Support Worker - Craigton Grove (Peterculter)

VSA LLC; Peterculter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused social care charity seeks a Support Worker in Peterculter. This part-time position involves providing vital housing support to adults with learning difficulties. Responsibilities include guiding tenants in daily living tasks, maintaining records, and ensuring compliance with care standards. Ideal candidates should possess strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills. The role offers a competitive salary of £12.81 per hour and various benefits, providing a fulfilling opportunity to help individuals reach their full potential.

Benefits

Company pension

Employee assistance programme

Generous annual leave

Refer a friend bonus (£220)

Investment in personal development through training

Recognition through SCQF qualifications

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively with tenants and team members.
• Maintain accurate records to ensure compliance with standards.
• Apply problem-solving skills in varied situations.
• Demonstrate good organisational skills for efficient task management.

Responsibilities

• Guide tenants in daily living tasks to maintain tenancy.
• Support service users with identified care tasks.
• Oversee planning and monitoring of service delivery.
• Maintain accurate recording systems to meet standards.
• Comply with legislative requirements for care standards.

Skills

Ability to communicate well with individuals

Ability to maintain accurate records

Basic I.T. skills

Record keeping

Problem solving

Using initiative

Organisational Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Job description

VSA is a well-respected local social care charity, helping support the people of Aberdeen for over 150 years.

Our mission is to provide the best of care to enable the best of lives; supporting individuals and communities to fulfill their potential.

VSA provides vital support and services to people of all ages. At VSA we support a person’s physical, mental, emotional and social well-being through a range of residential and outreach support services.

Working in social care is a hugely rewarding career, and you can help change the lives of vulnerable children and adults. At VSA, we are looking for motivated and compassionate individuals to join our team.

VSA currently have an exciting opportunity available to join Craigton Grove as a Support Worker. Our Craigton Grove service is housing support for adults with learning difficulties in Peterculter, Aberdeen. At Craigton Grove we provide agreed person-centred support to each tenant, and is staffed 24-hours a day which includes sleep-in cover as required. The main aim of the service is to support tenants to maintain their tenancies and be as independent as possible, which is enabled by agreed support planning.

This will be a Part-time position and in return, you will receive a competitive salary and benefits:

Hours: 28 hours per week

Rota: 7 days a week

Rota where you will be required to work roughly 4 shifts over 7 days - a variety of shifts including early/late and alternate weekends. There will also be a requirement for 2-3 sleepovers per month.

Salary/Rate: £12.81 per hour

We offer our Support Workers fantastic benefits including:

• Company pension
• Employee assistance programme
• Generous annual leave
• Refer a friend - Receive £220 when you introduce a family member or friend to VSA
• Investment in your personal development and career through our learning and development programmes
• Gain recognised SCQF Qualifications

About the role

As a Support Worker of this busy service you will be required to provide a quality service in order to meet the identified needs of service users, in line with specified VSA standards, policies, codes of practice and regulatory requirements, managing resources effectively within an agreed financial framework.

Responsibilities

Guiding and actively supporting Tenants in Housing Support tasks while they re-learn or maintain skills necessary for remaining in their Tenancy.

Supporting service users as Tenants in their daily living through identified ‘Care at Home’ tasks.

Taking the lead in planning, monitoring and reviewing service delivery plans to meet individual needs and preferences, within budgetary and funding constraints.

Overseeing and participating in the maintenance of accurate recording systems and reports (both manual and computerised) to meet agreed standards in line with administrative, regulatory and management purposes.

Complying with and having a sound working knowledge of necessary legislative requirements as laid down through the care standards and recognising the impact of following these standards on the overall provision of service.

Developing one’s knowledge and practice continuously through participation in training and development activities.

Communicating effectively with individuals according to agreed standards and procedures, accessing and updating records in keeping with guidelines.

Helping to provide a safe and protective environment by complying with health, safety, and security procedures, including medication, and reporting accidents/incidents when appropriate.

Carrying out any other tasks from time to time, provided they are reasonable and within the post holder’s capabilities.

Have awareness and work within internal control systems in your area to facilitate improvement in the quality of service provided.

What we are looking for

• Ability to communicate well with individuals
• Ability to maintain accurate records
• Basic I.T. skills
• Record keeping
• Problem solving
• Using initiative
• Organisational Skills
• Good interpersonal skills

If our Support Worker role sounds like you, then click “Apply” below and start your career journey with VSA today!