Support Worker

Support Worker Opportunity in Craigmillar, Edinburgh!

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of people who have additional support needs? If you do, we would love to hear from you.

Bield Housing and Care strongly believe that people should be free to make their own choices and be able to live life as independently as possible. If you share these values, we’d love you to join our team.

We are currently recruiting a part time Support Worker at Castlebrae Glebe. The service provides personal care and housing support to individuals who live in their own homes within the development.

Hours of employment are 16 hours per week, working 2 out of 7 days on a shift rota basis.
The service operates from 7:00am until 10:00pm, Monday to Sunday. The shifts are 7:00am - 3:00pm, 8:00am - 5:00pm or 2:00pm - 10:00pm. 

In your role as Support Worker, you will provide care and support to individuals in their homes including:
- Assisting with household tasks
- Assisting and supporting with personal care, including intimate personal care
- Moving and handling, including use of hoists and equipment
- Medication prompting/ administering  
 
Please note for this role, and for genuine occupational requirement reasons, we are looking to appoint a Female Support Worker (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9).

You Will:
- Have good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Have the ability and initiative to work on a lone working basis
- Have good time keeping, time management and organisational skills
- Hold an SVQ2 in Health and Social Care, or have the ability and willingness to undertake this qualification
- Be required to obtain registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 3 months of taking up the post 
 
About the Benefits:
- Rolling two week rota
- Guaranteed every second weekend off
- Guaranteed to have the same days off on a two week rolling rota
- Flexible working hours - various shift patterns available dependent on the needs of the service
- Full Induction
- PVG costs paid for employment opportunities, 50% for Casual Workers
- Free core training
- SSSC Registration costs reimbursed 
- Occupational Sick pay
- Company Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
 
Whilst experience in working in care is desirable, it is not essential. We want to recruit people who share our values and want to make a difference to the lives of others. If you have a genuine interest in people and supporting them to lead their best life we want to hear from you.

Please click 'Apply now' to be directed to our recruitmnt portal for the full Role Profile and Person Specification.

Sponsorship
Please note that Bield Housing and Care do not hold a licence to sponsor any visa applications at present. 
 
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) which means you must disclose all unspent and relevant spent convictions on your application.
 
If you require this information in an alternative format please contact us using the details above.
 
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