Overview
Job Title: Support Worker
Location: Smithton, Inverness - IV2
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, Part Time
Salary: £13.00 per hour
Reference: 080492
Thera Scotland is recruiting Support Workers in the Smithton area. We invite you to join our team. You will be part of an inclusive team supporting adults with a learning disability, using a person-centred approach to help individuals achieve their personal goals. The ways of supporting will vary with each person, and you may help with developing new skills, providing personal and emotional support, planning and managing home life, leisure, and travel. You could work in a person’s home or in the community.
• Full UK driving licence is preferred but not essential.
Responsibilities
* Support adults with a learning disability in daily activities, using person-centred approaches.
* Help individuals achieve personal goals and develop new skills.
* Provide personal and emotional support and assist with planning and managing home life.
* Support with leisure, interests, and travel; assist in community activities as needed.
* Work in clients’ homes or in community settings.
Who we are looking for
* No previous experience or qualifications required; full training will be provided.
* Compassionate, Caring and Confident
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Self-starter with a high level of motivation
* Excellent written and verbal communication; confident, articulate, and professional
* Willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment and creatively solve problems
* Desire to embrace our values and vision and have fun
Benefits
* Annualised hours with guaranteed monthly salary for full and part-time roles, plus overtime opportunities
* Flexible working hours for work-life balance
* Immediate interview and quick start date (subject to pre-employment checks)
* 28 days annual leave including bank holidays (pro rata)
* Employee support line
* Free nationally accredited training and opportunities to earn qualifications
* Contributory Pension Scheme
* Free PVG check
* Refer a friend and earn up to £300
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Well-being initiatives
* Discounts including Health Cash Plan
* Employee Council
* Early Pay access (terms apply, excludes relief workers)
If you have a passion for making a difference to people’s lives, consider a career with Thera Group. For more information, contact our talent team at 01476 513934 or newtalent@thera.co.uk
We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing deadline if we interview and offer the right candidate. We are an equal opportunities employer.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. For the purpose of this act, you must declare any convictions or cautions you have received, including those that would otherwise be spent. This role is subject to a relevant PVG check should you be offered the position.
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