Community Support Worker (Female only)

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within a small team supporting a young lady with a learning disability & Autism.

A role within our team gives you the opportunity to support a fun young woman with a great sense of humour, who has a love for adventure. Some of her hobbies include music, arts and crafts and going to local attractions. She also enjoys attending local clubs and activities so she can socialise with her friends and the people she knows well in the local community.

The role of support worker includes supporting her develop and implement independent living skills to maintain her home and integrate into her local community.

She would want you to have great communication skills, be confident, flexible, show initiative, as well as working well within a team and to have a good sense of humour.

Requirements

To promote the independence and develop skills for the person we support

Provide assistance and guidance/training to the individual in all household  tasks

Assist to manage areas of weekly budgeting

Support to develop social skills and integrate as fully as possible into their Community

To uphold social work values, to ensure good working practice including understanding and awareness of health and safety

To work positively with other agencies, parents, carers, and other services to ensure a quality provision of care for the person we support

Contribute to the maintenance of records and support plans and act as a key worker when required

To participate in regular and ongoing training and team meetings

Be aware and follow the Health and Safety guidelines at all times

The Individual

Experience which would give insight into working with adults with a learning disability.

Ability to demonstrate a satisfactory level of literacy and numeracy.

Mandatory SSSC registration for new and existing staff.

Willingness to undertake SVQ qualification.

Budgeting skills.

Ability to undertake household skills to a required standard.

Ability to record information accurately

Self confident and self motivated

Active listening and verbal communication skills for effective interaction with the individual and staff at all levels

Ability to resolve problems and cope with day-to-day pressures.

Flexible and adaptable.

Ability to work independently and/or as part of an effective team.

Confident approach to situations arising from emotional dysregulation.

Ability to encourage and support the individual

A positive and supportive attitude to the individual

Effective organisational skills including time management

Full driving licence, you will be expected to travel from Elgin to other areas, when supporting the individual, who has their own vehicle for this purpose.

Calm, patient and non-judgemental attitude

Appreciation, acceptance of and a commitment to the importance of confidentiality.

Willing to accept direction/delegation

Must be physically able to undertake a range of movements when carrying out personal care and domestic tasks

Must be able to handle equipment in accordance with moving and handling regulations

Flexibility to meet the needs and demands of the service

This post is considered to be a ‘Regulated Role’ under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Under the Act it is a legal requirement for an individual undertaking a regulated role with children or protected adults to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.

Therefore the successful candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to any formal offer of employment being made by Moray Council.

 

Closing Date: 26 September 2025

Starting Salary £26,729.30

£14.18 per hour

Various contracts available.

Relief contracts also available

 

For further information contact Wendy Davidson 01343 563042