Temporary Support Assistant - Norton West, United Kingdom - Sanctuary Supported Living

Sanctuary Supported Living

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Norton West, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Location:

Cleveland, North East, GB, TS20 2AH- Department: Supported Living Services- Operation: Sanctuary Supported Living- Closing Date: 10/04/2024- Salary: £11.

90 / per hour- Requisition: 217150
Temporary Support Assistant

Norton Road, Stockton-on-Tees

£11.90 per hour, effective from 1 April 2024

32 hours per week - shift pattern between 8am - 10pm, over 7 days per week

_Internal_: 9 month secondment opportunity available upon current line management approval**
_External_: Temporary position for up to 9 months**If you're enthusiastic, passionate about supporting people and have the skills and experiences that will enable you to support our homeless customers, then we'd love to hear from you

We're seeking a friendly and compassionate Support Assistant to join our team on a temporary basis.

Norton Road comprises two buildings:
one with six two-bedroom flats, and one with five one-bedroom flats, 7 studio flats and a crash pad.

We provide supported housing for young people and adults aged 16 and over, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

We value our team and encourage learning and progression through our comprehensive induction programme, as well as on-going training to develop new and existing skills and encourage progression.

Sanctuary has their own Learning and Development Academy, who provide a wide range of training courses, open to all.

Sanctuary also offers a great employee rewards scheme, where you will be able to receive a variety of discounts from major retailers.

If you want to make a positive impact to people's lives, this is a rewarding opportunity to come and work within an established and experienced team.

Learn more about our Homelessness Services at Sanctuary Supported Living

Read more about Norton Road on our website

The role of Support Assistant will include:

Providing a high quality, hands on, personalised care and support service
Supporting customers to build the confidence they need to gain further independence
Encouraging customers to develop their daily living skills such as cooking, cleaning and being an active part of the community
Working with colleagues and partner agencies to achieve the best outcome for our customers
Maintaining a safe environment for customers, providing support in accordance with relevant regulations, procedures and practices

Skills and experiences:

You will have previous experience in a similar care and support role, ideally working with vulnerable people
Ability to demonstrate a positive and accepting approach to customers whatever their needs
You will be empathetic and nonjudgmental with a positive, 'cando' attitude
Excellent interpersonal, organisational, listening, communication and time management skills
Ability to prioritise and organise workload
NVQ2 in Health & Social Care is desirable

Why work for us?

We're united in working together to help customers on their pathways for independence, and our people are the single, biggest influence on our success.

No matter your job - delivering support directly or working in our offices to support our frontline teams - your work makes a difference every day.

We won the West Midlands Care Employer Award , in recognition of our commitment to our staff and supporting our teams to be their best.

We've also been awarded Investors in People Gold status for the second time - because we value our people and have a strong focus on inclusion, teamwork, and empowerment.

We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where you can grow and thrive. And like our customers, we know everyone is different, and we'll support you to be your best self. We'll develop your skills and experiences, celebrate success, and turn any setbacks into motivation.

Are you ready to be your best?
Brilliant work deserves brilliant benefits As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary Supported Living a great place to work, here are just some of the ways we'll reward you:

£10.97 per hour
At least 25 days paid holiday (plus public holidays) pro rata
A pension scheme with employer contributions
A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers
Health and wellbeing plans
Life assurance
Family friendly arrangements, including opportunities for flexible working
Tax efficient savings through our Cycle to Work scheme
A wide range of learning and development opportunities
The full time equivalent for this role is 37.5 hours

Download our Recruitment Pack and find out more about Sanctuary culture and how you can #BeYourBest

Closing Date: 10 April 2024

For an insight into what it's like to work for Sanctuary Supported Living, take a look at our careers page
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and YouTube
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Together we can be our best so that our customers can be their best.

#BeYourBest

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