Support Worker - North High Street

Blue Triangle; Scotland; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Triangle is seeking a Support Worker to empower individuals experiencing homelessness through practical and emotional support. This role involves maintaining a safe living environment, advocating for residents, and working collaboratively in a team. Successful candidates will enjoy a supportive work environment with opportunities for professional development and training.

Benefits

Competitive Salary and Pension Options

Double pay for festive bank holidays

Fully funded SVQ3

Significant Gym discounts

Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience working with vulnerable people.
• Commitment to Scottish SSSC code of practice.
• Willing to work towards an SVQ 3.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical and emotional support to individuals.
• Support and monitor positive outcomes through case management.
• Maintain documentation in line with policies and procedures.

Skills

Empathy

Flexibility

Microsoft applications

Education

SVQ level 2 or above

Job description

Community Development & Social Enterprise

Disability

Equality & Law

Health

Housing & Homelessness

International Development

Learning

Local

Local Infrastructure Organisation

Older People

Other

Social Care

Youth

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Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connectedcommunities which focus on the needs of each individual. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share ourvalues (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencinghomelessness and empowering them to thrive.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of yourstart 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 allemployees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage orcivil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What we offer:

Aside from offering a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated, we’ll see thatyour hard work and drive to succeed is rewarded.

• Competitive Salary and Pension Options
• Full time & Part time hours available
• Double pay forfestive bank holidays
• Long service awards
• Fully funded SVQ3
• Access to our benefitsplatform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
• Inhousetraining programmes
• Significant Gym discounts
• Continuing Professional Development(CPD)
• 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling
• A wide range of familyfriendly policies
• Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
• Credit Union
• £200 refer afriend 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 peoplewho use our services. You’ll do this by providing practical and emotional support and encouraging them toachieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives.

Main Responsibilities:

This Support Worker role working at our North High Street service involves working dayshift and backshift patternsover a 4-week rolling rota which includes alternative weekend work. This role involves working 24 hours perweek. The Support Worker will:

• 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 outcomefor the people we work with in line with organisational, statutory and legislativerequirements.
• maintain and update all recording systems and documentation in line with relevantpolicies, procedures and practice guidelines, including the occupancy agreement, within requiredtimeframes.
• provide, plan and facilitate key work meetings, key work sessions, meetings, reviews andother internal/external meetings in conjunction with the person’s support plan.
• provide general advocacyand advice to the people we support, including assistance to enable them to meet the conditions of theiroccupancy agreements.

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

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

We care about one another whilst taking pride in the service we offer. You will be working in a company with a strongidentity and with the guidance and support of experienced Managers you will be able to develop in yourcareer.

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.

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