Nineteen Recruitment Services are a multi award winning, independent agency that specialise in the recruitment and provision of staff for local authority clients across the North East.
We are delighted to be working with a local authority client, recruiting on their behalf for the following role:
Support Worker
Full Time
£11.98 per hour
Sunderland
SR2
We seek to recruit Support Workers to join a busy team within Community Services. The positions are to support the current teams within Reablement at Home and Planned Care.
Community Services follow a fixed rota pattern and support service users across Sunderland within their own home.
- We currently have several 32 hour positions available.
- Candidates must have an enhanced DBS certificate.
- Candidates must have a full driving licence.
- Training in the administering of medication is preferable, but not essential.
- Candidates must be able to start immediately following a successful interview with the client
The role of the Support Worker is central to the delivery of excellent customer care and involves supporting to maintain or improve the wellbeing of service users.
- To provide and promote person-centred care and support to vulnerable adults who require differing levels of support to meet a range of complex social and health needs.
- To support a team, providing care and support to enable people to achieve their maximum level of independence through appropriate physical, emotional and psychological support including intimate personal care, support with basic health needs, practical tasks, appropriate communication, and community involvement. This includes following therapy plans, and in the use of innovative technology, for which training is also provided.
The existing team prides itself on offering excellent customer experiences and support, at what can be a difficult time for service users and their family/carers. Service users are often frail and frequently have more than one health condition, including varying degrees of physical and cognitive impairment.
The care team works closely with well established Multi-Disciplinary Team members including Social Workers, Therapists, and Community Nurses.
Who are Nineteen Recruitment?
Nineteen Recruitment are an ethical and honest recruitment company that specialises in Education, Social Care and Public Sector recruitment. Nineteen has strong relationships with schools, social care settings and all the local authorities across the Northeast, matching appropriately skilled and experienced candidates to their vacancies. Nineteen is passionate about delivering a high standard of candidate care, ensuring candidates feel well supported when either at work or seeking work.
Advantages of working via Nineteen Recruitment:
- Weekly pay paid via a PAYE equivalent model (at no cost to worker)
- Excellent level of support from the agency whilst you're in role
- Agency support with ongoing training / refresher training needs
- A point of contact between the worker and the client/place of work
- Offers the ultimate in flexible working.
- You will be kept informed of any new and relevant work opportunities coming up in the future.
Registration with Nineteen Recruitment is subject to satisfactory vetting procedures including Enhanced Disclosure; DBS registered to the online update service are welcomed.
Nineteen Recruitment is committed to equal opportunities and as such no applicant or worker will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, race, or employment status.