Support Worker

1 week ago


Durham, Durham, United Kingdom TribePost Full time

Working hours will include:
days, nights and weekends - examples of support sessions are: (8am pm/ 8.00am-3.00pm/ 3.00pm pm/ 9.30pm - 8.00am).

Benefits - We Are Offering:


As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people's lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.


  • 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing with long service.
- £500 cash incentive for joining Oaklea (paid on completion of 6 months probationary period)

  • Pension
  • DBS funded by Oaklea
  • Private Health Care scheme funded by Oaklea.
  • Free access to 24/7 employee assistance programme for advice and support
  • Leisure and online discounts
  • Employee rewards and awards
  • Annual leave increasing with length of service
  • Access to foundation and bespoke training and development

We are looking for friendly, caring and enthusiastic people to join our team of Support Workers in Ferryhill, County Durham.

About Us:
Here at Oaklea we pride ourselves in providing high quality personalised care and support to adults with Learning Disabilities.

We have supported disabled and disadvantaged people to discover their potential and lead a fulfilling, independent life for almost 30 years.


Support Workers / Lifestyle Co-ordinators - About the Role:
Oaklea's Supported Living Project in Ferryhill, provides care and support to people with learning disabilities.


In your role, you will support customers with a wide variety of needs and aspirations and work with our organisational values as we strive to encourage independence.

Working hours will include days, evenings and weekends. Sleep-in shifts are also part of the working week.

Your responsibilities will be:

  • Enjoy variety within your role and have a flexible approach to working.
  • Be proactive in your role and enjoy accessing the community with people you support.


You will be required to support male adults in their home who require support with personal care, meal preparation, accessing their local community and support with their hobbies and appointments.


Support Workers / Lifestyle Co-ordinators - What We Need from You:
A valid driving license is essential for this role?


Person Centred Values are essential in order to improve the quality of life of vulnerable adults in delivering a PBS approach to the role.

The role would involve administering medication when trained, completion of covid cleaning rota, supporting customers on various activities, bowling, swimming, cycling and shopping.

Being a good communicator is essential as well as being organised, motivated, able to multi task.


Come and join a team on a new adventure of supported living with people of differing abilities and complex health needs, who love being active and are looking for new ways to be involved in their community and have fun.

You will be required to work closely with a small team.


If you would like to be a part of a caring and supportive organisation that puts the customer at the centre of all we do, we would love to hear from you,
click on 'APPLY' today forwarding a recent copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.

**No agencies please
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