Support Worker
| Company: | Real Life Options |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.71 to £12.71 an hour |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | NE5 1RU |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 11 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 9 Oct 2026 |
Summary
Support Worker
Newcastle, NE5 Area
Full time 39 hours per week
Drivers preferred
Salary - £12.71 per hour
Shift patterns will include Sleep ins and the times can vary from 9am-9am, 9am-8pm or 2.30pm-9am.
Do you pride yourself on having a caring nature and want a fulfilling role supporting people, then come work with us. You will be supporting active individuals within their own homes and out the community, Attending discos, theatre, concerts and days out on the train
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 on a 1.1 basis.
Real Life Options is a registered charity currently going through a period of growth, and we are continuing to search for permanent contracted Support Workers who really want to make an impact on the lives of the people we support.
The role
Supporting individuals with accessing their local and wider community. Supporting individuals to enjoy leisure and learning opportunities. Providing supporting for daily living tasks such as cooking, cleaning and shopping
Across all services, the individuals we support have autism, learning disabilities and at times can display challenging behaviour. We are looking for candidates who have experience with behaviours that can challenge and who have the ability to follow detailed support plans in order to ensure a consistent approach.
Drivers preferred but not essential
An enhanced Adult DBS will be required for this role.
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.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
