Support Worker - Weekend Warriors
- Location:
- The Walton Community Centre, Giffnock, G46 6LD
- Rate:
- £13.45 - £0 per hour
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Part Time
- Hours:
- 15 hours per week
You will be supporting children to engage in meaningful activities. Your role will include:
- Providing 1:1 child centred support within a small group setting
- Promoting and supporting different methods of communication
- Promoting an active lifestyle with physical activity and meeting sensory needs through creative play
- Encouraging choices within activity for child led play
- Adhering to robust infection control measures – which will include providing personal care.
- Working collaboratively as part of a support team to achieve positive outcomes.
- Exercising your own creativity to identify new activities.
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
- Adaptable, empathetic, and attentive and confident person.
- A good communicator who can respond to both verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Patient, calm under pressure, and able to work positively in challenging situations.
- Fun, friendly, outgoing, with a good sense of humour.
- Proactive and reflective, always keen to learn and improve support.
- Physically able to assist with moving and handling safely.
We are looking for compassionate staff who place dignity, respect, and person-centred support at the heart of everything they do.
Essential Requirements
- Minimum 1 year of experience in care/support work or a related discipline.
- Experience whether lived or through work of learning disability or ASD
- Experience of teamwork and positive communication.
What We Offer
- £13.45 per hour
- Paid training & induction programme
- Continued support and career development.
- Support with your SSSC registration.
If you are caring, reliable, and enjoy bringing positivity and fun into your work, we would love to hear from you!