Support Worker
Bield Housing and Care
Obtenez une réponse de cet employeur
Votre CV et votre lettre de motivation, adaptés exactement à ce que l’employeur recherche.
Avantages offerts par ce poste
Résumé du poste
Bield Housing and Care is recruiting a Support Worker in Edinburgh, delivering in-home care to service users. The role focuses on enabling independence, assisting with daily tasks, and promoting wellbeing in a compassionate team environment.
Applicants should have good communication skills and be willing to work lone-working with a strong commitment to high-quality support. SVQ 2 in Health and Social Care is preferred or achievable, with SSSC registration within six months.
Qualifications
- SVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or willingness to work towards this qualification.
- Willing to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within six months of commencing employment
- Experience in care is desirable but not essential; values and a genuine interest in helping others are important.
Responsabilités
- Assist with household tasks
- Support individuals with personal care, including intimate care
- Prompt and administer medication
- Encourage independence and help people achieve personal goals
- Build positive relationships and promote wellbeing
Connaissances
Formation
Description du poste
Are you passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives?
Join our team as a Support Worker at Castlebrae Glebe and be part of a compassionate and dedicated team committed to providing exceptional care and support to our service users.
As a Support Worker, you’ll make a real difference every day by assisting individuals with daily activities, promoting independence, and helping to create a welcoming and supportive environment. Whether you’re experienced or new to care, we offer comprehensive training and development to support you.
Please note for this role, and for genuine occupational requirement reasons, we are looking to appoint Female Support Workers (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9).
24 hours per week
1 hour unpaid break
As a Support Worker, you will provide care and support to individuals in their own homes, including:
Assisting with household tasks
Supporting individuals with personal care, including intimate personal care
Prompting and administering medication
Encouraging independence and supporting people to achieve their personal goals
Building positive relationships and promoting wellbeing
You will:
Have good verbal and written communication skills
Be able to work independently and confidently on a lone-working basis
Demonstrate excellent time management and organisational skills
Hold an SVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or be willing to work towards this qualification
Be willing to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within six months of commencing employment
We offer a range of excellent benefits, including:
Full induction programme
PVG costs paid for contracted employees (50% contribution for Casual Workers)
Free core training
Reimbursement of SSSC registration costs for contracted employees
Family-friendly policies
Company pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Whilst experience in working in care is desirable it’s 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 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.
Bield is a proud disability confident accredited employer. As users of the disability symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the vacancy minimum criteria.
In order to help you succeed, we will make all required reasonable adjustments to facilitate your inclusion during our recruitment and selection process. Adjustments will vary from person to person; if you wish to discuss how Bield can support you throughout the recruitment process, please email hr@bield.co.uk and a member of the team will get in touch.
If you require this information in an alternative format please contact us using the details above.
Bield Housing & Care Scottish Charity SC006878 I Property Factor PF000146
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Company: Bield Housing and Care
Salary: £17,040 to £17,556.34 a year, pro rata
Hours: Part-time
Location: Edinburgh, EH16 4BD
Working pattern: On-site
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 22 Oct 2026
Closing date: 5 Nov 2026
Part Time Support Worker - Edinburgh!
Are you passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives?
Join our team as a Support Worker at Castlebrae Glebe and be part of a compassionate and dedicated team committed to providing exceptional care and support to our service users.
As a Support Worker, you’ll make a real difference every day by assisting individuals with daily activities, promoting independence, and helping to create a welcoming and supportive environment. Whether you’re experienced or new to care, we offer comprehensive training and development to support you.
Please note for this role, and for genuine occupational requirement reasons, we are looking to appoint Female Support Workers (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9).
24 hours per week
3 days per week
1 hour unpaid break
As a Support Worker, you will provide care and support to individuals in their own homes, including:
Assisting with household tasks
Supporting individuals with personal care, including intimate personal care
Prompting and administering medication
Encouraging independence and supporting people to achieve their personal goals
Building positive relationships and promoting wellbeing
You will:
Have good verbal and written communication skills
Be able to work independently and confidently on a lone-working basis
Demonstrate excellent time management and organisational skills
Hold an SVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or be willing to work towards this qualification
Be willing to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within six months of commencing employment
We offer a range of excellent benefits, including:
Full induction programme
PVG costs paid for contracted employees (50% contribution for Casual Workers)
Free core training
Reimbursement of SSSC registration costs for contracted employees
Occupational sick pay
Family-friendly policies
Company pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Whilst experience in working in care is desirable it’s 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 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.
Bield is a proud disability confident accredited employer. As users of the disability symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the vacancy minimum criteria.
In order to help you succeed, we will make all required reasonable adjustments to facilitate your inclusion during our recruitment and selection process. Adjustments will vary from person to person; if you wish to discuss how Bield can support you throughout the recruitment process, please email hr@bield.co.uk and a member of the team will get in touch.
If you require this information in an alternative format please contact us using the details above.
Bield Housing & Care Scottish Charity SC006878 I Property Factor PF000146
Part Time Support Worker
£13.66 to £14.07 per hour
Bield Housing and Care
Edinburgh
On-site Permanent Part time
£36,272 to £39,257 per year
Bield Housing and Care
Edinburgh
Hybrid Temporary Full time
ARK Housing Association
East Lothian
On-site Permanent Full time
'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M101.744%2012.4726L102.894%2016.1947L99.0021%2013.2201L101.744%2012.4726ZM105.3%208.40937H100.488L99.0026%203.59473L97.5116%208.41047L92.7%208.40385L96.5965%2011.3834L95.1055%2016.1942L99.0021%2013.2196L101.408%2011.3834L105.3%208.40992V8.40937Z'%20fill='white'/%3e%3cdefs%3e%3clinearGradient%20id='paint0_linear_5593_1381'%20x1='90'%20y1='9.44471'%20x2='99'%20y2='9.44471'%20gradientUnits='userSpaceOnUse'%3e%3cstop%20stop-color='%2300AD70'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='0.998594'%20stop-color='%2300B67A'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='1'%20stop-color='%23DCDCE6'/%3e%3c/linearGradient%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e){kind=small}
