Your new opportunity
Our Adult Supported Living services in the North Lanarkshire area (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth, Moodiesburn and Stepps) are looking for part time & full time support workers to assist in the provision of individualised support to adults and/or young people, with a wide range of disabilities, either on an individual 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of a team.
We deliver 24 hour care to individuals in their own home who have a wide range of support needs. As a Support Worker you will be providing support with their personal care and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives, some these include; keeping them safe, taking part in activities & interests, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing. You will also be required to support individuals on supported holidays
Working pattern: Mostly day shifts working 7.30am to 7pm. Please note we manage shifts on a rotational basis where staff work a variety of shifts to meet the needs of the people we support and will include working weekends as well as evening shifts. No sleepover shifts as the individuals we support live within their family home.
What you will need to bring to the role
1. Compassion and kindness to support people in their day to day lives.
2. Enthusiasm and self-motivation.
3. Able to apply transferable life experience and skills to support and enable individuals.
4. Excellent problem solver who is driven by positive outcomes.
5. Resilient, reliable and an excellent listener.
6. Good IT & communication skills.
7. A full driving license is essential.
What's in it for you?
8. Opportunity to gain SVQ qualifications via our SVQ accredited centre.
9. Generous holiday entitlement, 29 annual holiday days + 4 public holidays for support staff, rising to 34 days annual leave and 4 public holidays after 5 years.
10. Training, support, learning and development.
11. Opportunity to make a difference to someone’s life.
12. Family friendly working policies and procedures.
13. HSF Health Cash Plans.
14. 24/7 free and confidential Employee Assistance programme.
15. £500 refer a friend scheme (t&c’s apply)
16. Life Assurance Benefit.
17. Workplace Pension.
18. Registered with Concert for Carers.
19. Access to health services free of charge (physiotherapy & occupational health)
20. Cycle to work scheme.
21. Christmas saving scheme.