Support Worker

3 months ago


South Shields, United Kingdom Ashdown Care Full time

**Make a difference in the world**

**Looking after a female service user**

Do you want to help people with **ASD and ADHD** experience life to the fullest and gain a real sense of accomplishment at the end of each day, by knowing you have made a real difference to the life of the people we support?

We recognise that our staff are our greatest asset. We have worked long and hard with all our staff teams to create a set of values that all our staff are committed to, which involves being passionate, committed, respectful to each other and being willing to reflect and continuously learn and improve. Our existing teams are simply the best in the North East, and they want people aligning with Ashdown’s values to join them.

Come and work with highly motivated teams, and efficient, knowledgeable, and approachable managers. You will be supported with your physical, personal, and mental health challenges whilst being assigned interesting and challenging work to help you grow, develop, and live the best possible version of yourself. You will be respected, listened to, and recognised for your efforts.

Ashdown is a family run company with an excellent reputation, and we intend to maintain and strengthen this as we move forward into the future by only employing great staff. This is why we believe we are the best company in the North East to work for.

Contracted hours**:16 & 21 hours per week contracts available, plus 1 sleep in (£65 per night) **on a two week rolling rota with alternate weekends.

Wage**:£12.02 per hour**

The person who you will be supporting:

- The service user is a lovely young woman that likes to spend time at the farm and being hands-on.
- The service user loves trips into the community, going to local discos and clubs interacting with others.
- The service user also loves bowling.
- The service user enjoys going to the cinema.
- The service user requires lot of encouragement and support to fulfill her daily tasks by someone with a bubbly personality.
- Positive, enthusiastic with a great attitude.
- Outgoing and passionate about improving the service user’s quality of life.
- Knowledge of positive behaviour support.
- Proactive and motivated to look for new activities and experiences for the people we support.
- Someone who is open to learning new skills.
- Comfortable with personal care

Company perks:

- Paid mandatory and ongoing career development training.
- Genuine progression opportunities.
- Chances to spin our WOW-Wheel (spin the wheel to win prizes)
- Flexibility around family commitments.
- Refer-a-friend bonus
- Loyalty bonuses.

**Job Type**: Permanent

Pay: £12.02 per hour

Physical setting:

- Residential home

Shift:

- Day shift

Work Location: In person


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