Flexible Support Worker

Hillcrest Futures; Dundee; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave (32 days min)

Pension scheme

Cycle to work

WeCare App mental health support

Perkbox discounts

Birth/Adoption grant

Job summary

Hillcrest Futures is recruiting Flexible Support Workers to join our Edinburgh Services. Various hours per month are available across St John’s Hill, Bruntsfield and Oxgangs to support individuals who are homeless and may have experienced trauma.

You will provide emotional and practical support, help clients develop independent living skills, access community resources, and promote positive mental health. A SVQ 2 in Health and Social Care is preferred or you can work towards it, with SSSC

Qualifications

• SVQ 2 in Health and Social Care or working toward this qualification.
• Flexible with shifts including weekends and evenings.
• Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up the post.
• Excellent communication and a positive, encouraging attitude.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional and practical support.
• Support individuals to develop and maintain independent living skills.
• Assist access to community-based services and resources.
• Promote positive mental health including coping strategies.

Skills

Positive attitude

Flexible attitude

Communication skills

Highly organised

Own initiative

Emergency response

Training readiness

Education

SVQ 2 Health and Social Care

Job description

Hillcrest Futures is recruiting for Flexible Support Workers. Various hours per month are available across our Edinburgh Services.

About the Service

There are vacancies for Flexible Support Workers in our Edinburgh Services; St John’s Hill, Bruntsfield and Oxgangs. We support individuals who are homeless and most likely to have experienced some level of trauma, exclusion and stigma in their life.

About the Role

The role will involve:

• Providing emotional and practical support
• Supporting individuals to develop and maintain independent living skills.
• Support to access community-based services/resources
• Promotion of positive mental health including coping strategies.

About You

You will:

• Have a positive, flexible attitude, with an encouraging nature
• Have excellent communication skills including verbal and written
• Be highly organised with the ability to work on own initiative
• Have the ability to react efficiently and effectively in emergency situations
• Be open to attending and maintaining ongoing training needs
• Possess an SVQ 2 in Health and Social Care or have the ability to work towards this qualification
• Have flexibility with shifts patterns including weekend work and evenings.

All successful candidates will be required to obtain registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up the post.

About the Benefits

• 32 days minimum annual leave (based on full time hours)
• Option to buy or sell annual leave (subject to eligibility)
• Family Friendly Policies
• Death in Service (three times annual salary or a minimum of £10,000)
• Defined contribution pension scheme available: Contributions = 5% Employee and 4% Employer
• Home and Tech Scheme: Spread the cost through salary sacrifice and save up to 8% on thousands of home and tech products at IKEA and Currys (subject to eligibility)
• Cycle to Work Scheme: Spread the cost through salary sacrifice and save up to 47% on bikes and accessories (up to £2,000) (subject to eligibility)
• Enhanced Health Care Package including: £50 towards chiropody and podiatry
• £60 towards dental care
• £75 towards the costs of eye related care
• £150 towards Practitioner fees, including physiotherapy
• £200 Birth and Adoption grant (subject to eligibility)
• £200 towards specialist consultations and investigations
• Unlimited access to a 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing via the WeCare App by Canada Life
• Access to Perkbox: providing a wide range of deals and discounts including Argos, IKEA and many more