Real Life Options in Newcastle is seeking a dedicated Female Support Worker to join its compassionate and person-centred care team. This part-time role offers 30 hours per week and provides an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting vulnerable individuals to live fulfilling, independent lives. A driving licence is desirable, as it enables greater flexibility in meeting the needs of the people supported.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate honesty, strong communication skills, and a genuine commitment to delivering high-quality care. Individuals with strong values, flexibility, passion, and self-motivation will thrive in this role. While previous experience in a support or care environment is desirable, full training will be provided to ensure each new team member feels confident and well-prepared.
This role offers a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference each day while developing valuable skills within a supportive, inclusive organisation that prioritises professional growth and person-centred practice.
Position: Female Support Worker
Job Type: Part Time
Salary: £12.21 per hour
Location: Newcastle
Full job description
Salary – £12.21 per hour NE3 Area
Part time – 30 hours per week
Day Shift Patterns 8am-8pm with Sleep-ins 9am-9am
In our Beech Avenue Supported living service we currently support 2 ladies and 1 gentleman with all areas of their lives. Personal care, finances, daily cooking and cleaning. We encourage the people we support to have full active participation in the community and we deliver person centred support to each individual.
This is a great time to come on board and be part of a team that work with amazing individuals, by delivering detailed care plans we can tailor the person centred support so people live a fulfilled lives.
Within this service communication is key especially understanding non-verbal communication cues.
Previous experience is desirable for this position although full training will be provided.
An enhanced DBS is required for this role.
Driver Desirable
Benefits and Rewards
- A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
- Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job
- An employer contributory pension scheme
- In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits:
- Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
- £10,000 Life cover
- A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
- A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
- A financial wellbeing scheme
- Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
- Recognition Initiatives
We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:
Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence
If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:
Honest – Good Communicator – Strong Values – Flexible – Passionate – Self Motivated – Reliable – Caring – Inclusive
Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.
Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.
Application Process
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Application Deadline
Open until filled