Support Worker

1st Homecare; Dunfermline; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday (pro-rata)

Accredited training and development

Contributory pension scheme

Mileage paid at 35p per mile

Health Cash Plan

£10,000 Life Cover

Free Employee Assistance Programme

Reward Gateway discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Financial wellbeing support

Refer a Friend bonus

Recognition and reward initiatives

Job summary

Real Life Options in Dunfermline is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to assist individuals in both supported living and day services. You will help with personal care, medication support, cooking and household tasks, enabling them to reach personal goals with tailored, person-centred support.

This role offers flexible full-time or part-time hours with pay at £13.45 per hour and enhanced weekend rates. Real Life Options provides SVQ training during the onboarding process and a supportive team

Qualifications

• Must be able to work as part of a team and lone working; take initiative and problem-solving skills.
• Enhanced PVG clearance is required; Real Life Options will support the application process.
• Drivers with manual licence (Desired).

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with personal care, 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, family members.
• Work independently and as part of a supportive team.

Skills

Caring

Reliable

Flexible

Good communicator

Inclusive values

Job description

Support Worker

Dunfermline

Full time, part time positions available

Pay: £13.45per hour

About the Role

At Real Life Options we provide person centred support to enable the PWS to live the life that they choose. Support is uniquely tailored to each individual, ensuring they have choice and control over the planning and delivery of their support.You will support them to reach their potential by providing both physical and emotional support, along with encouraging them to develop positive relationships and achieve their goals.

This role will involveworking in supported living and day services across Dunfermline and West Fife. As a whole they consist of 11 separate properties. The individuals we support have varied levels of verbal communication, autism, and epilepsy. It would be advantageous if you have previous experience of working with adults with challenging behaviour, although this is not essential, as full training will be provided andReal-Life Options will put you through the SVQ 2/3.

What You'll Do

• Support individuals with personal care, 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, family members
• Work independently and as part of a supportive team

Shift Patterns

Shift patterns are generally 08:00am-3:00pm and 3:00pm to 10:00pm. Sleepover shift - 24hr shift: 3pm -3pm (sleeping 11pm - 7am )

Pay

£13.45 per hour (enhanced weekend salary of £17.93)

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is:

• Caring and compassionate
• Honest and reliable
• Flexible and self-motivated
• A good communicator
• Inclusive and values-driven

If you can tick six or more of these qualities, you could be the right fit.

Requirements

• Must be able to work as part of a team and lone working; take initiative and problem-solving skills.
• Enhanced PVG required (we will support the application process)
• Drivers with manual licence(Desired)

What We Offer

• 28 days paid holiday (pro-rata)
• Accredited training and development
• Contributory pension scheme
• Mileage paid at 35p per mile (up to 10,000 miles per year)
• Health Cash Plan (for contracted staff)
• £10,000 Life Cover
• Free Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to retail and service discounts via Reward Gateway
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Financial wellbeing support
• Refer a Friend bonus
• Recognition and reward initiatives

Real Life Options is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are happy to make reasonable adjustments to support candidates with disabilities or additional needs during the recruitment process.