Supported Living Worker

Supported Living Worker CQC

Cleveland, Redcar

Permanent, Part Time (22.5 hpw)

Salary £18,200 to £18,450 pa rising to £19,200 through length of service, pro rata

Plus brilliant benefits! 

Empowering customers to live rewarding and happy lives. Thats when it hits home.

At Home Group its critical we continue to deliver services for our customers during the COVID-19 outbreak, and our awesome colleagues are at the very heart of making that happen. We need Brilliant People like you to join us (and not just during this challenging time). We are doing things a little differently at the moment, so to keep you, our customers and ourselves safe well engage with you digitally where possible. 

We have a fantastic opportunity for a brilliant Supported Living Worker like you to join our fab and supportive team. Our CQC registered service provides support to our brilliant customers, who have each got their own independent flat or bungalow. Our customers have either, a learning disability, mental health or a physical health need.

We have 8 flats and 4 bungalows in our service, which are all located in a great area, close to a selection of shops and great for bus route accessibility.

Youll support our customers to live their day to day lives as independently as possible. The team will tell you that no two days are ever the same because everything we do is €œperson centred€ around our customers. You might help with personal care (like bathing and issuing medication) in the morning and supporting them to attend college in the afternoon. Like our team, were sure youll find the role ever so rewarding.

Customer quote

 €œI wouldnt want to live anywhere else!

About our team

Our team describe themselves as really friendly and approachable. In fact, when new members have joined us, its been said that they felt welcomed from day one! You really want to join a team that is as fab and team spirited as ours!

Were also super passionate about supporting customers and celebrating their achievements. To us were not just a team were a €œwork family€. Our managers are Paula and Kim, Paula is our Registered Manager, who we were lucky to have joined us in our new service from January 2020, Paula has over 10 years of experience managing CQC services. Kim is our Client Service Manager, who has previously managed other Home Group services before moving to Grosmont, Kim has been with Home Group for just under 5 years now. 

There are 15 of us in the team and we dont just love to support our customers, were there for each other too! We have two Coordinators, Mandy and Jo, a Housing Coordinator, Cheryl and an amazing team of Supported Living Workers.

Working hours

Youll work on a rota basis between the hours of 7:30am - 10:00pm and take your turn working days, evenings, weekends and bank holidays. We need you to be flexible to meet the needs of our customers, but we aim to give you the time you need to spend time doing the things that matter to you!

About you

Youre passionate and motivated. To you providing care and support is more than just a job, you make every customer feel valued and respected. Youre compassionate and use your unique empathy and creativity skills to help our customers reach their full potential. Treating your customers with integrity, you ensure that they maintain their dignity at all times. 

We help our customers to achieve their potential, long term goals and to live their best life. Youll play your part by assisting in the delivery of tasks that are based on our customers personal support plans. Youll work with our Senior Support Workers and external agencies to support our customers. You can see what its like to work in a service like this in our great video.

If youre not the biggest fan of technology, thats not a problem to us. You do need to know that we are quite a high-tech company and most of our application process and mandatory learning are online. However, were glad to support you, if you need help. 

To make sure our customers are well supported, its important that you have worked in a service type e.g. supported housing environment before. You have a great understanding of professional boundaries, responsibility for safeguarding, risk assessment, confidentiality and have experience in case management.  Dont worry, we wont drop you in the deep end, well help to you understand how things work at Home Group!

When you join, youll need to have a valid Enhanced Check under the Disclosure and Barring Service. The great news is that we will pay for that to be done if you dont have a transferrable one.

Want to know more?

If youre not reading this advert on our careers pages, press the APPLY NOW button to access lots of useful stuff! You can download the supported living worker job description, and find out more about Home Group. Weve also got some short films that show you what its like to work here, and we know youll want to find out more about our award winning benefits and rewards package!

To apply

Dont delay applying for this brilliant job, as we may close it early if we get lots of applications! Just upload your CV and if you have one, your covering letter (this will help us learn more about you!). If you need them, weve also got some great templates to help you.

Youre unique!

Home Group play a big part in tackling prejudice and discrimination, not just for our customers, but colleagues too! You can be yourself here, because we value everything that makes you unique. So whatever your age, race, sexuality, disability, religion, or gender identity, we recognise and celebrate our differences. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!