Support Worker Nights – East Kilbride

Blue Triangle Limited; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary and Pension Options

Full time & Part time hours available

Double pay for festive bank holidays

Long service awards

Fully funded SVQ3

Benefits platform with vouchers and 2x

Job summary

Blue Triangle Limited in East Kilbride is recruiting a Support Worker to help provide safe, secure, supported accommodation for people experiencing homelessness. You will deliver practical and emotional support, encouraging personal goals and daily living independence.

The role requires rota coverage including night shifts and some weekends, 33.25 hours per week, with a pro rata salary of £24,479 per annum. Training and career development are supported, including SVQ3 funding and CPD.

Qualifications

• Genuine passion for helping people.
• Ideally 1 year experience with vulnerable people.
• Commitment to SSSC code of practice and National Care Standards.
• Ability to relate empathetically to people and respect their choice and independence.
• Ability to work flexibly and as a lone worker.
• Competent use of Microsoft or equivalent applications.
• Willingness to pursue SVQ3 while in role.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team to provide safe, secure, supported accommodation for homeless people.
• Support, review and monitor via case management to achieve positive person-centred outcomes.
• Maintain and update all recording systems and documentation within required timeframes.
• Plan and facilitate key work meetings and reviews with the person’s support plan.
• Provide general advocacy and advice to help people meet occupancy conditions.

Skills

Empathy

Flexibility

Independent working

MS Office

Teamwork

Education

SVQ level 2 or above

Willingness to achieve SVQ3

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Salary: £24,479 (pro rata) per annum Location: East Kilbride Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 33.25 per week Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews arranged accordingly. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive. If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 3 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning, which we will support you to achieve. Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What we offer:

• Competitive Salary and Pension Options
• Full time & Part time hours available
• Double pay for festive bank holidays
• Long service awards
• Fully funded SVQ3
• Access to our benefits platform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
• Inhouse training programmes
• Significant Gym discounts
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling
• A wide range of family friendly policies
• Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
• Credit Union
• £200 refer a friend scheme

And many more!

About the Role:

As a Support Worker, you’ll work as part of a team in providing safe, secure, supported accommodation for the people who use our services. You’ll do this by providing practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives.

Main Responsibilities:

This Support Worker role working at East Kilbride involves working on a rota covering nightshifts that includes some weekend work. This role is working 33.25 hours per week following a 8 week rolling rota.

• work as part of a team providing safe, secure, supported accommodation for homeless people.
• support, review, monitor and evaluate through our case management system, to achieve a positive person-centred outcome for the people we work with in line with organisational, statutory and legislative requirements.
• maintain and update all recording systems and documentation in line with relevant policies, procedures and practice guidelines, including the occupancy agreement, within required timeframes.
• provide, plan and facilitate key work meetings, key work sessions, meetings, reviews and other internal/external meetings in conjunction with the person’s support plan.
• provide general advocacy and advice to the people we support, including assistance to enable them to meet the conditions of their occupancy agreements.

To find out more about being a Support Worker, click the link below: Support Worker Role Profile

About You:

• To join us, you need to have a genuine passion for helping people.
• Ideally, possess 1 year of experience of working with vulnerable people and challenging behaviour which can be from personal, voluntary and/or professional experience.
• Demonstrated commitment and ability to undertake care practice in accordance with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) code of practice, National Care Standards, Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and the Associations policies and procedures.
• Ability to relate empathetically to people and recognise their right to choice and independence.
• Ability to work flexibly and as a lone worker.
• Able to use Microsoft or equivalent applications competently.
• Ideally, hold and SVQ level 2 or above and be willing to work towards an SVQ 3.

Due to the Safer Recruitment requirements by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and Care Inspectorate we do not accept CV’s and you must therefore complete our application form. We do not accept applications from out with the UK as we do not have a UK visa sponsorship license. If you require any support in completing your application or the form in a different format, then please get in touch at [e-mail] or telephone us on 0141 729 8050.