Support Worker - Austen House

# Support Worker - Austen House### Job Introduction
** This position does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under current UK immigration guidelines
** If you have answered a big YES to these questions we would love to hear from you.

At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities across England. As a Support Worker, you will make a real difference to residents' lives as you improve their daily living skills. Passionate about people, you will enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress with us.
** Shifts
* * We provide 24-hour support to the individuals each and every day so you'll work on a rota basis. We need you to be fully flexible to meet the needs of the people we support.### Role Responsibility This is the chance to join an established team within a Learning Disability Service in Newcastle-under-Lyme. We support the individuals to live meaningful independent lives, empowering choice and control on how they want to live while adhering to dignity and respect.

It's a hands-on job so you will also be supporting the individuals with daily skills, personal care and social inclusion along with their well-being,Passionate about people, you will enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress with us.###

The Ideal Candidate You will have to have Support Work experience, ideally within Learning Disability setting. You will require I.T. and Literacy skills. NVQ 2 would be desirable or willing to work towards.

You will also be:
* Passionate, caring and enthusiastic
* Fully flexible in working hours - The service operates 24 hours per day, 7 days a week all year round
* Patient and non-judgemental
* A great team player with lots of energy
* Ideally a Driver to drive the cars of the individuals (But not essential)
* Able to demonstrate good communication skills
* Able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

Across the varied regions, sectors and settings we operate within, our organisation is held together by a shared vision – and our people are connected by the same values. These include belief in potential, confidence in communication, embracing positive change and always treating each other as individuals.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

Our people bring our vision to life. So, if you are enthusiastic, motivated and committed to support others to fulfilling their potential, here at Turning Point, we don't just offer you a job – we offer you a career.

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:
* 29 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost
* Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date, as a thanks from us!

Turning Point### Attached documents|  |  || --- | --- || Salary | £23,808 Per Annum based on 37 hours / £28,956 Per Annum based on 45 hours £12.34 per hour || Frequency | Annual || Job Reference | Support Worker - Austen House/12427 || Contract Type | Permanent || Closing Date | 05 February, 2026 || Job Category | Support Work || Business Unit | Learning Disabilities || Location | Newcastle under Lyme, United Kingdom || Posted on | 06 January, 2026 || Contract Details | Full Time || Working Hours | Various shifts |### Spread the word
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