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Support Worker 2

  • Part time
  • £20,475 – £20,787 pro-rata
  • George St, Aberdeen
  • Closing 16th September 2022


  • Advertised from 1st September 2022
  • Permanent. 30 hrs per week (0.8 FTE).
  • REC1053

Role

Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. We have represented the voice of people most affected by mental health problems in Scotland for almost 100 years. Today, in over 60 communities we work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education, among others.

These services together with our national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change. SAMH is dedicated to mental health and wellbeing for all: with a vision of a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past circumstances.

About the Role

The George Street Service is a SAMH care at home and housing support service that provides emotional, social and practical support, whilst promoting independent living, to a number of service users with severe and enduring mental health problems, homelessness and substance misuse problems.

This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to make a difference to peoples’ lives, with the successful candidate playing an important role in providing practical and emotional support that encourages their client’s independent living and creates an environment for recovery in which relationships uphold their rights to privacy, dignity and personal choice.

As a key worker, you will be able to establish positive relationships and offer practical and emotional support to the people who use our service. You will support clients in their homes and encourage them to participate in activities for independent living and to be involved in all decisions that affect them.

What we are looking for

The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate a mature and caring attitude and possess excellent listening and communication skills. They should already have experience of working in the field of mental health or social care, and must be able to demonstrate a high degree of skill in assessing client need, developing professional support plans and report writing. An SVQ Level II in care or equivalent is highly desirable but whatever your background, a flexible caring approach combined with good practical skills will be essential.

As position will involve a variety of shift patterns including late evenings, weekends and occasional waking night shifts, you should be flexible in the hours you are available to work.

What we will provide for you

You will work in a supportive environment and will be provided with a full induction and training opportunities. You will be given the chance to develop your knowledge and skills, as well as develop professionally. Some of our benefits include;

  • Fully funded SVQ qualification to meet the conditions of your SSSC registration (delete for non-registered roles)
  • Reimbursement of PVG, Disclosure & SSSC annual fees and registration costs.
  • Funded continuous learning and development opportunities, access to over 100 courses online in addition to classroom and virtual training sessions
  • 30 days annual leave rising to 33 after 5 years’ service
  • 4 public holidays
  • 2 paid wellbeing days off per year to use on what matters to you.
  • Team wellbeing budgets
  • Workplace pension scheme
  • Life Assurance policy
  • Employee Assistance Programme

Application notes

Closing date for applications will be 12:00 noon on 16 September 2022.

To apply and for further information please visit our website

PVG Scheme Membership, a Right to Work in the UK check and proof of any qualifications declared your application will be required.

Applications are welcome from people who have experienced mental health difficulties.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high level of applicants and would encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.