Waking nights Support Worker Full time - 35 hours per week £12.00 per hour Do you have a passion for making a difference? We are looking for caring, trustworthy and dedicated individuals to join our team. Every day is different as we promote our service users to make their own choices, achieve their goals and live as independently as possible. About the role: You will be able to help people you support to live the life they want, ensuring they have choices and control over the planning and delivery of their support. You will enable them to reach their potential by providing both physical and emotional support, along with encouraging them to develop positive relationships socially. You will be working with individuals both at home and within the community Working with a variety of individuals in Elgin, on a night shift you will provide support with: Meals Personal care Medication administration Housekeeping You will be comfortable with lone working during a typical shift and motivated to provide quality support. An understanding and/or experience of autism and recognised qualifications such as SVQ 2/3 are preferred for this role, although not essential as Real Life Options will put you through the SVQ 2/3. Shift pattern and working hours; Successful applicants will cover waking nights shifts, 10pm to 8am Shift pattern is usually 3 nights on, 3 nights off but this is variable according to the needs of the service. Please be aware that applicants must be available for initial shadow shifts during the day. In addition due to our location, limited public transport links and shift patterns candidates need to be drivers or local to the area. An enhanced Adult PVG will be 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 mile 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 We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours 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.