Relief Support Worker

Quarriers; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Quarriers recherche des Support Workers pour ses services à Glasgow, offrant un soutien aux adultes ayant des handicaps d'apprentissage. Les travailleurs soutiendront des personnes dans leur vie quotidienne et participeront à diverses activités. Les candidats doivent être flexibles et motivés, avec une atmosphère de travail axée sur la compassion et l'excellence.

Benefits

Formations pour obtenir des qualifications SVQ

Congés généreux de 29 jours + 4 jours fériés

Programme d'Aide aux Employés gratuit et confidentiel

Plan d'assurance vie

Accès à des services de santé gratuits

Qualifications

• Capacité à appliquer une expérience de vie transférable pour soutenir les individus.
• Enthousiasme et auto-motivation requis.
• Résilience et excellentes compétences d'écoute.

Responsibilities

• Soutenir avec les besoins de soins personnels et les tâches ménagères.
• Participer à une variété d'activités pour le bien-être des usagers.
• Travailler des shifts variés, y compris les weekends.

Skills

Compassion

Kindness

Problem solving

Reliability

Listening

Job description

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We are Quarriers Glasgow East Dunbartonshire service. We cover projects within Milton of Campsie, Milngavie, and Bearsden. We are a Supported Living Service, where we provide care and support services for adults with learning disabilities and some with more complex brain injuries. We are seeking to recruit new Relief Support Workers for multiple contracts across each of our services.

Your duties are varied, and no two days will be the same, we require our Support Workers to be flexible.

Some of our service users are supported within their own homes or at home with their families.

We also provide 1-2-1 support, including supporting 3 people overnight, where an overnight rate is in place for staff.

Your daily duties may include some support with personal care needs and household chores, as well as help to take part in a wide range of special interests and activities that support their health and wellbeing such as, watching the footie, drama, musical evenings, gardening at the allotment, shopping & banking trips and social occasions.

Due to the location of our services and the rural location of some of the people we support, having a driving license is desirable.

Please note we manage shifts on a rotational basis where staff work a variety of shifts to meet the needs of the people we support and will include working weekends. Sleepover shifts are paid at an hourly rate of £13.58 and can also offer extra earning potential.

This is a relief contract, hours will be dependent on needs of the service.

Above all we want Support Workers that shares in our values.

• A commitment to excellence and being the best we can

• Outcome focused - enabling people we support to achieve their goals

• Showing dignity and respect to all people that you’ll be working with

• Being open and honest to all those we support and work with.

What you will need to succeed/bring to the role

• Compassion and kindness to support people in their day to day lives.

• Enthusiasm and self-motivation.

• Ability to apply transferable life experience and skills to support and enable individuals.

• Excellent problem solver who is driven by positive outcomes.

• Resilient, reliable and an excellent listener.

• A full driving license is desirable.

What you will get in return

• Opportunity to gain SVQ qualifications via our SVQ accredited centre.

• Generous holiday entitlement, 29 annual holiday days + 4 public holidays for support staff, rising to 34 days annual leave and 4 public holidays after 5 years.

• Training, support, learning and development.

• Opportunity to make a difference to someone’s life.

• Family friendly working policies and procedures.

• 24/7 free and confidential Employee Assistance programme.

• £500 refer a friend scheme (t&c’s apply)

• Life Assurance Benefit.

• Registered with Concert for Carers.

• Access to health services free of charge (physiotherapy & occupational health)