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Employment type
Full-time, Permanent Contract (37 hours per week)
Benefits
- Award winning in-house training with opportunities to develop your career
- 24/7 Everyday Advice helpline, giving you impartial guidance regarding any personal matters or concerns you may have
- On Call support 24 hours a day
- Discounts at high street retailers and on gym memberships
- Access to our Health Cash Plan
- Paid travel expenses between consecutive sessions of support
- £250 bonus for recommending a friend to become a support worker
- Paid Enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) Certificate (which you need to be able to work in social care)

Support Co-ordinator, Teesside (T225)

Known within Avalon as a Support Co-Ordinator this role is better known in the Social Care Sector as a Senior Support Worker. This exciting and varied role will suit someone who’s passionate about providing outstanding care and wants to develop their management skills.

You will be responsible for assisting the local management team in undertaking basic management tasks, including managing staff rotas, undertaking direct observations of Support Workers, and updating support plans and risk assessments. You will also be required to provide direct support to the people we support.

We’re looking for candidates who have previous experience within the care sector. Experience of managing staff is desirable, but not essential. You must be computer literate due to the variety of IT based tasks associated with this role and a full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle for business use is also essential.

You will need to be able to work flexibly as you may need to provide emergency support cover, which could include evenings, nights and weekends, and you will need to be able to travel between support sessions. You will participate on a rota basis in the out of hours on-call service, this is predominantly a telephone advice service, although some issues may require you to attend in person.

Why join the Avalon team?

  • Customer contact time paid at £13.07 per hour PLUS we offer paid mileage, paid training, and lots of great benefits! We are a well-established care provider, providing you with a secure role and scope to develop. Appointment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Certificate.

You can view the Role Profile/Person Specification for this role HERE

Interested? Click the link below to complete to complete our quick application form. For more information, or to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Amanda Sayers, Locality Manager, amandasayers@avalongroup.org.uk

Closing Date: Friday 7th November 2025

**If you don’t meet the above requirements, but are still interested in working for us, please still get in touch as we currently recruiting Support Workers to support our customers in Teesside and surrounding areas.

Due to the terms of our sponsorship licence, we are currently not able to accept applications from those requiring sponsorship. Please only apply if you are already a resident in the UK with no sponsorship requirements.

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