Support Worker
Waking Nights
Location: Inverurie
Positions: Full time, Part time and Relief hours available
Shift Patterns: 9pm to 8am (11hrs) or 10pm to 8am (10hrs)
Drivers Preferred- Please note that due to the location of service drivers are preferred for this role due to there being limited public transport and none being available during shift times.
Start your career with Real Life Options knowing that you’re making a difference by promoting independence and creating more opportunities for the people we support.
The role involves providing night support for adults living in their own homes. The successful candidate will be working a waking night shift, providing support for individuals with learning disabilities and other conditions.
The support required will vary from night to night, some nights the individuals may sleep through with no need for support. At other times you may need to support them with personal care tasks and assist with any medical emergencies. There will also be household tasks such as cleaning floors, ironing clothes and any other domestic tasks that may be required.
Full training will be provided so experience is not essential but is desirable. Staff will be expected to work weekends, but is usually weekend on and weekend off pattern.
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
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
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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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .