Due to a Significant increase in Funding, we are currently looking for highly motivated caring individuals to join our well established and professional team of Support Workers working throughout Fife. Our organisation supports individuals with any illness and/or disability in their own home and to access their local community. You will have the opportunity to make a difference to individuals lives whilst caring for them and providing their full-time family Carer with a short break.

What we value and offer you: -

Life experience is often more important than work experience in this role. Our main priority is to find people who share our values of being person centred, working together, accountability and resilience – the rest we can teach you, as we offer a quality induction and ongoing training working towards relevant qualifications.

Supporting you to achieve rewarding and fulfilling employment with a good work life balance through regular supervision and support to maintain your Mental Health & Wellbeing with a more flexible approach.

• COMPETITIVE terms and conditions of employment including hourly rate of £10.92 Weekday and £14.56 Weekend.

• TRAVEL and SOCIAL EXPENSES– mileage costs are reimbursed.

• FIXED working pattern with regular hours and Client base.

• CONTRIBUTARY Pension Scheme.

• 5.6 WEEKS ANNUAL LEAVE

What we require from you: -

• Availability for this part-time role (minimum 64 hours over 4 weeks). Working pattern will include some evening work and 2 out of 4 weekends.
• Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Registration and Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) Registration will be required for all successful candidates.
• It is preferred that candidates hold (although not essential) but be willing to work towards (SVQ2) – Social Services and Healthcare SVQ – SCQF Level 7.

****A driving licence and use of a car with business insurance is essential***

We are very excited about our new Fundraising Officer role as it has the potential to enhance support to all unpaid Carers across Highland by providing unrestricted income to develop services and strengthen support offered.

The Fundraising Officer will develop a fundraising strategy, deliver ambitious Highland fundraising plans and budgets to maximise local support and achieve financial targets. Leading the development of fundraising campaigns for Connecting Carers linked to supporting young and adult Carers.

If you are self-starter and have a passion for supporting your local community, we would love to hear from you!

If you have any informal questions about the role please contact Mary, Business Development Officer on 0742 369 2556 or mcook@connectingcarers.org.uk

We are looking for a Youth Engagement Officer to play a critical role in making sure that young carer and young adult carer voices are heard. We are looking for a creative, inclusive worker who is equally comfortable working directly with young people, as they are telling truth to power.

This important role will support a diverse range of young people, delivering and supporting young carers and young adult carers to engage in the Scottish Youth Parliament, the media and other key stakeholders.

In this role you will be responsible for the development and delivery of our flagship event, the Scottish Young Carers Festival. Working with our partners at Scottish Government, you will design an event programme for over 500 young carers and their workers. This will include activities in consultation, wellbeing and information, and most importantly, be lots of fun.

To have an informal chat about the role please feel free to contact Nicola Bell at scotland@carers.org.

About the Role

In this role, you will be an integral member of the support and care team contributing to and ensuring the high quality of support and care for individuals within the Dunipace Service. You will assist the Service Coordinator in assisting and managing the daily facilitation within the service operations,

Within the Dunipace Service specifically we provide flexible support to individuals within their own homes who have learning disabilities, mental health conditions, Autistic Spectrum Conditions or a combination of these. Our role is to support and develop these individuals to enable these individuals to live as independently as possible within the community. Whilst the role can be challenging due to these complex needs, it offers excellent job satisfaction due to the value of the support you provide.

About You

We are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic, energetic, fun and caring individuals to join our team here at the newly developing Dunipace Service.

The individuals we support within this service all have their own specific interests and needs, however a common theme is that they all enjoy a day out. Whether that be simply a walk in the park or a coffee out they all would agree there is nothing better than an adventure away from the doors.

They want individual people to come and join the team who will treat them as individuals, take them places they wish and do things with them that they enjoy doing.

As individuals they all like different things - however they are all enjoying getting their homes how they want them as it has been a long time since they had their own place to call home.

The people we support here, like us all, can have days where they are not as upbeat and up for the fun things in life.These are the days when they probably need us the most and the great support we provide to them, we will ensure that you are enriched with the specific knowledge for all of the supported individuals to ensure you know how to respond in any given situation with the supported individuals, to support them through any difficult days they may face.

If you hold an SVQ 2 qualification in Care or a related field in line with the SSSC registration criteria this could be the opportunity for you.

It is essential you are able to work shifts which will include weekend working and evenings.

About Us

Kingdom Support and Care (KSC) provides high quality and personalised support and care for over 300 individuals across Fife and Forth Valley. We support the individuals we work with to manage or overcome challenges, including age-related issues, alcohol and drug addictions, autism spectrum disorders, complex needs, homelessness, learning disabilities and mental health issues.

We work with people in their own homes, assisting them to do the things that matter to them and realise their ambitions. We believe that great support leads to great lives.

Our support and care enables the individuals we work with to:

• Have a safe and secure home
• Live as independently as possible
• Live as full a life as possible
• Be part of their local community

Kingdom Support and Care has GOLD accreditation with Investors in People. In our most recent staff survey, 75% of respondents rated us a good or very good employer.

The Benefits

• 33 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata)
• An Employee Assistance Programme including a free counselling service.
• Access to paid SVQ qualifications
• Discounted Gym membership
• Access to the Vivup employee benefits platform
• Enhanced family friendly pay entitlements
• Generous Pension Scheme

Requirements

• A current driving licence, business insurance and the use of a car for work purposes are essential for this role.
• This post is subject to a PVG Disclosure check.
• This post has an occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9, which restricts applications to females only.
• Minimum of SVQ 2 qualification in Care or a related field in line with the SSSC registration criteria
• It is essential you are able to work shifts which will include weekend working and evenings.