Deputy Service Leader

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We are an employee-owned supported living organisation who specialise in providing bespoke support to people with learning disabilities & complex needs to live in their own home.

This is an amazing opportunity to work with a young person who lives in their own home. They have Autism & Learning Disability & are supported to communicate their wishes & needs. They like structure & routine in their day & enjoy watching DVD’s, listening to music, going on walks, going to the park. We need staff to work with the person long term, to build trust & strong relationships. We need positive loyal, committed staff who are fun & enjoy having a laugh & being a little silly to enrich their life.

We are looking to recruit a Full-Time Deputy Service Leader in Jarrow, South Shields. This role involves working weekends, evenings and sleep ins.

£14.20 per hour & £97.68- £122.10 for sleep-ins, £50 per on call day, average annual salary of £35,000.

Benefits -

• Friend referral scheme with cash bonus payable
• £500 for every employee who passes probation
• Enhanced rates of pay for bank holidays
• Extra day of holiday after 5 years of service
• Monthly prize draw giveaway of a prize up to £25
• Funded social events for team building and staff engagement
• Become a partner to our employee-owned trust after 1 year of service + be eligible for annual bonuses + sick pay scheme + Smart Health wellbeing services
• Retirement benefit – lump sum paid into your pension (T&Cs apply)

Key responsibilities -

• To support him to enjoy life & encourage him to develop life skills
• To assist the service manager as directed in the daily running & management of the service & induct new team members, staff supervisions & appraisals, annual leave & recording sickness, documentation for support plans, rotas and payroll
• To be part of the on-call system & fully comply with Orbis Support’s policy for ‘On-Call’ & provide, advise & support & cover in services if necessary
• To complete daily paperwork & reports accurately when necessary
• To carry out range of household tasks, minor maintenance & repair tasks as directed, ensuring that high standards of hygiene & cleanliness are always maintained
• To promote Equality, Diversity & inclusion within Orbis Support
• Liaise as required with families, carers, advocate & professionals
• Undertake all other duties and tasks commensurate with scope & grade of post as directed by senior staff. Orbis Support LTD provide support that is flexible & responsive to changing needs, from time to time the job description may be altered after appropriate consultation. The needs of those supported will always be paramount.

This role is subject to Enhanced DBS check

This role is NOT open for VISA sponsorship