Support Worker

McFarlane Trust Ltd; Paisley; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks annual leave

12 days paid public holidays

Employer pension contribution

Life assurance

Health & wellbeing scheme

Sleep-in payment

Training opportunities

Job summary

McFarlane Trust Ltd is seeking a Support Worker to join their care team in the Paisley area. The role covers 28 hours per week on a 7-day shift rota, with a Health & Social Care background preferred.

You will support individuals with complex needs to live fulfilling lives in their local community. Key duties include providing physical and emotional support, assisting with personal care when required, and helping service users develop skills and independence.

Qualifications

• Compassion, dignity and respect
• Excellent listening and communication skills
• Willing to undertake SVQ qualification and attend training
• Experience with people with learning disabilities is an advantage but not essential

Responsibilities

• Create a friendly and supportive environment for individuals
• Provide physical and emotional support
• Understand individual needs and offer guidance
• Develop skills and independence
• Assist with medical and welfare needs
• Provide personal care when required
• Attend reviews on health and well-being
• Accompany individuals on outings
• Maintain a safe and clean living environment

Job description

Are you looking for a career in care, or already have experience but want to develop further? We have a Support Worker vacancy where you will be required to work 28 hours over 7 days on a shift rota basis. Ideally, you should have a Health and Social Care background and have experience of working with people with complex learning disabilites. You will be expected to create environments where the people we support can develop interests, skills, and relationships to enable them to live fulfilling lives in their local community. The job is hard work but extremely rewarding.

Responsibilities/day to day duties:

• Work with our people to create a friendly and happy environment
• Provide physical & emotional support
• Understand the individual needs and offer guidance
• Encourage and help develop skills
• Assist with medical & welfare needs
• Provide personal care if required
• Attend reviews to discuss health and well being
• Accompany individuals on outings
• Liaise with relatives and staff members
• Maintain a safe and clean place to live

Requirements:

• Willing to undertake SVQ qualification and attend all training
• Able to show compassion, dignity and respect
• Understand and consider the needs of others
• Must be a good listener
• Be an excellent communicator - written and oral
• Experience of working with people with complex learning disabilities would be an advantage however not essential, as we offer excellent Induction and on-going training for all staff
• Ideally have SVQ level 2 in Health & Social Care
• A driving licence would also be desirable

About us:

McFarlane Trust Ltd is a registered charity that has been supporting adults with learning and physical disabilities for over 30 years. We provide personalised accommodation and support services for people throughout Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire, in a wide variety of settings and types of input from 24/7 to a few hours per week. At McFarlane Trust we are committed to promoting the principles of quality and choice, supporting people to live the lifestyle of their choosing.

Working together with the people we support can make a real difference to their lives. Some of our services may require sleep over and overnight holidays.

Successful Support Workers will benefit from the following;

• A pay rate of at least *£13.45 p/hr, increasing to at least £114.56 p/hr after 3 years' service. *(starting rate is negotiable dependent on experience)
• 4 weeks annual leave entitlement increasing to 5 weeks after 10 yrs service.
• 12 days paid public holidays (based on a 38 hr working week)
• 5% Employer Pension Contribution on your full basic salary.
• Life Assurance scheme and Employee Health & Wellbeing scheme
• Enhanced sick pay of 4 weeks full and 4 weeks half pay.
• Enhanced maternity pay of 12 weeks at half pay (after statutory 6 weeks at 90%).
• A nightly sleep-in payment paid for sleepover duties.
• Referral scheme payment
• Employee Rewards Hub membership offering lots of discounts
• Opportunities for training and development.
• SVQ courses and PVG membership/renewal fees paid

We are an equal opportunities employer and if successful you will be required to undertake Disclosure Scotland vetting for PVG scheme record