Orbis Support

23/09/2025

Congratulations to our prize draw winner for November, Ololade Oke! Each month we are giving away a prize up to the value of £25 of the winner's choice, good luck to all of our staff for next month! 🍀😄

22/09/2025

Happy anniversary at Orbis to Esther, who we are proud to say joined our amazing team at Orbis 5 years ago on this day!

10/09/2025

Great photos of ETG and Rory visiting Cragside and Rothbury

10/09/2025

09/09/2025

Great photos of NJ out and about - visiting Frosterley, having fun in his garden and feeding the ducks.

09/09/2025

We are proud to say Happy Anniversary at Orbis to Mike who joined us at Orbis 7 years ago today!

01/09/2025

Happy 5 year anniversary at Orbis to Tiffany, who we are proud to say joined our amazing team 5 years ago today!

29/08/2025

Happy anniversary at Orbis to Tony, who we are proud to say has been part of our amazing team at Orbis for 8 years today!

27/08/2025

Great photos of SF living her best life on her holiday to Scotland!

21/08/2025

ETG enjoying his holiday in Ireland visiting Kilmore Quay with his team

20/08/2025

VACANCY - SUPPORT WORKER GATESHEAD (BSL LEVEL 2 ESSENTIAL)

This is an amazing opportunity to work with a wonderful young person who lives in their own home. They have Autism & Learning Disability and are supported by his staff team 2:1 to meet their wishes and needs, they are Deaf and require their staff to be fluent in BSL. They like structure and routine in their day and enjoy a range of activities, such as visiting new places, going on walks and places of interest. We need support staff who will work with them for the long term, to build trust and strong relationships. We need positive loyal, committed staff who are fun and enjoy having a laugh and being a little silly to enrich their life.

We are recruiting Full or Part Time Support Workers to work in the Gateshead area this role requires a qualification of level 2 or above BSL (British Sign Language). Or a background of life experience that you are fluent in BSL. Experience of support work is preferred but not essential as full training will be provided.

Rates of pay £14.20 per hour & £109 per sleep in - average annual salary £35,200 (based on 40 hours a week and 1 sleep a week) This role involves working weekends, evenings and sleep ins.

Benefits -
- Friend referral scheme with cash bonus payable
- £500 on passing probation
- Great training and progression
- Gain a qualification in Health & Social Care
- Enhanced rates of pay for bank holidays
- Smart Health wellbeing services for you and Mental Health Support for you and your family
- Holiday pay includes an average of overtime and sleeps ins
- 1 extra days holiday after 5 year service
- Monthly prize draw giveaways
- Funded social events for team building and staff engagement
- After 1-year contracted service become a partner to our employee-owned trust + be eligible for annual bonuses + sick pay scheme +
- Retirement benefit – lump sum paid into your pension (T&Cs apply)

If you believe you have the following, then we want to hear from you -
- Social Care qualifications or any relevant skills supporting autistic individuals and people with a learning disability.
- Positive attitude, great values, principles and a commitment to support people to have a great life
- You are “Person centred” and believe in practice inclusiveness
- Experience of working with individuals who have behaviours that may challenge
- Effective BSL communication skills
- Have a clean UK driving licence

This support worker role is subject to Enhanced DBS check.
We cannot offer any VISA Sponsorships.

If you would like more information or an application pack, please call 0191 500 7994 or email contact@orbissupport.co.uk

17/08/2025

Happy 5 year anniversary to Christine, who we are proud to say started with us at Orbis on this day 5 years ago!