Support Worker
Salary - £12 per hour - Macduff
Relief positions available
We are looking for caring, trustworthy and positive individuals whose personality and values match the environment of our service. Every day is different, as we promote our service users to make their own choices and live as independently as possible. The role is extremely rewarding and you can really make a difference.
About the role:
Our service is better described as a happy and wholesome community with most service users having been neighbours for a considerable time. Most of the services are based at one complex in Macduff which adds to the community feel and the connections that are built. We have a very settled and happy staff team, many who have been with us for between 20 and 30 years and have a vast amount of knowledge and experience of working with the people we support.
Our service users enjoy each other’s company when they have the opportunity to meet at the events which are organised at the hub. Although most live in single tenancies there are groups of people we support who have shared interests, they enjoy meeting and doing activities with their friendship group.
Shifts and working hours:
Shifts are arranged on a rota system and are generally;
8:00am - 5:00pm
9:00am-4:00pm
9:00am-3:00pm
3:00pm-10:00pm
(please note this is not an exhaustive list, we do require candidates with flexible availability; there may also potentially be sleepover shifts once experience is gained in service).
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 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.
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