Project Worker
- Full time or Part time
- £18,720
- On site: Prestonpans or Gorebridge
- Closing 27th September 2024
- Advertised from 11th September 2024
- 30 hours a week for full time or part time hours available.
Role
We are currently recruiting Project Workers to work with Upmo. Join our dedicated team supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism to reach their individual goals and ambitions.
We have vacancies in our teams based at:
- Prestonpans (East Lothian)
- Gorebridge (Midlothian)
We are recruiting for full time staff who can work 30 hours a week, between the hours of 10-16:00, Monday to Friday, however both full time and part-time contracts are available. At this time, we won’t be able to consider applicants looking to work less than 2 days per week.
Upmo is a Living Wage Employer; the rate of pay for this role is £12.00 per hour.
Holiday entitlement for this role is 30 days pro rata, which is enhanced by long service at 3 years’ service by an additional day (pro rata) per year thereafter, up to a maximum of 5 days.
As a Project Worker, you will be part of an enthusiastic and creative team who provide daily support to adults with learning disabilities and autism as they participate in workshops and activities within our site-based services, and café sites.
For this role, we are particularly interested in hearing from individuals with skills and expertise in art, IT, music, drama, dance, photography, gardening, and outdoor activities. Or, if you have any other skills, let us know!
This role includes supporting students in workshops of their choosing, working one to one with students, and facilitating workshops, and supporting people with personal care, as and when required.
While previous experience in care or support is highly advantageous, it is not required as we provide full training and ongoing support to our staff team. An interest in visual arts, performing arts, cooking, IT, gardening, or sports would be beneficial.
Application notes
To apply, submit your completed application form and equal opportunities form to hr@upmo.org
Closing Date: 27th September @ 16:00
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Support Worker
- Part time
- £23,634 – £25,779 pro-rata
- On site: Musselburgh
- Closing 29th September 2024
The best part of my job is the people. I became a Support Worker as I wanted to help make a difference to someone’s life, however big or small.’
- Margaret, Visualise Support Worker
Do you want to join a team that is making a real difference to people’s lives? If so, Visualise Scotland are looking to recruit committed and passionate individuals for Support Worker positions that will allow you to work as part of a close knit, skilled and talented team.
Working for Visualise involves supporting adults living with disabilities to have the best quality of life possible, supporting their independence and choice. This can be in our housing support, day services or care at home. This includes supporting people with their day to day life- getting them ready in the morning, supporting them with personal care and hygiene, preparing food and meals, getting out and enabling them to take part in hobbies and leisure activities, using public transport, administering medication, attending appointments, managing their finances and accompanying them to social events. We are looking for someone who thrives on building relationships and working in a fast-paced environment where two days are never the same.
Good interpersonal skills, patience, and a willingness to learn are essential. Experience of working with people with disabilities is desirable but not essential as full training and support will be provided. Visualise provides quality support. We were graded 5 (very good, by Care Inspectorate in 2020).
About Visualise Scotland
Visualise is a small Edinburgh based charity providing support to adults who have complex support needs. The people we support are treated and respected as individuals with personalised care at the heart of what we do. We have a good record of providing high-quality support.
We are proud of our role as a local employer, and we pay over the Scottish living wage. We also offer a great staff benefits package, including Sick Pay, Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay, Life Insurance and access to the Hospital Saturday Fund and a Credit Union.
We provide a comprehensive induction and a variety of training including epilepsy, first-aid and manual handling. We are passionate about developing our employees and helping them achieve their career goals.
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
- BHSF Rise- Free Confidential Advice and Support
- AIG Smart Health- Mental Health Support and Access to GP 24/7
- Hospital Saturday Fund- Contributory Scheme that covers Optical and Dental Expenditure, Physiotherapy, Hospital Stays and surgery.
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Musselbrugh: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Successful candidates who have passed their probationary period, will get the chance to work towards an SVQ2 or SVQ3.
The best part of my job is the people. I became a Support Worker as I wanted to help make a difference to someone’s life, however big or small.’
- Margaret, Visualise Support Worker
Do you want to join a team that is making a real difference to people’s lives? If so, Visualise Scotland are looking to recruit committed and passionate individuals for Support Worker positions that will allow you to work as part of a close knit, skilled and talented team.
Working for Visualise involves supporting adults living with disabilities to have the best quality of life possible, supporting their independence and choice. This can be in our housing support, day services or care at home. This includes supporting people with their day to day life- getting them ready in the morning, supporting them with personal care and hygiene, preparing food and meals, getting out and enabling them to take part in hobbies and leisure activities, using public transport, administering medication, attending appointments, managing their finances and accompanying them to social events. We are looking for someone who thrives on building relationships and working in a fast-paced environment where two days are never the same.
Good interpersonal skills, patience, and a willingness to learn are essential. Experience of working with people with disabilities is desirable but not essential as full training and support will be provided. Visualise provides quality support. We were graded 5 (very good, by Care Inspectorate in 2020).
About Visualise Scotland
Visualise is a small Edinburgh based charity providing support to adults who have complex support needs. The people we support are treated and respected as individuals with personalised care at the heart of what we do. We have a good record of providing high-quality support.
We are proud of our role as a local employer, and we pay over the Scottish living wage. We also offer a great staff benefits package, including Sick Pay, Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay, Life Insurance and access to the Hospital Saturday Fund and a Credit Union.
We provide a comprehensive induction and a variety of training including epilepsy, first-aid and manual handling. We are passionate about developing our employees and helping them achieve their career goals.
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
- BHSF Rise- Free Confidential Advice and Support
- AIG Smart Health- Mental Health Support and Access to GP 24/7
- Hospital Saturday Fund- Contributory Scheme that covers Optical and Dental Expenditure, Physiotherapy, Hospital Stays and surgery.
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Edinburgh: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Successful candidates who have passed their probationary period, will get the chance to work towards an SVQ2 or SVQ3.
This is an exciting post to develop Lead Scotland Befriending Services to take forward our strategic ambition.
The successful applicant will:
- Work with the management team to extend our local projects and explore wider coverage of services.
- Lead
the development of:
- High-quality befriending opportunities, with links to our Learning Service.
- Online volunteer training resources/programmes.
- Enable more disabled people and carers to engage with befriending services which lead to a range of positive outcomes, including positive transition into learning services where appropriate.
- Manage befriending projects, contracts, and partnerships.
- Home-based in Fife to ensure close contact with our existing Befriending Services.
This post will suit someone who is passionate about the power of befriending services to reduce loneliness and isolation, and who has a track record of successfully managing people and projects.
You will need very good digital skills and excellent communication skills to balance a busy workload, supporting our strategic growth agenda and creating the conditions for staff and volunteers to flourish.
This post is home-based, with remote working generally focused on administrative aspects as there will be a significant element of leading the service through in-person partnership networking and team support/development. A satisfactory PVG will be required. Lead Scotland has a Recruiting People with Convictions Policy.
Lead has Disability Confident status, and we encourage applications from disabled people. All disabled people meeting the minimum requirements will get a guaranteed interview. Information about our commitment to recruit disabled people is available on our website. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this on your covering letter. This will in no way disadvantage you in the recruitment process. All job application information can be made in alternative formats on request including braille, large print and audio and people can make applications in alternative formats. Recruitment paperwork is kept for 6 months before it is destroyed. Please complete our anonymous equal opportunities form to help us ensure we are attracting a broad range of candidates.
The best part of my job is the people. I became a Support Worker as I wanted to help make a difference to someone’s life, however big or small.’
- Margaret, Visualise Support Worker
Successful candidates who have passed their probationary period, will get the chance to work towards an SVQ2 or SVQ3.
Do you want to join a team that is making a real difference to people’s lives? If so, Visualise Scotland are looking to recruit committed and passionate individuals for Support Worker positions that will allow you to work as part of a close knit, skilled and talented team.
Working for Visualise involves supporting adults living with disabilities to have the best quality of life possible, supporting their independence and choice. This can be in our housing support, day services or care at home. This includes supporting people with their day-to-day life- getting them ready in the morning, supporting them with personal care and hygiene, preparing food and meals, getting out and enabling them to take part in hobbies and leisure activities, using public transport, administering medication, attending appointments, managing their finances and accompanying them to social events. We are looking for someone who thrives on building relationships and working in a fast-paced environment where two days are never the same.
Good interpersonal skills, patience and a willingness to learn are essential. Experience of working with people with disabilities is desirable but not essential as full training and support will be provided. Visualise provides quality support. We were graded 5 (very good, by Care Inspectorate in 2020).
About Visualise Scotland
Visualise is a small Edinburgh based charity providing support to adults who have complex support needs. The people we support are treated and respected as individuals with personalised care at the heart of what we do. We have a good record of providing high-quality support.
We are proud of our role as a local employer, and we pay over the Scottish living wage. We also offer a great staff benefits package, including Sick Pay, Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay, Life Insurance and access to the Hospital Saturday Fund and a Credit Union.
We provide a comprehensive induction and a variety of training including epilepsy, first-aid, and manual handling. We are passionate about developing our employees and helping them achieve their career goals.
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
- BHSF Rise- Free Confidential Advice and Support
- AIG Smart Health- Mental Health Support and Access to GP 24/7
- Hospital Saturday Fund- Contributory Scheme that covers Optical and Dental Expenditure, Physiotherapy, Hospital Stays and surgery.
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Edinburgh: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
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