Relief Support Worker

Real Life Options Group; Falkirk; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday (pro-rata)

Accredited training

Employer pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

£10,000 Life Cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Financial wellbeing support

Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus

Recognition Initiatives

Mileage paid at 35p per mile

Job summary

Real Life Options is seeking a Relief Support Worker to join our outreach team in Falkirk. This permanent role offers part-time and relief hours, with a compassionate team behind you and a clear path for development.

You will help individuals in their own homes with daily living skills, medication reminders, cooking, and household tasks, supporting independence and the achievement of chosen goals in a safe, respectful environment.

Qualifications

• No prior care experience required.
• Friendly, caring and compassionate
• Organised, responsible and reliable
• Excellent communicators in spoken and written English
• Able to work on a rota basis, including alternate weekends

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with medication, cooking, and household tasks
• Encourage social interaction with friends, family, and community events and promote independence
• Communicate with medical professionals and implement support plans and risk assessments
• Maintain clear and accurate records of support provided
• Communicate effectively with the team and family members
• Work independently and as part of a supportive team

Job description

Relief Support Worker

Company: Real Life Options

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Part-time and relief hours available

Location: FK2 7DL (Outreach Service covering Falkirk and surrounding areas)

Salary: £13.45 per hour

About the Role

Do you want a rewarding role, working with a great team of people, where you can make a real difference in people’s lives? Real Life Options is a national social care provider, and we’re looking for someone like you to join our team. We will support you on your career path to learn, develop, and grow.

You’ll become part of a dedicated team of experienced support workers working for our outreach service, assisting individuals in their own homes. On a typical day you’ll help promote independence and support people to meet their chosen goals. This includes help with daily living skills such as medication administration, cooking, and household tasks.

The individuals we support enjoy a variety of meaningful activities each day, and you’ll play a key role in encouraging and enabling them to achieve their life goals in a safe and happy environment. You’ll work both independently and as part of a supportive team.

What You’ll Do

• Support individuals with medication, cooking, and household tasks
• Encourage social interaction with friends, family, and community events and promote independence
• Communicate with medical professionals and implement support plans and risk assessments
• Maintain clear and accurate records of support provided
• Communicate effectively with the team and family members
• Work independently and as part of a supportive team

What we’re looking for

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds – no prior care experience is required. We’re looking for individuals who are:

• Friendly, caring, and compassionate
• Organised, responsible, and reliable
• Excellent communicators in spoken and written English
• Committed to delivering high standards of care
• Able to work on a rota basis, including alternate weekends

This role is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. A PVG check will be required for successful applicants.

Due to the locations of cover a driver would be preferred for this role

Why choose Real Life Options?

At Real Life Options, we treat our people with the same respect and care that we offer to the individuals we support.

Benefits

• A minimum of 28 days paid holiday per year (pro-rata)
• Accredited training to give you the skills and confidence to do your job well
• An employer contributory pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan (for full/part-time contracted staff)
• £10,000 Life Cover
• Free Employee Assistance ProgrammeAccess to discounts on a wide range of goods and services via our reward gateway
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Financial wellbeing support
• Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus
• Recognition Initiatives
• Mileage paid at 35p per mile for the first 10,000 miles per year

Values & Diversity

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

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.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme