Support Worker

Support Workers

Ayrshire Care at Home

20 Hours per week

£12.00 - £12.40* per hour (*if SVQ 2 qualified)

Blackwood are currently looking for a permanent Support Worker to join our care at home team in Ayr.

As an award-winning innovative care provider, we support the elderly and people living with physical disabilities and long-term conditions in their own homes across Scotland. We pride ourselves on our knowledge and passion for delivering complex care, making sure that our customers receive high quality care at home services that can range from visiting a few hours a week to several daily visits.

We deliver our vision of helping our customers live their life to the full through the hard work and dedication of our Support Workers who provide our customers with a wide variety of assistance such as personal hygiene, dressing, medication prompts and light household chores in line with their personal support plans.

As a Support Worker and to enable our customers to live comfortably, safely and independently, you will work closely with our managers and teams and support our customers with some of the following examples of personal care services:

Personal hygiene (bathing, showering, shaving, oral hygiene)

Continence management (toileting, catheter care)

Food and diet (assisting with eating and preparation)

Simple treatments (medication assistance application of creams)

Personal assistance (with wheelchairs, mechanical/manual aids and help with dressing & getting in/out of bed)

Immobility problems

The ideal candidate must have:

A commitment to delivering high quality, consistent care.

The ability to develop and promote a structured routine.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills as our carers might be the only contact our customers have each day.

Basic IT skills, ability to use apps and devices to support service provision.

An ability to work independently in the community and as part of a team.

A relevant qualification (SVQ2), this is not essential as training will be given.

Flexibility to work on a rota basis including early mornings, evenings and weekends.

Our employee benefits

Fully funded SVQ training on completion of probationary period

Company sick pay scheme on completion of probationary period

34 days’ holiday per annum, pro rata for part-time hours

Access to Health and Wellbeing resources such as 24/7 GP Service, Physiotherapy and Employee Assistance Program and in-house Mental Health First Aiders

Opportunity to participate in internal support networks such as employee engagement, wellbeing and digital forums

Company pension scheme and other benefits such as Death in Service

Payment of PVG and SSSC registration

Discounts at major online and High Street retailers

We ask that all applicants read the Job Pack available on the careers page of our website. Blackwood are committed to diversity and inclusion and as an accredited Disability Confident Employer, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the post.

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