Working in Care and Support Services

Would you like to make a difference to a person’s quality of life? Would you like to learn BSL while being paid? We are looking for caring and motivated staff to support deaf BSL users to join our team. Could that be you?

Who are we?

Deaf Action is a deaf-led charity, supporting and celebrating deaf people. We were established in 1835 and work with deaf people across Scotland and the South of England. Our work is geared towards empowering all deaf people to achieve their potential and fully participate in society, with equality of rights, access, and opportunity.

You can find out more about us at deafaction.org.

About you

We are looking for people who are caring, fun, motivated, willing to learn and show initiative. The people we support want our team to be friendly, reliable and practical.

If you have experience in supporting people in their own homes, tenancies, or a care home setting, that is beneficial. If you do not, we can provide training. We always provide on the job and formal training, and our workers often go on to complete formal qualifications in social care. If you already have knowledge of BSL that is a bonus, however we can provide training if you do not.

The ideal candidates will be fully committed to our values, which can be found on our website.

The role

We have varied roles within our Care and Support Services such as Care at Home support worker, Outreach Support worker in our services in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Glasgow; as well as Care and ancillary positions at our Care Home at Isle of Wight.

You will be delivering a person-centred service supporting deaf people within our services. This will enable them to fully participate in the decisions affecting their lives, ensuring that wherever possible, service users benefit from informed choice, control, and independence. This will include both activities in the care home, in their own home and within the community which will promote independence and social inclusion.

What do we offer?

• Living Wage Employer - £12 per hour
• Occupational pension scheme with employer contributions
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme provided by Health Assured. Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme and IT Voucher Scheme
• Ongoing support for learning and development through our PDR process
• Training to learn British Sign Language at Level 1 and 2
• Death in service benefit.

Do you have a passion for helping people?

Do you have excellent communication?

Do you have the ability to drive high performing teams whilst ensuring a high-quality service, delivering excellent customer service to our clients?

Do you want to work for one of the best employability providers in Scotland?

Would you like to contribute to helping people with barriers to work find their dream job?

Then come and work for Enable Works.

Your role as Occupational Therapist will focus on vocational rehabilitation, helping individuals with physical, mental or developmental conditions to regain or enhance their ability to achieve well paid, sustainable employment aligned to their vocational goals.

ENABLE Works are the leading specialist provider of employability services for people who have barriers to work. We believe that every person in Scotland has the right to work in a job that is high quality and well paid.

Enable Works supports over 5500 people every year across 28 Local Authorities to learn skills for work.

We partner with thousands of employers to create inclusive cultures and improve the diversity of Scotland's workforce.

We are incredibly proud of our smart, capable, and motivated colleagues across Scotland and following a period of significant growth we are looking to grow our team.

We offer a generous salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We offer flexible working practices that promote a strong work/life balance so that when you are at work you can be the best version of you.

Values are more important to us than qualifications or experience, so if you don’t think you meet every requirement that’s ok, we still want to hear from you. Please tell us in your supporting statement how your values match with our organisation.

About You

We really need you to have these:

• Batchelor’s or master’s degree in occupational therapy from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 1 year post qualification experience of working with participants with complex Bio-Psychosocial conditions.
• Experience of working with people in a social work, community, primary are or hospital context.
• A working understanding of vocational rehabilitation.
• Knowledge of practical and forward-thinking recommendations that explore adjustments and support for individuals with health conditions and disabilities looking to enter and/or return to the workplace.
• Excellent communication and motivating skills.
• Computer literacy including excellent keyboard skills and excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Advanced problem-solving skills for interactions with participants and service providers.
• Proven and well-developed interpersonal skills in working with individuals on a one to one and group setting.
• The drive, energy and commitment to support people to obtain high-quality, well-paid jobs.Comfortable working towards targets.
• A natural, professional relationship builder.
• A full driving licence.

Why?

Our vision is that every person in Scotland is able to access the support they need to find a high-quality job that pays them well and your drive and commitment to this job will help them get there. You will recognise each client’s individual skills and aspirations and will support them to overcome barriers to employment, helping them move closer to finding a job that they love.

As a qualified health professional, your role will be integral to the success of our participants moving forward into employment. You will possess the skills and abilities to engage our participants, offering them an understanding of how they can adapt and develop strategies to manage physical, cognitive, emotional, behavioural and social difficulties associated with their health condition, delivering improved health and wellbeing.

Engaging with referral partners, colleagues, employers and stakeholders to promote the work that we do, you will be a confident communicator, with excellent presentation skills. You will be representing Enable Works and our clients in everything you do so you will need a professional, can-do attitude. Our reputation is important to us.

We have high expectations for our clients and you will be given a workplan with targets. We support you throughout, but you need to be comfortable working towards them.

We would love it if you had these:

• Experience in supported employment services or vocational training programmes including collaboration with job coaches or employment advisors.
• Current registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Documented evidence of CPD.
• Experience of service development.
• Knowledge of establishing, implementing and evaluating intervention programmes.
• Understanding of relevant policy and legislation.

About Us

At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.

We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:

Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loans

Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.

Main Purpose of the Post

The primary purpose of this role is to support REACH Lanarkshire Autism in delivering high-quality and impactful services. Reporting to the Manager and collaborating with the Board of Trustees and the wider staff team, the post holder will play a crucial role in maintaining up-to-date administrative processes. This includes managing new member sign-ups, ensuring they receive welcome packs, and conducting follow-up calls to confirm their satisfaction. The post holder will also be responsible for reaching out to existing members for well-being check-ins and assessing their need for additional support from our family support or activity teams.

Additionally, the role involves coordinating all volunteer activities, ensuring adequate support for service delivery, and providing essential assistance in executing our programs. The post holder will also oversee the organisation's social media interactions so must possess knowledge in Social Media and Digital Skills.

Full job description can be downloaded below.

If you enjoy the variety of working in different teams with different people, then this is the role you are looking for.

Support for Ordinary Living (SOL) provides support to individuals within their own homes through their own dedicated team of support workers. We are looking to add peripatetic support workers to these teams to provide cover when there are holidays, training, and periods of sickness.

This means that the people we support will have a familiar face and continuity of support when their regular team member is off.

As a peripatetic support worker, you will be allocated a set number of teams to be part of and assist in. Full time staff will have a set rota that they will work on a two-weekly basis, meaning you may work in a different team each day or may be with the one team for a week.

The two-week rolling rota you will work is -

Week 1 - Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday are workdays and full availability is required, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are days off

Week 2 - Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are workdays, and full availability is required Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday are days off

Part time contracts of 24 hours per week are also available, however the above pattern would not apply.

Sleepover availability will be a requirement on an ad hoc basis depending on the teams you are allocated to. Sleepovers are in addition to your contracted hours and paid at £12 per hour

Two years support worker experience is essential for this role and driver preferred.

About the organisation

We believe life is worth living when the things that matter most are present. Love, Family, Friendship, Work, Freedom to direct the course of our lives, the opportunity to learn and contribute. We believe that is what ordinary living is all about.

We are looking for individuals who share our values: -

Go above and beyond – do their best and strive to achieve the best for the person they support, are committed and passionate to ensuring that the person they support has the same opportunities in life that we all have.

Challenge the status quo – to be the voice and advocate for the person they support, are resilient, driven, and open to new challenges and ways of thinking

Do the right thing – are honest and have integrity, ensure that the person they work for is kept safe and their colleagues work environment is good place to be.

Find the joy in the ordinary – are able to appreciate the small things and able to value and see small goals as achievements

Look at the world from a different perspective – seeing the world through someone else’s eyes, listen to what’s not being said and learning new ways to communicate with people

Make a difference – be everything from a gym buddy to singing along with someone’s favourite song! From musician to film buff! Encourage the person you support to do the things they love and encourage them to try new activities.

Take responsibility - be responsible and take ownership of decisions, speak up and make suggestions to better people’s lives.