Job Description

We are seeking experienced, calm, and resourceful relief support workers for the Durham region. You will provide person-centred support to individuals with learning disabilities and complex needs, helping them achieve personal development.

Key skills include positive communication, engagement, and unconditional positive regard for the people we support. You should be confident in working within a positive behaviour support framework, accepting responsibility, and developing as a skilled practitioner.

Responsibilities include building trusting relationships, supporting a range of activities, ensuring physical well-being, and addressing frustrations. Experience with learning disabilities and complex needs is essential.

As a member of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], you'll have access to our app for picking up shifts nationwide, with weekly pay. Car drivers are preferred to transport service users to community activities. Join us to make a difference!

Additional Information

• We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.
• Applications are reviewed as they are received; we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications.
• We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.

Application Instructions

In order to apply, please read the job description and then complete the online application form using the links above. You can also download a copy of our application form using the links above. Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying.

If you require any advice on completing your application form, please call us on [contact hidden].

Recruitment Department, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS