Support Worker
Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 24 Mehefin 2025 |
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Cyflog: | £12.60 i £13.02 yr awr |
Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
Dyddiad cau: | 11 Gorffennaf 2025 |
Lleoliad: | KA7 2PN |
Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
Cwmni: | Blackwood Homes and Care |
Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Ayrshire Care at Home
24 Hours per week (Days and Nights)
£12.60 - £13.02* per hour (*if SVQ 2 qualified)
Blackwood are currently looking for a permanent Support Worker to join our care at home team in Ayr.
As an award-winning innovative care provider, we support the elderly and people living with physical disabilities and long-term conditions in their own homes across Scotland. We pride ourselves on our knowledge and passion for delivering complex care, making sure that our customers receive high quality care at home services that can range from visiting a few hours a week to several daily visits.
We deliver our vision of helping our customers live their life to the full through the hard work and dedication of our Support Workers who provide our customers with a wide variety of assistance such as personal hygiene, dressing, medication prompts and light household chores in line with their personal support plans.
As a Support Worker and to enable our customers to live comfortably, safely and independently, you will work closely with our managers and teams and support our customers with some of the following examples of personal care services:
Personal hygiene (bathing, showering, shaving, oral hygiene)
Continence management (toileting, catheter care)
Food and diet (assisting with eating and preparation)
Simple treatments (medication assistance application of creams)
Personal assistance (with wheelchairs, mechanical/manual aids and help with dressing & getting in/out of bed)
Immobility problems
The ideal candidate must have:
A commitment to delivering high quality, consistent care.
The ability to develop and promote a structured routine.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills as our carers might be the only contact our customers have each day.
Basic IT skills, ability to use apps and devices to support service provision.
An ability to work independently in the community and as part of a team.
A relevant qualification (SVQ2), this is not essential as training will be given.
Flexibility to work on a rota basis including early mornings, evenings and weekends.
Our employee benefits
Fully funded SVQ training on completion of probationary period
Company sick pay scheme on completion of probationary period
34 days’ holiday per annum, pro rata for part-time hours
Access to Health and Wellbeing resources such as 24/7 GP Service, Physiotherapy and Employee Assistance Program and in-house Mental Health First Aiders
Opportunity to participate in internal support networks such as employee engagement, wellbeing and digital forums
Company pension scheme and other benefits such as Death in Service
Payment of PVG and SSSC registration
Discounts at major online and High Street retailers
We ask that all applicants read the Job Pack available on the careers page of our website. Blackwood are committed to diversity and inclusion and as an accredited Disability Confident Employer, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the post.
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