Support Worker

Peripatetic Support Worker

Morpeth and Blyth, Northumberland

Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hpw) or Part Time (flexible)

Salary £21,314 pa, £10.90 per hour if casual working, sleep in rate of £50 per shift and great benefits

**Making a real difference. That’s when it hits home**

Do you love caring for vulnerable people and making a difference to their lives? Join our team of peripatetic support worker’s, which is what we call our flexible workforce here at Home Group.

We’re looking for new colleagues to join our team to work across our Northumberland services covering holidays, long term sickness and supporting services when need increases.

Are you tired of being rushed, having to travel from customer to customer during your shift? Do you want the chance to develop great relationships with your customers? If you’re looking for a company that really values and appreciates you, read on, we have the perfect job for you

You’ll spend time working in the below services, but don’t worryyou’ll have a pre-planned rota and set weekends off. We’ll cover your travel costs to and from the services from your nearest base and we work flexibly around your needs and location.
- Hallbank House, Hexham
- Edendale House, Blyth
- Northumberland STEP Service, South East and Central Northumberland
- Keele Drive, Cramlington
- CNTW Hospital Discharge Service, St Georges Park, Morpeth.

**About you**
- Confident caring for vulnerable adults, perhaps through work or private life.
- You’re energised and happy to get involved in supporting your customers to pursue their interests and hobbies and offering new opportunities and experiences they may enjoy.
- Strong communicator able to adapt your style and language to your audience
- **Have a transferrable Enhanced Check under the Disclosure and Barring Service, or ok with us getting one done for you**.
- If you’ve used Makaton, Pecs or other adapted communication tools (including a squeaky duck) that would be the cherry on the cake

**About our team**

Our teams all describe themselves as really friendly and approachable. In fact, when new members have joined us in the past, it’s been said that they felt welcomed from day one

We are proud to say that our entire management team (9 colleagues) all started as support workers in our services and have progressed through our ‘grow our own’ initiative.

**About the job**
- You’ll be the real lynchpin and support us when one the teams need a spare hand. You’ll spend full shift in either of services.
- In Morpeth you’ll be with colleagues working mix of day shifts and occasional sleep in shifts.
- In Blyth you’ll work on a 121 shift lone working basis.
- We are a living wage foundation accredited employer and pay a fair wage _not _the governments minimum wage
- We’re the 5th Great Place to work in the UK, and a Platinum Investors in People employer. We really look after our colleagues.
- You start with 25 days of leave and bank holidays, and you get volunteer and me days too
- You’ll have a full induction and we’ll support you through your care certificate if you don’t have that already. We also make sure you have full ongoing support of the wider team and will have the chance to develop your career through our “grow our own” programme.

**Be yourself at Home**

Home Group is committed to tackling prejudice and discrimination, not just for our customers, but for our colleagues too We’re super proud of our internal Diversity Networks and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) which support colleagues from different backgrounds to be their true selves. We recognise and celebrate our differences, together we make Home Group a great place to work

**More about this job**

**APPLY NOW** to learn more about this care job Download the Supported Worker job description, and find out more about Home Group. There’s some films that show you what it’s like to work here, and info about our benefits and rewards If you need help to apply, there’s templates to help you. Finally do let us know how we can help you shine in this process.

**Closing Date***: 20.Feb.23, 5:59:00 PM