Support Worker

Support Worker- Kirknewton

Full time, Part time and Relief positions available- £12.00 per hour

Due to our rural location, limited public transport links and shift patterns, candidates need to be drivers or local to the area.

We are looking for a caring and trustworthy individual with excellent communication skills and a bubbly personality to support 7 males in 2 separate dwellings based in Kirknewton.

Shifts are arranged on a rota system, so you will be working as part of an enthusiastic and experienced team to deliver the following hours:

• 07.30am- 03.30pm
• 08.00am- 04.00pm
• 04:00pm- 08:00pm
• 08:00pm- 08.00am (Waking Nights)

Support is uniquely tailored to each individual to live the life they choose. Our service users particularly enjoy trips to the cinema, outings to pantomimes, going to watch tribute bands and our takeaway nights!

The team offer support with personal care, medication, dietary needs, appointments, home maintenance and finances. Most importantly, the team support the men with accessing the community and promoting their independence to live the life that they choose.

The service is an Old Steadings set in farmland with stunning views. Our service therefore has a lovely relaxed atmosphere which is appreciated by the people we support and our staff alike. Our warm, cosy and welcoming service is certainly homely and serene, a small walk around and there are horses to feed in the stables!

Previous experience is desirable for this position although full training will be provided. We will support you along your career path to learn, develop and grow.

A PVG is required for this role.

Benefits and Rewards

• A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
• Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job
• An employer contributory pension scheme
• Mileage paid at 35p per mile flat rate up to 10,000 per year

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

• Health Cash Plan (for full & part time contracted hours)
• £10,000 Life cover
• A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
• A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• A financial wellbeing scheme
• Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
• Recognition Initiatives
• Blue Light discount programme

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviors who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:

Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence

If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:

Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values – Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive

Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

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.