Homecare Support Worker

Routes To Work South; Rutherglen; Remote; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Routes To Work South in Scotland is seeking Homecare Support Workers to provide personal care, emotional support, and practical help so service users can live independently at home within their community.

You will work within care plans, coordinate with health and social care colleagues, and help with daily tasks such as meals, shopping, medication prompts, and mobility support. Flexibility and teamwork are important; driving or access to transport may be helpful, and training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Experience of care at home and housing support.
• Experience in a multi-disciplinary setting.
• Commitment to training and development.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care including toileting, mobility, and hygiene.
• Offer social and emotional support.
• Co-operate with GP, district nurse, and social workers.
• Assist with shopping, meals, and light domestic tasks.
• Support service users to remain in their own home.

Skills

Care at home

Teamwork

Communication

Adaptability

Education

SVQ in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Job description

Job Specifics

• Reference No:LO366
• Location:Rutherglen
• Hours: Full Time
• Salary: Competitive
• Closing Date: Friday 6th November 2026
• Why should you apply for this role: Exciting projects and challenges

Job Overview

Our client provides an agreed level of social care support, Care at Home and Housing Support services to a wide range of service users within set service care models.

They are currently recruiting for Homecare Support Workers to provide whatever help and encouragement is required by an individual for them to take control of their life. It is likely that to achieve this, the person receiving support will require aid from a number of different people, including friends, family, co-tenants.

It will therefore be necessary for the support worker to respect and work co-operatively with others enabling the individual to live in their own home within their local community, based on the individual’s preferences/needs within the framework of the Care Plan and Risk Management Strategy.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Key Tasks

• Providing all aspects of personal care including toileting needs, medical needs, physical transfer needs, dressing, undressing and personal hygiene.
• Give social and emotional support as required.
• Recognise need to summon GP/nurse.
• Co-operation with relevant health and social care providers including GP, district nurse, health visitor, occupational therapist, social worker etc.
• Assisting with shopping including uplift, collection and delivery of prescriptions.
• Preparation of food in the home and dealing with dietary needs, including having regard to health-related needs (e.g., diabetes, religious requirements) as well as assistance with feeding, drinking and preparation of snacks and drinks.
• Assisting with money management, pension collecting, handling money, bill paying, banking money and assisting with letter writing, completion of forms etc.
• Co-operation with relevant health and social care providers including GP, district nurse, health visitor, occupational therapist, social worker etc.
• Providing domestic and household services, cleaning, tidying, laundry, ironing, refuse, pets etc.
• Bed making, including cleaning up after incontinence
• Emptying and cleaning commode
• Assistance with catheter care
• Assistance with colostomy care
• Assistance with stoma care
• Assistance with eye drops
• Assistance with shaving and hair care
• Assistance with dressing and undressing
• Assistance with toileting
• Accompanying or transporting the service user to and from: day centre, educational or training centres, sporting, leisure, social and recreational activities, outings (including visits to church or religious centres) appointments (e.g., hospital).
• Befriending
• Support to parents who lack parenting skills (which may include any of the above tasks)
• Attendance and/or support during access visits
• Respite to carers and families of children with special needs
• One-off intensive household cleaning to reach maintainable standard
• Participate in Staff and Client meetings as and when required ensuring that all information of confidential nature gained in the course of duty is not divulged to third parties.
• Maintain professional knowledge and competence at all times, attend mandatory training days/courses, on or off site, as and when required
• Participate in relevant N/SVQ training to achieve required qualifications
• Adhere to the Council’s commitment to Health and Safety and maximising attendance.

Employer Expectations Skills/Knowledge/Experience

• Have experience of care at home and housing support.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting.
• Proven ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to people with disabilities and vulnerabilities.
• A commitment to a service which provides support to vulnerable individuals, and which is respectful and according to the individuals’ wishes.
• Good communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to communicate effectively with Service Users, customers, colleagues, Managers and other persons with a legitimate interest in the project.
• Commitment to training and development.
• Flexible and innovative approach to working.
• Knowledge of care planning systems.
• Empathy with the concept of Social Role Valorisation/Principles of Ordinary Living.
• Decision-making and problem-solving skills

Qualifications/Tickets/Licences Required

• A good standard of general education. Read and write legibly preferred.
• SVQ in Health and Social Care or equivalent preferred.