CLOSING DATE

20/07/2025
Please note Darlington Borough Council don’t offer Certificate of Sponsorship.
We have 1 x 18.5 hours permanent post and casual vacancies for Support Workers who are innovative, enthusiastic and have good communication skills to come and join our Learning Disability Provider Services teams at Short Term Breaks (Holicote).
Our service supports people to access their local community by providing personal and practical assistance to people with a variety of needs, including behavioural and complex physical needs. Our main priority is to find people with the right attitude and behaviours to join the team and we will provide you with training for all the required work tasks, as well as the opportunity to shadow existing colleagues as part of your induction.

Above all we are looking for people who:

• Want to be the best they can in the role and are committed to quality
• Can provide excellent care and support to people accessing our services
• Treat others with dignity and respect
• Work well as part of a team

You can expect to receive regular supervision and appraisal, outstanding training and development opportunities. The duties are varied and no two days are the same. The role is extremely rewarding and you can make an important difference to the individuals you are supporting.
The service operates Saturday to Friday (24/7) based on a shift rota including weekends, Waking Night Support, sleep-ins, evening/night and Bank Holiday working.

The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as:

• 32 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time working)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions
• Generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemes
• *Staff equality forums
• *Access to a wide range of training, learning and development
• *Physiotherapy service
• *Confidential counselling service
• *Great wellbeing offer
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts
• *Local and National retailer discounts
• *Vivup employee benefit app and Lifestyle Savings
• *Arriva Employee Travel Club

(All of the above are applicable to contracted hours, those marked with an asterisk (*) are available to casual staff)
For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
For a further informal discussion please contact Louise Robinson, Home Manager (Holicote and Supported Living) on 01325 469707.
All posts require a satisfactory Enhanced DBS disclosure and Adults Barred List check.

Please refer the Job description for details