Job Information
The service consists of a Team Manager, Deputy Team Manager, 1 Senior Resource Worker and 8 Resource Workers. The team base is County Hall in Morpeth where meetings are held and time is spent together. Home working is also available to team members. The service will be registered with the Care Quality Commission.
We are seeking motivated workers who are committed and enthusiastic and share our passion for improving the lives of disabled children in Northumberland. Most of the delivery of the service is outside of school hours, therefore the post will require regular morning, evening and weekend working and covering for colleagues.
Here is some of the feedback we have received to date:
“It was so good, I knew S would be on the ball. They were out for nearly three hours, we are a team, I think its going mint. R knows who S is and recognises him”
“This is the best A has taken to going out with anybody”
“Huge success for T at the Group, he loved it and is asking to go back again”
Please contact Team Manager Julie Anderson 07561601906 or Deputy Team Manager Ashley Briggs 07929746539 if you wish to discuss the post.
Why choose us?
We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:
- 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
- Car leasing scheme
- A range of salary sacrifices
- Staff networks - run by staff, for staff, providing opportunities for peer networking, mutual support, staff development
Northumberland County Council’s (NCC) vision is ‘Land of Great Opportunities’, for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.
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We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview, please also let the team know. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
