Support Worker

ASA Recruitment; Leven; On-site; GBP 15,502 - 22,078; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing support and training

Valuable experience in forensic care services

Opportunity to work within a dedicated team

Job summary

ASA Recruitment is looking for Male Support Workers for a specialist forensic group home service in Buckhaven, Scotland. The role offers full-time hours with a competitive pay rate starting from £13.64 per hour. Successful candidates will provide essential support to adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs in a structured environment. Applicants must demonstrate patience, professionalism, and resilience, and experience in related fields is advantageous. Join a dedicated team and make a significant impact on individuals' lives.

Qualifications

• Experience within forensic services, mental health, learning disabilities, or complex care settings is highly beneficial.
• Ability to build positive working relationships while maintaining clear boundaries.
• Calm under pressure and reliable.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with daily routines and independent living skills.
• Provide emotional and behavioural support.
• Ensure community access and social inclusion.
• Assist with medication and personal care as required.
• Promote safety, structure, and wellbeing within the service.

Skills

Patient

Professionalism

Resilience

Relationship building

Job description

Male Support Workers Forensic Group Home

Location: Buckhaven
Rate of Pay: From £13.64 per hour
Hours: Full-Time Opportunities Available
Shift Patterns: Dayshifts, Backshifts, Sleepovers & Nightshifts

We are currently recruiting Male Support Workers to join a specialist forensic group home service based in Buckhaven, supporting adults with learning disabilities and mental health support needs within a structured residential environment.

Due to the nature of the service and the support requirements of the individuals within it, this post is restricted to male applicants only.

This is a role that requires patience, professionalism, resilience, and the ability to build positive working relationships while maintaining clear boundaries and providing consistent support.

Responsibilities

You will be supporting individuals with:

• Daily routines and independent living skills
• Emotional and behavioural support
• Community access and social inclusion
• Medication and personal care where required
• Promoting safety, structure, and wellbeing within the service

The successful candidates will be calm under pressure, reliable, and committed to delivering high standards of person-centred support. Experience within forensic services, mental health, learning disabilities, or complex care settings would be highly beneficial.

What the role offers

• Competitive hourly rates
• Consistent full-time hours
• Ongoing support and training
• Valuable experience within specialist forensic care services
• Opportunity to work within a dedicated and supportive team

This is not just another support worker role. The work you do will directly contribute to helping individuals maintain stability, develop independence, and improve their quality of life in a safe and supportive setting.

If you have the right approach, the right values, and the commitment to work within a specialist service, we want to hear from you.