Job description
Closing date: 30 June 2023.
Location: Working in our specialist Residential Centre in Newcastle.
Hours: 37 hours per week (Full time).
Please note: We currently do not offer international visa sponsorship
Apply for this job
To apply for this role: complete our online application form or if you require more information about the role please call 0191 228 8803.
If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
The role
We have an opportunity for an experienced Residential Care Officer to join our outstanding care team. You will work across our specialist residential and short break service at the Alan Shearer Centre, supporting adults with learning disabilities, acquired brain injuries, autism and complex health needs.
For more details about the role, please read the job description.
“I’m looking for someone who can work with compassion and who has a passion to provide excellent person-centred care. As part of an established team, you will help to empower our residents to reach their personal potential in all aspects of life.
The successful candidate should hold, or be working towards, Level 3 Diploma in Heath and Social Care; however, full training and support will be given. If this sounds like the role for you, I’d be delighted to hear from you.”
Gareth Bainbridge, Registered Manager
For more information, or for an informal chat, call Gareth on 07808 928 259.
Why work for us
We are a Living Wage employer – the first regional charity in the North East, delivering adult social care as part of our work, to be accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.
As well as offering a competitive salary, we provide a number of benefits and wellbeing initiatives for our staff, including:
- £350 welcome bonus
- Enhanced overtime payment
- 7 weeks annual leave
- Free uniform
- Pension scheme contribution & Life Assurance
- Interest free staff crisis loan
- Further specialist training to develop your career
- Refer a friend bonus of up to £1000
- Blue Light discount service for emergency & social care staff
- Employee discounts on over 130,000 shops and entertainment venues, including Tesco, Argos, cinemas and holidays
About us
The Alan Shearer Centre, part of St Cuthbert’s Care, is a highly specialist, residential, respite and social facility for people with complex disabilities and acute sensory impairment.