Support Worker – Learning Disabilities

Newcross Healthcare Solutions Limited; Prestonpans; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Learning Disabilities Support Worker in East Lothian. You'll provide essential support to service users, including medication administration and personal care, while enjoying flexible shifts and competitive pay. Our commitment to you includes excellent training opportunities and a supportive work environment, ensuring you can focus on delivering high-quality care.

Benefits

Unlimited free training

FlexiPay

Referral programme

Perks at Work discounts

Welcome gift box

Qualifications

• 6-months of UK care giving experience within the past 3-years.
• Registration required in Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Support service users with medication administration and personal care.
• Aid with shopping and finances.

Skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Compassion

Job description

Join our HealthForce community and make a difference as a Learning Disabilities Support Worker in East Lothian.

At Newcross Healthcare, we are committed to giving a different level of support to our health and social care workers. As a Learning Disabilities Support Worker in the East Lothian area, you’ll earn between £13.90 – £16.68 per hour (including holiday pay).

As part of this role, you will be supporting our service users with medication administration, housing support, personal care, moving and handling and aiding with shopping and finances.

Here’s how we give our carers a different level of support:

• Get excellent hourly rates
• Choose your shifts and make flexible working easy with our HealthForceGo app
• Enjoy immediate access to up to 50% of the value of your completed shifts with FlexiPay
• Unlimited free training with access to over 400 free courses across a range of topics with our training partner FuturU
• Receive up to £500 when you refer a new nurse or carer with our exciting referral programme, Introduce a Friend
• Get access to Perks at Work for over 30,000 deals and discounts on your favourite brands
• Free welcome gift box and Newcross Healthcare uniform when you join

As a Learning Disabilities Support Worker, you’ll have:

• 6-months of UK care giving experience from within the past 3-years
• Registration: Applicants in Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland will require the relevant registration e.g., SSSC, SCW, NISSC (not applicable in England)
• Excellent teamwork skills, flexibility, and professionalism
• A caring and compassionate nature to support clients with personal tasks, mobility, and physical activities

Our commitment to you:

At Newcross Healthcare, we are committed to making your life easier and work more efficient, supporting you to do what you do best. We aim to match the right Support Worker to the right client, so we can provide the right level of care wherever it is needed while meeting the needs of our dedicated employees. All you have to do is set your availability on our handy HealthForceGo app. So, whether you are a busy parent or guardian, focused on your studies, or want more flexibility to choose your own hours, we are here to give you that extra bit of support.

Apply today and make a real difference as a Learning Disabilities Support Worker!