Support Worker

Quarriers; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Quarriers is seeking Support Workers for their Glasgow East Dunbartonshire services, providing care to adults with learning disabilities. The role involves flexible support and diverse daily tasks, contributing positively to the well-being of service users. Quarriers offers extensive benefits including holiday entitlements, training, and opportunities for SVQ qualifications.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement (29 days + 4 public holidays)

Opportunity to gain SVQ qualifications

24/7 Employee Assistance programme

Life Assurance Benefit

Access to health services free of charge

Qualifications

• Ability to apply transferable life experience.
• Driving license is desirable.
• Resilient and reliable.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and support services.
• Support service users with various activities and interests.
• Manage varying shift patterns, including weekends and overnight support.

Skills

Compassion

Self-motivation

Problem-solving

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 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 rateand can also offer extra earning potential.

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)