Support Worker in Bishop Auckland, County Durham

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Job Title: Support Worker
Location: County Durham / Bishop Auckland
Salary: £14,000 - £17,000
Type: Full Time
Job Sector: Social Care
Sub Sector: Support Worker
Job Reference No: Resolve

Job Description

Resolve require Support Workers for a bespoke residential care home in the Bishop Auckland area. We are an expanding organisation who provide a service for male adults with a learning disability who have a forensic history.
The post of Support Worker is an opportunity to:
• Deliver care and support using a person centred approach
• enable and support community connections in the local and wider area
• identify employment and educational opportunities
• help people to develop and maintain relationships
• support people to access many and varied social & leisure activities
The support worker will both take the initiative and work closely with colleagues who have a positive approach in line with the organisation’s values. The support worker will also provide personal assistance to people who require it; this includes personal care including practical help to wash, bathe, and cook meals and complete domestic tasks. This is an opportunity to work creatively with people in an organisation that emphasises a team approach to work within a risk management framework.
The prospective candidate will be hard-working, non-judgmental, diligent, positive, caring, supportive and enthusiastic. You will require patience and commitment and the life experience to manage a varied range of circumstances and individual needs.

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