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Ref no:
234096
Published:
06/09/2021
Closes:
20/09/2021
Location:
1 St John's Hill, The Pleasance, EH8 9TS
Rate:
£9.50 per hour
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Part Time
Hours:
36 hours per week

£500 Retention Payment!!

You will receive £500 if you are successfully appointed with Hillcrest Futures

£250 on successful completion of your 6 month probation period

£250 on successful completion of 12 months service

The Service

St John’s Hill provides care and support for men and women who are homeless, in our supported accommodation service based in the centre of Edinburgh. Care and support is available twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. We are a registered Housing Support Service.

The Role

As a Support Worker you will:

  • Provide support to individuals with a wide variety of support needs including, but not limited to, poor health and well-being, substance misuse, relationship breakdowns and low self esteem
  • Support individuals with daily living skills in order to equip them for moving into their own tenancies

You Will

  • Have a positive flexible attitude
  • Be committed to our values and the work we do
  • Be confident and assertive in your approach as this post does involve lone working
  • Hold an SVQ 2 in Health and Social Care, or equivalent, or have the ability and willingness to work towards this
  • Be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within the first six months of taking up the post

Company Benefits

  • Free access to a comprehensive Health and Well-being Package
  • Free access to on-line discounts for well-known retailers
  • Recognition and Reward Scheme
  • Flexible Working Patterns
  • Generous Holiday Entitlement
  • Free core training provided
  • Death in Service Benefit
  • Savings Scheme
  • Pension Scheme
  • PVG Costs Paid

Please Note: Interviews for this post will take place on Thursday the 30th of September