Female Support Worker
Contract Types: Full-time, Relief positions available
£60 per hour
We will support you along your career path to learn, develop and grow. Every day is different as we promote our service users to make their own choices and live as independently as possible.
You will be able to help people you support to live the individual life they want, ensuring they have choice and control over the planning and delivery of their support. You will enable them to reach their potential by providing both physical and emotional support along with encouraging them to develop positive relationships and to be an equal and valued member of their local community.
You will be joining a dedicated team of experienced Support Workers, in a residential home in the Glasgow area supporting three famales. On a typical day you will promote independence and guidance with life skills such as: personal care, medication administration, daily activites, meal preparation and domestic duties including weekly shopping.
You will be encouraging and supporting individuals to achieve their life goals in a happy and safe environment.
Shifts:
Regular shifts will be between 8am and 10pm but can change depending on the PWS and you may occasionally be required to cover Waking Night Shifts.
You will be required to work across the week and weekend.
An enhanced Adult PVG is required for this role.
A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job
An employer contributory pension scheme
Mileage paid at 35p per mile at flat rate up to 10,000 miles per year
Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
~£10,000 Life cover
~ A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
~ A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
~ Cycle to Work Scheme
~ A financial wellbeing scheme
~ Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
~ We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.