We are currently looking to recruit support workers to join our small team within Inclusion Alliance. The role involves supporting people with learning disabilities to be included in the community and lead an ordinary life. Your work would involve helping people to access educational, social, leisure and work or volunteering opportunities in the community.

No experience or formal qualifications are necessary for the role although a caring nature, positive attitude and a sense of fun are important characteristics to have. New staff will receive paid training and undertake shadow shifts with experienced staff members during induction. We want new staff to feel ready and able to work prior to working on their own for the first time.

We have various vacancies available including part time and relief/casual positions in various locations throughout Edinburgh.

• Working hours are based between the hours of 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday
• We have various permanent and casual vacancies available.
• Relief/ Casual pay rate- £12 per hour

Candidates must be caring, motivated and have excellent communication skills whilst being committed to working in a person-centred way ensuring that support is built around the supported person’s wishes and needs.

Benefits include

• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Funded SVQ 3 qualification and learning opportunity
• Paid annual leave entitlement
• Regular paid supervision sessions
• Regular paid training and development opportunities
• Daytime Monday to Friday working
• Working for a well-established small organisation where person centred values are at the core.
• Free 24/7 access to employee support app

If you’re looking for a new challenge with job satisfaction that will be hard to beat then you better keep reading! We have an opportunity to work within our Pitkerro Court Outreach Service supporting adults with a variety of additional support needs such as mental health issues, learning disability, autism, ADHD and alcohol issues

The Role

As a support worker you will:

• Be helping people with all aspects of daily life ,including personal care (which may include intimate personal care).
• Support with all aspects of medication.
• Support with cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and shopping.
• Some of the people we support need assistance and guidance with emotional, behavioural and personal safety support.
• Emotional support and support with recovery process
• Promotion of positive mental health and developing constructive coping strategies
• Social support including accessing community based resources and planning for leisure so that life is interesting and enjoyable
• Exploring opportunities for meaningful employment

In this role you have the brilliant opportunity to give new experiences to the people you are supporting.

You should

• Be cheerful, caring and reliable. You will smile a lot, be able to chat about a wide range of topics and be able to make a positive difference to someone’s day.
• You should have a good sense of humor.
• Have good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Work as a part of a team and be required to carry out sleepover and waking night shifts.
• Undertake a key working role that includes administrative tasks and IT skills
• Be able to show transferrable skills relating to care
• Hold an SVQ2 in Health and Social Care, or have the willingness undertake study to achieve this
• You will be required to obtain registration with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up the post.

About the Benefits

• Excellent sleepover payment - Currently £108.00 a night
• Fully paid Induction and shadow shifts
• Death in service scheme - three times your yearly salary
• Cycle to work scheme - 12% - 39% savings
• Tech scheme - 12% savings on laptops and computers
• Supportive management - committed to supporting personal and professional development
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing packages.

All successful candidates will be required to obtain registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up the post.

Please note that Hillcrest Futures do not hold a licence to sponsor any visa applications at present.

Operated by ENABLE Glasgow, Fortune Works is one of Scotland’s largest social enterprises which provides meaningful opportunities for people with a learning disability within Glasgow and surrounding areas. The service combines accessible social and enterprising activities with individualised support for people to make a positive contribution to their community.

The Support Assistant duties will include supporting positive person-centred activities which support people with a learning disability to play a worthwhile economic role as a valued member of the local community.

The successful candidate will provide a high quality of care and support for service users with a range of learning disabilities and will encourage participation in group activities to support people to gain skills and confidence. They will also play a part in the effective operation of a busy service. Most importantly they should have a positive and empowering approach to supporting people with learning disabilities.

Please note: We currently have one full time Support Assistant Post available (35 hour pw).

As indicated sessional hours are also available.

The shift pattern for the full time Support Assistant role is Monday to Friday 9am - 4 pm with a 30-minute lunch. 20 days holiday to start, and 13 Public Holidays.

Successful Candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme.

ENABLE Glasgow Branch strives to apply equal opportunities and diversities principles in all aspects its work.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced care/support practitioner, to line manage our team of Support Workers within our fabulous residential service based in Elderslie.

At Wallace Court we support adults with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sensory impairment, to live independently within their private accommodation on site. For the people we support, this is home. Our days are filled with laughter, with a focus on activities on site and externally, from football day trips to visits from traveling zoo’s, our service prides itself on being customer led.

Our closeknit team of Team Leaders, help our support staff to provide 24-hour support 7 days a week, and they require a motivated and enthusiastic leader to join the team.

Maybe you are an experienced Team Leader, Senior Support Worker or Support Worker with transferable experience, looking to advance your career.

Are you who we are looking for?

About the Role

You will be required to co-ordinate and supervise a team of support staff in delivering a high standard of social care practice using a person-centred approach that reflects individual customer's needs wants and aspirations. As a Team Leader you will occasionally work on the floor delivering direct care including medication administration, personal care and moving and assisting. Meaning it’s not all about paperwork, you still get some hands on practice.

A key part of this role is to coach, monitor, mentor and develop the skill base within the staff team, you will do this by displaying Leadership skills such as role modelling, decision making, being an effective communicator, having a positive attitude, commitment and confidence in the role.

We have a set shift pattern, 39 hours per week, typically 5/7 on a 4-week rota so you always know when you are working; early, back and late shifts, as well as weekends and on call, which is planned in advance, enabling you to plan life outside of work responsibilities.

Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:

• Competitive salary - £34,142.00 per annum (£16.79 per hour).
• We offer a fully funded SVQ – a qualification which is yours for life.
• 32 days holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service.
• Free PVG checks throughout your employment.
• Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme.
• Up to 3 x annual salary death in service.
• Perks at Work – shopping discount scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 24/7 employee assistance programme.
• Working for us means you would qualify for Blue Light & Concert for Carer discounts