Job Summary
Working Pattern:
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Advert Start Date:
14/11/2018
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 30/11/2018 11:59
Hours per week:
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Job Category:
Admin / Secretarial / Customer Services
Employment Location:
Sunderland
Further Information
Sunderland Care and Support Ltd
Support Worker
Post Ref: SW
£8.82 per hour
Sunderland Care and Support is a Sunderland City Council owned trading company supporting a wide range of vulnerable people across the City of Sunderland.
We are seeking to recruit Support Workers to support people who have a Learning Disability, Autism, Behaviour that Challenges and Mental Health needs in one of our Supported Living Services.
As a Support Worker, working as part of a team, you will be required to provide and promote person-centred care and support, enabling individuals to make choices and have control over their daily life.
We are looking to recruit people who are able to work a variety of shift patterns, including weekends, evenings and Public Holidays.
Suitable applicants should be able to treat people with kindness, dignity, empathy and respect and possess good communication and interpersonal skills.
Experience is not always necessary, your attitude and values are more important.
We are seeking to offer Permanent Contracts of 37 hours, 32 hours and 16 hours per week.
We will also offer, after the successful completion of the company’s six month probationary period, opportunities to work additional hours, through our Permanent Variable Hour Contract scheme.
The job is extremely rewarding and in return we offer:
• A starting salary of £17,007 rising to £18,672 (pro rata)
• Sleep in payment of £35.37 per night
• Designated rota pattern
• Excellent training opportunities
• A pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Career development opportunities
• A positive and rewarding job role and culture
• Work shifts on a rota including daytime, evenings, sleep-ins, weekends and on Bank Holidays.
Appointments will be subject to two satisfactory references and DBS clearance.
If you would like an opportunity to talk about joining our award winning company, we are holding open evenings on the following dates:
Monday 19th November from 4pm to 6pm
Washington Community Resource Centre, Crowther Industrial Estate, Ayton Road, Washington, NE38 0AB
Monday 26th November from 4.30pm to 6.30pm
Sunderland Care and Support Ltd, Leechmere Centre, Carrmere Road, Sunderland, SR2 9TQ.
Application packs are available to download on-line and please note we are unable to accept CV's. Any information provided on CV's will not be considered for short-listing purposes.
Completed applications should be submitted FAO David Kelly, Sunderland Care and Support Ltd, Leechmere Centre, Carrmere Road, Sunderland, SR2 9TQ.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.