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Ref no:
327191
Published:
23/04/2023
Closes:
31/08/2023
Location:
19 Allardice Street, AB39 2BS
Rate:
£10.90 - £11 per hour pro rata, per annum
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time, Part Time
Hours:
39 week per week

Inspire has been supporting adults with learning disabilities in Stonehaven for almost 30 years and today we operate four services within the town.

We are now seeking the right new team members to help the local people we support at our Arduthie service continue to get the most out of life and play a full and active role within their community.

We currently have a vacancy for a Support Worker within the service, where we enable four people to live at home with appropriate levels of support.

Inspire has operated the Arduthie service since 1992 and it is currently home to three gentlemen and one lady who range in age from their early 40’s to their early 50’s. They have a broad range of interests including, arts and crafts, baking and cooking, swimming, taking long walks, going to the gym, carriage driving and looking after chickens - no two days at Arduthie are truly ever the same!

The people currently supported by Inspire at Arduthie also have a mixture of communication levels and physical capabilities, which adds further to the variety of the role.

Although our work can be challenging it is also immensely rewarding as Support Workers play a vital role in developing and maintaining the important life skills and encouraging the participation and integration required for the people we support to flourish and get the best out of life.

As a Support Worker you will participate in household tasks, including cleaning, cooking, ironing and washing while encouraging the people we support to join in. You will also accompany people on outings to the shops, or to attend social events, and help with the administration of medication and maintaining people’s dignity through the provision of quality personal care, depending on individual needs.

Could This Be The Job For You?

You don’t need to have any previous experience in social care to apply – we are more interested in your values and transferable skills. We will ensure you go through a comprehensive induction and training programme before your first shift and support you to achieve a funded SVQ 3 in Health & Social Care (SCQF level 7) qualification.

We also appreciate that now, perhaps more than ever before, different people need different things from their work pattern, so there is lots of flexibility with available shifts – evenings, weekends, public holidays, sleepovers etc.

There are plenty of other benefits that come with working for Inspire at Arduthie as well – apart from getting to know and spending lots of time with the people we support at the service.

Permanent Inspire Support Workers receive up to £10.61 an hour – with a sleepover rate of £84; there is a competitive sick pay entitlement, generous life assurance policy, company pension contribution, the option to buy annual leave and a £200 Refer a Friend scheme.

If you have a caring nature, and are respectful, compassionate, nurturing and inclusive, then we would love you to join our team at Arduthie and help us continue supporting those who call the service home to live fulfilled and happy lives.