Employment Support Worker

1 week ago


Gateshead, Gateshead, United Kingdom Gateshead Council Full time

We're looking for an Employment Support Worker, Interested?
Do you want a role where you're recognised for what you do, given the opportunity to thrive and have the chance to be the best version of yourself? Are you looking for a new challenge in Adult Social Care? If so, please keep reading as you're just what we're looking for


We've got some exciting opportunities to join our brilliant team whose ambition is to deliver a high quality service to the people of Gateshead.

Interested in joining a great organisation with an employee offer and experience that rivals others, then this could be an opportunity you just don't want to miss.


About the role.


In this role, you will play a key part in the delivering the Enablement Activity Based Care Programme, which provides person-centred care following individual enablement plans, relating to individual vulnerable people with a wide range of complex care and behaviour support needs.

You will be supporting our Service Users to gain and sustain paid employment in their local communities. You will get to know the individuals and help support them to achieve their aspirations and paid employment goals.

Your work will be geared towards the individual's needs and aspirations -offering a high level of support to each service user, in accordance with their person-centred care and vocational profiling which you will help them develop.

You will be able to support the individual to gain new or improved work skills promote confidence and community engagement alongside encouraging new experiences.


You will assist in the planning, implementation, monitoring and regular reviewing of the Service Users journey to employment, by being actively involved with service user, carers, ABC Manger, ABC officers and a range of other key people involved the service users care and support.

You will be expected to complete administrative duties within the service ensuring records are maintained to a high standard.

You will deliver good quality, safe working practices and adhere to the quality assurance processes of the service, adhering to the established Quality Assurance Framework and best practice.


You will be expected to work in a flexible way to ensure that all work commitments are fulfilled, meeting the changing needs of the Service and Service User, to work flexible hours when required which may include early mornings, evening and weekends.

People really are our greatest asset at Gateshead Council, and we value every employee. We encourage our people to think differently, do the right thing and be innovative.

Please refer to the job profile for the full list of essential criteria.

A bit about Gateshead Council
Adult Social Care is on the frontline of tackling the inequalities in poverty and health that our community face.

Our Thrive Agenda aims to effectively address these issues and enable the members of our community to live thriving lives.


Working in Adult Social Care is not an easy job, however; there aren't many that are more fulfilling when you can see the impact that you are having on the lives of the members of our community who are in need of support.


We're truly committed to providing our customers with the highest quality of service and we need like-minded people who can help us deliver a high quality service.

We need people who want to make a difference, who are talented, possess the right knowledge and skills and who want the chance to demonstrate how good they are.


What's in it for you? Well, there's so much on offer and here's just a few of the highlights

  • You'll be paid a competitive salary £25,049 to £27,85
  • An excellent pension scheme
  • You'll have access to great health and wellbeing support, including discounted membership to GO Gateshead Leisure Services and ability to use our cycle to work scheme
  • You'll get 26 days annual leave per year and the chance to buy up to 10 additional holidays per year
  • Access to the BlueLight Card Scheme
  • We also have a corporate training offer so you will feel part of the service and strategy in no time.
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