Overview
Could you support people to lead great lives?
Come and join our amazing team. We are a charitable organisation based in the Scottish Borders. We provide care and support to adults to lead great lives. Most of the people we currently support have learning disabilities or mental health problems. Our team help people to live an independent and fulfilling life in the local community.
About you
* Trustworthy with a positive attitude to disability
* Caring, kind, positive and friendly
* Committed to helping people
* Looking for a career in care
* Keen to join an established, successful, team
About the role
* You will: Provide support to people to live safely and as independently as possible in their own home and in the community.
* Support people to achieve personal growth and meet their full potential.
* Provide guidance and practical help in all aspects of day-to-day living, e.g. assisting with budgeting, cooking and cleaning.
* Support with personal care and mobility issues, whilst promoting self-esteem, independence, dignity and respect.
* Support people to participate in their hobbies and interests and to be active in the community.
Full-time or part-time posts are available. Applicants should be flexible in their approach to hours of work, as staff may be required to work a range of shifts including regular weekends, sleepovers and wake night shifts. We will also consider applicants who would be prepared to work weekends only or evenings. Some of the people you will be supporting have their own cars, therefore, to enable them to enjoy the wider community a valid driving licence would be an advantage.
Salary £12.65 per hour increasing to £12.86 per hour on completion of a successful probationary period.
Any offer of employment will be conditional on a satisfactory Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check and two satisfactory references.
If you feel you have the skills and enthusiasm to join our dedicated team, application packs can be downloaded or completed online from our website www.streets-ahead.org.uk/work-for-us/. You can also email us at recruitment@streets-ahead.org.uk or phone our head office on 01450 377924 for more information or to request an application pack.
Benefits
* Work for a Real Living Wage employer
* A career that makes a difference
* Flexible Working
* Overtime opportunities
* Company pension scheme with 6% employer contributions
* 30 days holiday a year
* Free PVG registration
* Company sick pay scheme
* Long service awards
* Opportunity to gain a SVQ 3 qualification
* Access to free wellbeing, health, counselling and legal advice for you and your dependants under 18
* Death in service scheme
* Bike-to-work scheme
* Shopping and service discounts
We are an accredited Disability Confident organisation and encourage applications from all members of the community.
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