Specification:

  • 612 months worth of paid experience alongside qualifications within the social care sector preferably
  • Be reliable and professional
  • Experience in working with challenging behaviours
  • Preferably hold a current, transferable DBS (registered on the update service)
  • Approach employment as a Family Support Workers in a 'handson' way and be willing to work as team
  • Preferably hold a clear driving licence, with access to a vehicle (or willing to travel via public transport)

What can Major Healthcare offer you?

  • Flexible hours to fit in with your lifestyle and commitments
  • Holiday accrual
  • Discounts for various high street retailers and supermarkets, via our staff app
  • Free training/refresher training
  • Opportunities for career progression
Major Recruitment act as an Employment Agency for permanent roles and an Employment Business for temporary opportunities

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract, Zero hours contract

Contract length:
months

Pay:
£15.50-£16.50 per hour

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Employee discount
  • Referral programme
  • Store discount

Schedule:

  • 10 hour shift
  • 12 hour shift
  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Holidays
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Overtime
  • Weekend availability

Experience:

- working with children: 1 year (required)

Work Location:
In person

Reference ID:
EM1
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