Support Worker

We are looking for calm, resourceful and energetic individuals who are well motivated, hardworking and keen to join our friendly established team in County Durham.

Our Durham older persons service is based in Bishop Auckland the service is set up to support people with a range of mental health issues aged 50+ within their own homes. This is a dynamic and growing community based service that offers a range of support packages to people living across the whole of County Durham. Every package is individualised to our client's needs, we aim to be flexible and responsive to our clients and therefore, you may visit a number of different people in one day, your travel expenses will be paid within work time. Our service focuses on promoting independence, reducing isolation, and promoting mental and physical wellbeing. In your role you will be required to assist service users with mobility issues this may require the use of a wheel chair to access the wider community. Car drivers are required for this post and will be required to use their own vehicle.

You will provide person-centred care and support to clients to take part in all aspects of everyday life and to enjoy a wide range of activities. You will have skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the people we support. You will have the maturity and indicative to be able to work on your own and part of a highly motivated team, to accept responsibility and to grow in confidence as a skilled practitioner. You must be able to follow agreed guidelines and to work positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team ethos.

In addition to opportunities for personal and career development we offer good conditions of service and a supportive, hands-on management culture

We are looking to recruit people who are confident when lone working who enjoy a challenging and rewarding job and who wish to develop through the training packages that we offer.

Creative Support also offers a wide range of benefits; please see job description for more details.

We do not accept CVs as a form of application, applicants must submit a completed Creative Support application form which can be requested or downloaded via the listed methods. You may attach a CV if you wish to support your application but CVs alone will not be accepted. An enhanced DBS check is required, which Creative Support pays for. Creative Support is not a recruitment sourcing agency; all employees are directly employed by us. We do not accept contact from recruitment candidate sourcing/advertising agencies. Upon receipt of your application we will email you a confirmation of receipt. If you do not receive this confirmation email please contact us via telephone or email. Contact information can be found on our company website. Please note applications will be shortlisted as they are received and we may contact you before the closing date to arrange an interview.