Senior Support Worker

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Support Worker to join us, at our Glasgow North and East Housing Support Services due to service growth, where we provide support to individuals who have Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities and Forensic support needs.

Abbey Craig is a new service providing support to 4 individuals with Autism in a fantastic new accommodation in the Easterhouse area.

Experience of working with individuals who have autism and a knowledge of positive behaviour approaches to support are all desirable but not essential.

The services support people within their own tenancies in the community and provides care and support in a person centred way. This could be personal care, homecare & household tasks, medication, meal preparation or support with cooking meals, shopping and or managing finances, arranging appointments, or accessing their local community.

Our Senior Support Workers are classed as Front Line Management staff and as such your duties would fall under three specific areas as follows:

Staff Management:

-Coaching and mentoring front line staff while providing appropriate support including regular supervision.

-Identifying the training needs of your team and ensuring that this training is provided.

-Producing the monthly rota for your team, taking into account budgetary requirements and ensuring that all staff meet their contracted hours whilst managing holiday cover and absence.

-Developing the ability of your team to produce accurate and effective support plans.

-Covering on-call shift work as and when needed.

Supported Individuals:

-Plan and facilitate meetings with individuals and important people in their lives in order to collate the appropriate information required to write an effective support plan.

-Effectively match supported individuals to staff members, keeping in mind the identified outcomes and goals to be achieved for said supported individual.

Organisational:

-Liaising with external agencies such as an individual`s family or Social Work Services.

-Ensure that the standards set by the SSSC and Care Inspectorate as well as The Richmond Fellowship Scotland`s own standards are always met.

-Positively represent the values of The Richmond Fellowship Scotland when engaging with all external agencies.

Additional Information

For this fantastic opportunity for internal candidates only, you will need at least 2 years previous experience of supporting individuals within care and already have or be willing to work towards your SVQ Level 3.

How to Apply:

If you would be interested in applying then please click on the link at the bottom of the page and submit your application there!

If you are applying via a job board then please be aware that you must submit an application via our website otherwise we will be unable to contact you!

If you have any difficulties whilst applying then please get in touch with our Regional Resourcing Consultant by emailing Reg at rmacdonald@trfs.org.uk

All successful Support Practitioner applicants will be given a conditional offer- this is subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and PVG: having a conviction will not necessarily debar you from working in this sector.

All new staff members will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of their start date.

Closing Date: 30.4.24 (We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time)