Support Workers - Sitting Service, Kilmarnock and Surrounding Areas

Healthcare Plus Recruitment Ltd; Kilmarnock; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare recruitment agency is seeking dedicated support staff to provide person-centered assistance in clients' homes in Kilmarnock. The role involves flexible hours from 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday, and availability on weekends. Candidates should be reliable, friendly, and capable of assisting with basic meal preparation while maintaining health and safety standards. Prior experience is not required, making it an ideal opportunity for those entering the care sector.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide person-centered support to clients without personal care tasks.
• Strong communication skills to interact with clients effectively.
• Reliable and flexible to meet the various needs of clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high standard of support to clients in their homes.
• Communicate effectively with clients and problem-solve as needed.
• Assist with basic meal preparation and maintain care records.

Skills

Person-centered support

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Reliability

Flexibility

Teamwork

Basic meal preparation

Job description

To carry out a Sitting Service in a service user’s own home. We cover the whole of East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire. These calls are carried out in blocks of hours for our Clients. No personal care, moving or handling, or medication is involved with this service.

We are looking for staff that can work from 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday each week, and also be available for alternative Saturdays and Sundays each week for our Clients.

Duties:

• Provide a high standard, person‑centered support to clients at all times in a non‑judgmental or discriminatory manner.
• Providing a positive and friendly approach to Clients in their own homes and respectful of their wishes at all times with a “can‑do” attitude.
• Communicating with our clients at all levels and being able to problem‑solve at times to assist them with any concerns.
• Ability to work on own initiative, being reliable and flexible to meet the needs of our Clients.
• To be extremely reliable, friendly and sociable with our Clients.
• Ensure written records and care plans are maintained and updated where applicable. Be able to write short, comprehensive reports on our Clients, as and when requested.
• Interacting and communicating with the people that you support in a way that promotes dignity, choice and respect at all times.
• Assisting with basic meal preparation for the service users we support.
• Work as part of a team at all times and respectful of the service users’ homes within which you will be working.
• Ensuring the health, safety and welfare of the clients, whilst maintaining your own health and safety in accordance with our Health and Safety Regulations.

Males and Females welcome to apply for our vacancies.

To adhere to the Regulatory bodies in Scotland governing our industry – Basic Disclosure Scotland – and to ensure that all relevant training is continued by each companion as part of this adherence, and to comply with such requests made by Healthcare Plus Recruitment Homecare.

Healthcare Plus is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Healthcare Plus is an Age‑Friendly Employer.