Relief Support Worker – Home Group, Gateshead
Home GroupGateshead
Full time
Salary £26,300 per annum and great benefits including Health Cash Plan
Salary
Salary £26,300 per annum and great benefits including Health Cash Plan
Type
Full time
Closing Date
22 Oct 2026
Posted
09 Oct 2026
Last verified: 10 Oct 2026 · Direct employer listing
About the role
Salary £26,300 per annum and great benefits including Health Cash Plan
Home, a place where you belong
Join us and make a real difference every day. You’ll help customers live independently, feel valued and stay connected. This role is all about care, respect and practical support that improves lives.
What you’ll do
• Supporting customers with daily tasks
• Encouraging independence and celebrating wins
• Creating a safe, positive space where dignity and respect come first
• Working collaboratively to empower our customers
• Supporting vulnerable customers
Why join us
This role gives you the chance to grow your career while making a difference where it matters most. You’ll take on new challenges, build your expertise and help create positive change. Be part of one of the UK’s Great Places to Work! We can’t offer a CoS for this role.
You have
• Passion to support our customers to live their best lives
• Experience of caring for others, professionally or personally
• The ability to work on your own initiative, staying calm and positive under pressure
• Recognise every customer is different and adopt a flexible, personal approach, listening to understand their needs
• A Level 2 diploma in Care or equivalent experience (or willing to study towards it)
Stronger together
We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!
The practical bits
• You'll work Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, with occasional weekend working required.
• This role involves providing cover across services to support staffing requirements during periods of annual leave and sickness absence.
• The successful candidate will provide cover across a number of supported services in Gateshead as needed, with primary base being Watergate Court, Gateshead
• You need an Enhanced with barring list (we pay)
What’s in it for you?
• 34 days leave increasing to 39 (including bank hols and a “me day”)
• Health cash plan saving you (and your children) £1140+ each year covering dental, opticians, prescriptions and more
• Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary)
• Instant pay access with Stream
• 800+ discounts on shops, holidays, days out, tech and more
Home, a place where you belong
Join us and make a real difference every day. You’ll help customers live independently, feel valued and stay connected. This role is all about care, respect and practical support that improves lives.
What you’ll do
• Supporting customers with daily tasks
• Encouraging independence and celebrating wins
• Creating a safe, positive space where dignity and respect come first
• Working collaboratively to empower our customers
• Supporting vulnerable customers
Why join us
This role gives you the chance to grow your career while making a difference where it matters most. You’ll take on new challenges, build your expertise and help create positive change. Be part of one of the UK’s Great Places to Work! We can’t offer a CoS for this role.
You have
• Passion to support our customers to live their best lives
• Experience of caring for others, professionally or personally
• The ability to work on your own initiative, staying calm and positive under pressure
• Recognise every customer is different and adopt a flexible, personal approach, listening to understand their needs
• A Level 2 diploma in Care or equivalent experience (or willing to study towards it)
Stronger together
We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!
The practical bits
• You'll work Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, with occasional weekend working required.
• This role involves providing cover across services to support staffing requirements during periods of annual leave and sickness absence.
• The successful candidate will provide cover across a number of supported services in Gateshead as needed, with primary base being Watergate Court, Gateshead
• You need an Enhanced with barring list (we pay)
What’s in it for you?
• 34 days leave increasing to 39 (including bank hols and a “me day”)
• Health cash plan saving you (and your children) £1140+ each year covering dental, opticians, prescriptions and more
• Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary)
• Instant pay access with Stream
• 800+ discounts on shops, holidays, days out, tech and more
Finally
For reasonable adjustments email recruitment@homegroup.org.uk. Roles can close early, so don’t delay applying. If you can’t see the Job Description at the top of this page, click APPLY to view it on our pages and find out more about us.
For reasonable adjustments email recruitment@homegroup.org.uk. Roles can close early, so don’t delay applying. If you can’t see the Job Description at the top of this page, click APPLY to view it on our pages and find out more about us.