Support Worker

Hillcrest Futures are recruiting for Support Workers

Various Hours available (16-39hrs per week)

If you’re looking for a new challenge with job satisfaction that will be hard to beat then you better keep reading! We have an opportunity to work within our Alexander Street service supporting adults with a variety of additional support needs such as learning disability, autism, physical health needs, ADHD and mental health issues.

About The Role

As a Support Worker, you will be helping people with all aspects of daily life, including:

• Personal care (including intimate personal care).
• Support with all aspects of medication.
• Support with cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and shopping.
• Some of the people we support need assistance and guidance with emotional, behavioural and personal safety support.
• Promote positive mental health and developing constructive coping strategies
• Social support including accessing community-based resources and planning for leisure so that life is interesting and enjoyable
• Exploring opportunities for meaningful employment

In this role you have the brilliant opportunity to give new experiences to the people you are supporting.

About You

You will;

• Be cheerful, caring and reliable. You will smile a lot, be able to chat about a wide range of topics and be able to make a positive difference to someone’s day. You should have a good sense of humour.
• Have good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Work as a part of a team and be required to carry out sleepover and waking night shifts.
• Undertake a key working role that includes administrative tasks and IT skills
• Be able to show transferrable skills relating to care
• Hold an SVQ2 in Health and Social Care, or have the willingness undertake study to achieve this
• Obtain registration with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up the post.

About the Benefits

• Excellent sleepover payment - Currently £113.40 a night
• Fully paid Induction and shadow shifts
• Death in service scheme - three times your yearly salary
• Cycle to work scheme - 12% - 39% savings
• Tech scheme - 12% savings on laptops and computers
• Supportive management - committed to supporting Personal and Professional development
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing packages.