Support Worker

October 14, 2024

Real Life Options

Elgin

PART TIME

Support Worker- 30 hours per week
£12.00 per hour
Due to our location, limited public transport links and shift patterns candidates need to be drivers or local to the area.
Do you have a passion for making a difference?

We are looking for caring, trustworthy and dedicated individuals to join our team. Every day is different as we promote our service users to make their own choices, achieve their goals and live as independently as possible.
You will be able to help people you support to live the life they want, ensuring they have choices and control over the planning and delivery of their support. You will enable them to reach their potential by providing both physical and emotional support, along with encouraging them to develop positive relationships socially. You will be working with individuals both at home and within the community
At Elgin we are a lively service! The people we support enjoy a variety of activities including: swimming, horse riding, going to the gym, socialising, shopping and spending time with friends and family.
Successful applicants will cover a variety of shifts. Sleepover shifts are essential. Examples of shift patterns are as follows: 8:00am – 4:00pm, 10:00am – 6:00pm, 8.30 am – 8-30 pm , 4pm – 9pm, 3:00pm – 10:00pm. Sleepover shift: 11:00pm – 11:00am
Due to the nature of the role and the activities the people we support like to participate in, a driver with a clean license is highly advantageous.
Working with a variety of individuals in Elgin you will provide support with:

Day to day tasks
Personal care
Medication administration
Social integration
Hobbies and interests
Appointments

You will help to organise and participate in activities and you’ll support a range of life skills. You will be comfortable with lone working during a typical shift. An understanding and/or experience of autism and recognised qualifications such as SVQ 2/3 are preferred for this role, although not essential as Real Life Options will put you through the SVQ 2/3.
An enhanced PVG is required for this role

Benefits and Rewards

A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job
An employer contributory pension scheme
Mileage paid at 35p per mile flat rate up to 10,000 mile per year

In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits:

Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
£10,000 Life cover
A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
Cycle to Work Scheme
A financial wellbeing scheme
Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
Recognition Initiatives

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:
Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence
If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:
Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values – Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive
Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.
Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available