Experienced Support Worker– Kirkcaldy/Glenrothes/Leven
Full Time and Part Time Roles available
£12.00 per hour
When was the last time you had the chance to make a real difference to someone’s life and be there when it really counted?
The role
At Real Life Options we support our service users to live their life the way they choose, we have a strong emphasis on person centred care to enable our service users to live as independently as possible.
You will be supporting individuals with a variety of needs. A typical day would start with a handover from the previous day, following daily planner, helping with finances, personal care, domestic support and medication. A crucial part of the support you provide will be centred on social activities in the local community such as; going to the gym, swimming, cinema, discos, football matches and visiting places of interest.
We are looking for candidates with a minimum of 6 months experience in support worker (or similar) role. Our service users can present challenging behaviour, therefore experience is essential. Candidates should have the ability to follow detailed support plans to ensure a consistent approach. Candidates need to be able to learn different forms of communication and adapt to working with several individuals with varying needs.
Working with the people we support is incredibly rewarding. You will be part of a supportive, responsive and friendly team. There is a huge amount of knowledge and experience in our staff team. We have an attrition rate of less than 10%, which is excellent for the sector and a reflection of what a good place this is to work.
The people we support receive 1:1 and 2:1 throughout the day. Shift patterns are generally 7:00am-3:00pm, 3:00pm-11:00pm and 8:00pm-11:00pm (sleepover shift),
There are also outreach shifts that are anywhere from 3 to 8 hours between the hours of 7:00am – 11:00pm. Staff may also be required to do Waking Nights to cover holidays/ sickness.
.An Enhanced PVG is required for this role. Previous experience is desirable for this position although full training will be provided.
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
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
Mileage paid at a flat rate of £0.35p per mile for the first 10,000 miles per year
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.
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