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Support Worker (Ref: POS00009672, POS000971, POS000975)

We have several permanent and casual vacancies for Support Workers who are innovative, enthusiastic and have good communication skills to come and join our Learning Disability Provider Services teams at Short Term Breaks (Holicote). Our services support people to access their local community by providing personal and practical assistance to people with a variety of needs, including behavioural and complex physical needs. Our main priority is to find people with the right attitude and behaviours to join the team and we will provide you with training for all the required work tasks, as well as opportunity to shadow existing colleagues as part of your induction. Above all we are looking for people who: • Want to be the best they can in the role and are committed to quality • Can provide excellent care and support to people accessing our services • Treat others with dignity and respect • Work well as part of a team You can expect to receive regular supervision and appraisal, outstanding training and development opportunities. The duties are varied and no two days are the same. The role is extremely rewarding and you can make an important difference to the individuals you are supporting. The following posts are available; As well as casual posts we have 2 x 18.5 hours per week permanent posts based at Holicote. The services operates Saturday to Friday (24/7) based on a shift rota including weekend, sleep-ins, Waking Nights, evening/night and Bank Holiday working. The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as: • 32 days Annual Leave (wef 1.4.23) plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time working) • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions • Generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemes • Staff equality forums • Green Car Leasing Scheme (if applicable) • Access to a wide range of training, learning and development • Physiotherapy service • Confidential counselling service • Great wellbeing offer • Cycle to Work Scheme • Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts • Wellbeing Package (subject to availability) • Local and National retailer discounts • Arriva Employee Travel Club For the full range of benefits we offer, please see our Total Reward Booklet: https://www.darlington.gov.uk/media/17398/total-reward-booklet.pdf Find out further information about us and what it’s like to work for our great team by visiting the Jobs and Careers home page. https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/ For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification. For a further informal discussion please contact Louise Robinson, Home Manager (Holicote and Supported Living) on 01325 469707. All posts require a satisfactory Enhanced DBS disclosure and Adults Barred List check. General Information for Applicants: All applicant email correspondence will come from [email protected] and may be directed to your Junk folder depending on the settings of your email account. Please check both your email and Junk folder as all applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted. If you are experiencing problems applying for this vacancy via North East Jobs, please contact the HR Team on 01325 405486 or [email protected] , who will be happy to assist.