Support Worker

Support Worker - Driver required

Montana Home Care is a specialist provider of person-centred care and support. We deliver a range of services, helping people to remain independent; enabling them to continue to live a good quality life in their own home.

If you want to make a difference in the lives' of people who need our help and you are looking for something different, a career that makes you feel valued, provides job satisfaction and supports career progression, this could be the job for you.

Due to the locations we cover we are looking for candidate living near or within the below areas or applicants with their own transport;

• Braes
• Denny
• Grangemouth
• Falkirk
• Bo’ness

About the role

• Shifts are 7am - 2pm / 3pm-10pm
• Full time / Part time / Evening and Weekends / Permanent contracts
• Expected hours: 16 – 40 per week
• Salary: £12.00 per hour
• Mileage paid
• No experience necessary as full paid training will be provided.

The role will include visiting several homes within a shift providing the people we support with daily living tasks which are inclusive of assisting with all aspects of personal care, meal preparation, meal being served, medication prompt, catheter care.

We currently have 2 working patterns for full time and part time hours, expected hours: 16-40 per week with the opportunity to increase your hours with overtime.

Weekly working pattern 1

• 4 days on, 4 days off
• Full time hours – 7am - 1.30pm break – 3.30pm - 9.30pm
• Part time 7am - 1.30pm or 3.30pm-9.30pm
• Salary: £12.00 per hour
• No experience necessary as full paid training will be provided

Weekly working pattern 2

• Week 1 – Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday
• Week 2 – Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
• Every second weekend off
• Full time hours – 7am - 1.30pm break – 3.30pm - 9.30pm
• Part time 7am - 1.30pm or 3.30pm-9.30pm
• Salary: £12.00 per hour
• No experience necessary as full paid training will be provided

We also offer bank/relief hours where staff submit their availability 1 month in advance shifts can be allocated on an ad-hoc basis.

You will be entitled to:

• Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job

In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits:

• Full uniform provided
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Referral programme

About you:

Our main priority for this job role is to find people with the right attitude and behaviours to match our own! You don’t need to have previous experience in this field, nor do you need qualifications to get started – we’re happy to work with you to help you become an excellent support worker.

Above all we want someone that:

• Will be organised, reliable and responsible.
• Have good communication skills; both verbal and written English; able to easily build relationships with others.
• A full driving licence and access to a vehicle as you will be travelling to the homes of people we support in the Falkirk District to provide care and support.
• Successful candidates will be required to work across a weekly rota, including alternate weekends with scope for flexibility and opportunities for overtime and weekend work.
• You will be caring, friendly, patient and passionate about helping others

Interested? Apply now, a member of our recruitment team are waiting to speak with you!

This post is considered to be Regulated Work with Vulnerable Adults as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scotland PVG Act 2007 therefore a PVG application will be required for successful applicants.

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.