Learning Disabilities Support Coordinator and Worker

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Learning Disabilities Support Coordinator andWorker Location: Newcastlecovering Spital Tongues, Walker and Throckley Full Time / Part Time hours available, Permanent ContractSupport Worker - Salary of £18,576to £18,730pa (pro rata), Support Coordinator - Salary of £19,300 - £20,250 pa (pro rota) Plus brilliant benefits!Empowering customers to live rewarding and happy lives. Thats when it hits home.We have a fantastic opportunity for brilliantSupported Living Workers like you to join our fab and supportive team. OurGoodRated CQC registered services provide support to our brilliant customers who havea range of needs - but mostly we need fun, happy,energetic people who like football, dancing, basketball and gaming and love being silly.If you love to go for days out to the fair, the coast, and weekends in a caravanoh and be up for accompanying us for pub lunches and seeing local bands, then this isthe job for you! You wont even need a NUFC Season Ticket as we can take you with usgreat seats too!Our brilliant customers are waiting to meet you to plan our next adventure or come with us to Alton Towers, Butlins, Liverpool FC and (dare we say it Barcelona).Our amazing customers make our jobs worthwhile every day - two of them are registered footballers (with the FA no less), several love to go to the gym, swimming and WWE and some love to dance! They live in five supported living services across the Newcastleareaall the services have three customers living there, easy to get to by bus or metro and even better if youre a driverfree parking.Youll support our customers to live their day to day lives as independently as possible. The team will tell you that no two days are ever the same because everything we do is person centred around our customers. You might help with personal care supportneeds (like bathing and issuing medication) in the morning and supporting them to attend college or a football tournament in the afternoon. Like our team, were sure youll find the role ever so rewarding.About youYoure passionate and motivated. To you providing care and support is more than just a job, you make every customer feel valued and respected. Youre compassionate and use your unique empathy and creativity skills to help our customers reach their full potential.Treating your customers with integrity, you ensure that they maintain their dignity at all times.We help our customers to achieve their potential, long term goals and to live their best life. Youll play your part by assisting in the delivery of tasks that are based on our customers personal support plans. Youll work with our Senior Support Workers andexternal agencies to support our customers.If youre not the biggest fan of technology, thats not a problem to us. You do need to know that we are quite a high tech company and most of our application process and mandatory learning are online. However, were glad to support you if you need help.It would be amazing if you have worked in this type of environment before, however its your can do positive attitude and enthusiasm that are critical to make this role a success. We can nurture your talent, just let us know in your cover letter why you havea passion for working here!Working hoursWe provide 24-hour support to our customers each day and every day. Youll work on a rota basis and take your turn workingdays, evenings, weekends and bank holidays and will also need to cover some sleep-in shifts....