Evening and Weekend Support Worker
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £12.30 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | Duns, Scottish Borders |
| Company: | Streets Ahead |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Are you looking for a job that gives more flexibility than working Monday to Friday?
Would evening work suit you better than working a day shift?
Would weekend working be a better option for you?
We're looking for enthusiastic, motivated Evening and Weekend Support Workers to join our amazing team. We are a charitable organisation based in the Scottish Borders. We provide care and support to adults to lead great lives. Most of the people we currently support have learning disabilities or mental health problems. Our team help people to live an independent and fulfilling life in the local community.
We are growing and currently require additional Support Workers in our Duns and East Berwickshire Service, and while some experience would be an advantage, we are equally keen to support people to develop the skills required. All training will be provided. Willingness to undertake an SVQ level II qualification is necessary and if you have a strong value base, enthusiasm, commitment, a good sense of humour plus the ability to work with people with a disability in a positive, honest manner then we would like to hear from you.
We are an accredited Disability Confident organisation and we encourage applications from all members of the community.
About you:
Are you:
- Trustworthy with a positive attitude to disability
- Caring, kind, positive and friendly
- Committed to helping people
- Looking for a career in care
- Keen to join an established, successful, team
About the role:
You will:
· Provide support to people to live safely and as independently as possible in their own home and in the community.
· Support people to achieve personal growth and meet their full potential.
· Provide guidance and practical help in all aspects of day-to-day living, e.g. assisting with budgeting, cooking and cleaning
· Support with personal care and mobility issue, whilst promoting self-esteem, independence, dignity and respect.
· Support people to participate in their hobbies and interests and to be active in the community.
Evening and weekend working posts available. These may include sleepovers, and waken nightshift. (Full time, part time and relief posts are also available). Some of the people you will be supporting have their own cars, therefore, to enable them to enjoy the wider community a valid driving licence, although not essential, would be an advantage. Current salary is also under review
Any offer of employment will be conditional on a satisfactory Protecting Vulnerable Groups(PVG) check and two satisfactory references.
If you feel you have the skills and enthusiasm to join our dedicated team, application packs can be downloaded or completed online from our website: www.streets-ahead.org.uk/work-for-us/.
If you want to discuss the role and/or hours of work you can email us at recruitment@streets-ahead.org.uk or phone our head office on 01450 377924.
Would evening work suit you better than working a day shift?
Would weekend working be a better option for you?
We're looking for enthusiastic, motivated Evening and Weekend Support Workers to join our amazing team. We are a charitable organisation based in the Scottish Borders. We provide care and support to adults to lead great lives. Most of the people we currently support have learning disabilities or mental health problems. Our team help people to live an independent and fulfilling life in the local community.
We are growing and currently require additional Support Workers in our Duns and East Berwickshire Service, and while some experience would be an advantage, we are equally keen to support people to develop the skills required. All training will be provided. Willingness to undertake an SVQ level II qualification is necessary and if you have a strong value base, enthusiasm, commitment, a good sense of humour plus the ability to work with people with a disability in a positive, honest manner then we would like to hear from you.
We are an accredited Disability Confident organisation and we encourage applications from all members of the community.
About you:
Are you:
- Trustworthy with a positive attitude to disability
- Caring, kind, positive and friendly
- Committed to helping people
- Looking for a career in care
- Keen to join an established, successful, team
About the role:
You will:
· Provide support to people to live safely and as independently as possible in their own home and in the community.
· Support people to achieve personal growth and meet their full potential.
· Provide guidance and practical help in all aspects of day-to-day living, e.g. assisting with budgeting, cooking and cleaning
· Support with personal care and mobility issue, whilst promoting self-esteem, independence, dignity and respect.
· Support people to participate in their hobbies and interests and to be active in the community.
Evening and weekend working posts available. These may include sleepovers, and waken nightshift. (Full time, part time and relief posts are also available). Some of the people you will be supporting have their own cars, therefore, to enable them to enjoy the wider community a valid driving licence, although not essential, would be an advantage. Current salary is also under review
Any offer of employment will be conditional on a satisfactory Protecting Vulnerable Groups(PVG) check and two satisfactory references.
If you feel you have the skills and enthusiasm to join our dedicated team, application packs can be downloaded or completed online from our website: www.streets-ahead.org.uk/work-for-us/.
If you want to discuss the role and/or hours of work you can email us at recruitment@streets-ahead.org.uk or phone our head office on 01450 377924.
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Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.