Full Time Support Worker opportunities in Edinburgh!
Are you passionate about making a positive impact in people’s lives?
Join our team as a Support Worker at Castlebrae Glebe and be part of a compassionate and dedicated team committed to providing exceptional care and support to our service users.
As a Support Worker you will have the opportunity to make meaningful differences in the lives of individuals, assisting them with daily tasks, promoting independence and fostering a warm and supportive environment. Whether you are a seasoned professional or just starting in your career in care, we offer comprehensive training and development opportunities to help you thrive in your role. Join us in creating a brighter future for the people we support.
Please note for this role, and for genuine occupational requirement reasons, we are looking to appoint Female Support Workers (exemption under the Equality Act Part 1 Schedule 9).
Hours of employment
35 hours - 5 days out of 7
The Role
In your role as Support Worker, you will provide care and support to individuals in their own homes including:
1. Assisting with household tasks
2. Assisting and supporting with personal care, including intimate personal care
3. Medication prompting/ administering
About You
You will:
4. Have good communication skills, both verbal and written
5. Have the ability and initiative to work on a lone working basis
6. Have good time keeping, time management and organisational skills
7. Hold an SVQ2 in Health and Social Care, or have the ability and willingness to undertake this qualification
8. Be required to obtain registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up the post
About the Benefits
9. Full Induction
10. PVG costs paid for employment opportunities, 50% for Casual Workers
11. Free core training
12. SSSC Registration costs reimbursed
13. Occupational Sick pay
14. Company Pension Scheme
15. Employee Assistance Programme
Whilst experience in working in care is desirable it’s not essential, we want to recruit people who share our values and want to make a difference to the lives of others. If you have a genuine interest in people and supporting them to lead their best life we want to hear from you.
Disability Confident
Bield is a proud disability confident accredited employer. As users of the disability symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the vacancy minimum criteria.
In order to help you succeed, we will make all required reasonable adjustments to facilitate your inclusion during our recruitment and selection process. Adjustments will vary from person to person; if you wish to discuss how Bield can support you throughout the recruitment process, please email us and a member of the team will get in touch.
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