Support Worker
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Flexible Hours.
Pay Rate: £13.50 per hour
An Exciting Opportunity with The Good Care Group Scotland ( Edinburgh) The Good Care Group is seeking Support Workers for a new service in Edinburgh.
The Role
As a Support Worker, you will visit clients in their own homes. Supporting individuals with mental health, learning disabilities, and other complex needs, helping them to live more independently, improve their wellbeing within their community, and access the community with your guidance and support.
Key Responsibilities
Your duties span seven core areas, ensuring comprehensive support for your clients:
* Daily Living Support: Assisting clients with daily routines (personal hygiene, cooking, cleaning, shopping), and supporting medication routines.
* Promoting Independence: Encouraging clients to develop life skills, supporting them to manage their own routines and responsibilities, and helping them set and achieve personal goals.
* Emotional and Social Support: Offering encouragement, listening, helping to reduce isolation, and supporting mental wellbeing.
* Community Access: Accompanying clients to appointments, activities, or community programs; and helping them access essential services like healthcare, housing, and employment support.
* Monitoring and Reporting: Observing changes in a client’s health or behavior, recording progress, and reporting concerns to supervisors or care teams.
* Safeguarding and Advocacy: Protecting clients from exploitation or neglect, speaking up for their rights and needs, and adhering to safeguarding policies.
* Working with Other Professionals: Collaborating with nurses, social workers, therapists, and families; attending care meetings; and implementing care plans.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for individuals who demonstrate the following key skills:
* Communication and empathy
* Professional & personal care experience
* Patience and reliability
* Problem-solving
* Basic health and safety knowledge
* Ability to maintain professional boundaries
Why Choose The Good Care Group?
We believe in investing in our staff, offering comprehensive support and one of the best benefits packages available:
Generous Compensation & Incentives:
* Company pension.
* Holidays accrued from shifts and travel time between calls.
* Free or subsidised travel.
* Funded Blue Light Card.
* Generous ‘Refer A Friend’ Scheme/Referral programme.
Training & Development:
* Full training provided, taking place at our Scotland office.
* Award-winning in-house training.
* Support to achieve your Care Certificate, Level 2 & 3 Diploma, alongside extensive learning programmes and expert-led advanced courses.
Support & Wellbeing:
* 24/7 on call support.
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
* Free DBS Check.
Work Settings: Work primarily in clients’ homes, supported living services, community centres, or with charities/social care organisations.
Accessibility: All clients are accessible by public transport.
If you are naturally friendly and have a desire to make a positive difference to your client’s life, we want to hear from you