Support Worker
Full time - 39 hours per week
Location: Wallacewell gate - Springburn and surrounding areas
12.00 per hour
Do you want a rewarding role working with a great team of people and have the chance to make a real difference to other people’s lives? We will support you along your career path to learn, develop and grow.
Wallacewell gate is supported living service supporting two gentlemen with learning disabilities and mental health condition. Both gentlemen are friendly and like to be able to banter with their staff team.
On a typical day you will promote independence and offer guidance with life skills such as: personal care, cooking and cleaning. Administering/ prompting medication as well as supporting individuals to attend appointments, going out on activities, socialise and lead fulfilled lives.
There can be challenging behaviour involved, it would be advantageous if you have previous experience of supporting with adults with challenging behaviour, although this is not essential.
You will work long days and sleepover shifts.
Previous experience is preferred for this position although full training will be provided.
A driver with a clean license is highly advantageous.
Benefits and Rewards
A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job
An employer contributory pension scheme
Mileage paid at 35p per mile at flat rate up to 10,000 miles per year
In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits:
Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
£10,000 Life cover
A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
Cycle to Work Scheme
A financial wellbeing scheme
Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
Recognition Initiatives
Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.
Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.
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