Full or Part Time Support Worker

Job Details :

Job Title : Support Worker

Hours : Part Time and Full Time hours per week

Wage : £13.95 - £15.92

Company Profile

A Motherwell based company which has been providing support to individuals in Lanarkshire with a variety of support needs and disabilities for well over 40 years are looking to add a Support Worker to their team. The company are not just offering a job - they’re offering the chance to build a rewarding career in social care, where every day matters.

Pay Rates: £13.95 – £15.92 per hour
Qualification Bonus available

Varied shift patterns and hours of contracts – must be able to work weekends

They are currently looking for drivers to join the team across North Lanarkshire. Whether you’re experienced in care or just starting out, they’ll support you every step of the way. Whether you’re just starting out or you bring experience supporting people with more complex needs, there’s a place for you.

You’ll be supporting people to live independently
Helping individuals achieve their goals
Building meaningful relationships every day

Key Duties and Responsibilities :

Main Objectives:

· To provide high quality support to people using our service in line with the organisations philosophy and principles.

· To participate in the support planning process, ensuring that people receive the type and amount of assistance they need to live in safety and dignity.

· To work closely with other team members to ensure a co-ordinated approach is adopted in relation to how services are delivered.

Responsibilities:

· Embrace the way forward for self-directed teams

· To organise focus persons holidays

· To support focus person maintain contact with family and friends

· Support focus person with daily living, treating each individual with respect.

· To support focus person maintain and enhance their choices through life

· To empower focus people to fulfil their potential

· To support focus people with community living

· To support focus person with all financial transactions.

· To update focus persons support plan

· To ensure focus persons outcomes are met and maintained/develop new outcomes

· To support and coach new staff/team members

· To work as part of a team

· To be able to work on your own initiative

· To be flexible

· Ensure all paperwork is completed and up to date/order paperwork when required

· Take responsibility of the duty rota – cover annual leave and sickness

· Take responsibility for own training using matrix system/attend training when nominated.

· To take responsibility for attending team meetings

· To take responsibility to chair and minute team meetings

· To prepare and ensure availability for supervision sessions

· To ensure all mail received is recorded and dealt with

· To make and attend all health appointments.

· To administer/order medication/to complete daily medication stock checks.

· To perform/assist with personal care

· Adhere to all dietary needs

· To liaise and work along with other agencies

· To promote independence

· To ensure focus persons house is a safe and healthy environment

· To ensure all smoke/door alarms are tested and checks completed

· To record log book ensuring this is accurate and legible

· To ensure log book, communication book and diary are read at start of shift.

· To follow all guidelines relating to focus person

· Adhere to company policies and procedures, uphold government legislation

· Ensure confidentiality is adhered to at all times

· To maintain your registration with SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council)

Essential Criteria

Be able to drive, Varied shift patterns and hours of contracts – must be able to work weekends

Desirable Criteria

Experience and qualification

Other Info

Benefits of working with us

Working in social care is one of the most rewarding jobs you will ever have. As well as making a difference in people’s lives they also offer:

· Pay £13.95 – £15.92

· Opportunities to obtain SVQ + Appointed SVQ champion to support you

· Loan of chrome books/laptops for SVQ

· Regular support and supervision + appraisal

· Extensive training + service specific training (local + in house training)

· Full structured induction and support for new staff

· Supportive and responsive Managers

· Employee counselling services

· Staff Forum

· Flexible working/work life balance/set rolling rotas.

· Opportunities for promotion

· Paid holidays for bank staff

· £750 loyalty bonus for qualified staff

· £750 loyalty bonus for new qualified staff after completion of 3 months

· Up to £250 Asda Vouchers for referring a friend to Potential Living

· Nest pension

· No cost for PVG

· Annual leave entitlement including enhanced pay for selected public

holidays.

· Long service awards

· Wellbeing weeks

· Access to pool cars.

· Direct support mileage