Support Worker
| Posting date: | 23 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.9 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 July 2025 |
| Location: | EH12 6DD |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Leonard Cheshire |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 15568-54096 |
Summary
Support Worker - Outreach Residential Service - Edinburgh
Various shifts, full or part-time guaranteed hours, or occasional hours if you prefer working with flexibility.
Are you an experienced care worker or would love to start a career in care?
If so, we would love to hear from you! Apply now, helping us to continue our great work making a positive impact every day on the lives of people with a disability.
Care Assistant, Support Worker or similar experience is desirable but not essential. We offer an excellent training and induction programme for everyone!
As a Support Worker within our Support at Home Outreach Service, you will provide individuals with up to 24 hour support, in their homes and community based outreach, to enable them to live independently and fulfil their interests through valuable leisure time. Your daily responsibilities will include:
• Providing essential support with daily tasks such as personal care, medication, and mealtimes.
• Assisting customers during outings and appointments, ensuring they feel valued and supported.
• Promoting independence through our Person-Centred approach, helping individuals achieve their personal aspirations.
• Keeping accurate records to ensure the highest standards of care.
Please see the job description (link below) for more details.
To be successful in this role you will:
• Have good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
• Work flexibly and creatively with customers and their families.
• Ideally have personal care experience (not essential).
• Be able to work under pressure and as a team.
• Flexibility to work within rostered hours / prepared to participate in an on-call rota where required.
We offer a wide range of employee rewards to include:
• Wagestream, option to withdraw up to 40% of your pay before pay day (click here for more details).
• Free Blue Light Card.
• Contributory company pension scheme with competitive life cover benefit.
• Access to a Cash Health Plan at very favourable rates.
• Great development opportunities through our apprenticeship schemes and chance to gain recognised qualifications.
• Unlimited payments through our Refer a Friend bonus scheme.
• Free DBS check.
• Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!
Ready to Make an Impact?
Don’t miss the chance to join a team that’s dedicated to positive change. For more information, email us at rachel.mclelland@leonardcheshire.org or call 07593 021 390.
Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.
Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.
* No agencies please *
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme