Support Worker
Forfar, Angus (must be over 21 years of age)
Full time roles available (39 hours per week)
£12.00 per hour
Drivers preferred
The Role
Start your career with Real Life Options in a rewarding role where you can really make a difference. We are looking for caring, trustworthy and dedicated individuals to join our team.
Every day is different as we support our service users to make their own choices, achieve their goals and live as independently as possible within their own homes. The service is staffed with various shifts (including evenings, and weekends- Waking night shifts are essential) to ensure that individual’s needs are fully met.
You will provide support with; medication administration, personal care, household tasks, meal preparation, social inclusion, and emotional support. One of the most important parts of the role is supporting with access the community and social activities. Our services users enjoy many different activities such as: fishing trips, go-karting, football and going on holiday.
Previous experience is desirable for this position although full training will be provided. You must have the ability to follow detailed support plans in order to ensure a consistent approach, excellent communication skills and a warm, approachable and friendly manner.
An enhanced 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
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
Mileage paid at a flat rate of £0.35p per mile for the first 10,000 miles per year
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.
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