Job Description

Male Support Worker

Elsdon Mews, South Shields

Full time and Part time hours avilable:

Full time: 39 hours per week

Part Time: 26 hours per week

12.21 per hour

Drivers with a full UK manual driving license required

Real Life Options is a registered charity currently going through a period of growth, and we are continuing to search for Relief Support Workers who really want to make an impact on the lives of the people we support.

About the role

Here at Elsdon Mews we support 6 adults with learning disabilities in their own home and provide the necessary support for them to live an independent and full life.


As a Support Worker you will assist people with daily living tasks which may include, domestic services, social support, personal care, support with medication and meal preparation.


We deliver creative, dynamic and person-centred services providing a range of individualised support to people living in shared supported living properties and individual tenancies.


You must have the ability to follow detailed support plans in order to better enable the people we support.


Previous experience is desirable for this position although full training will be provided.


A DBS will be required for this role


Driver with a full UK license essential.

Shift Patterns

A typical shift would be between the hours of 8am - 9pm.


All shifts are 13 hour shifts, minimum 2 shifts per week

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therefore you would need to be able to work minimum contract of 26 hours a week covering all shift patterns.


Real Life Options offers flexible employment opportunities. This role may include shift working, including days, evenings, sleepovers, nights and weekends.

Sleepovers will include an allowance.

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 Cycle to Work Scheme 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.