Support Worker
| Posting date: | 25 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.60 to £13.02 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 July 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Blackwood Homes and Care |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Support Worker
Edinburgh - Haymarket
37 Hours per Week
£12.60 per hour (£13.02 if SVQ qualified)
Are you someone…
Who is interested in pursuing a rewarding career in social care?
Who can support independent living in your community?
Who can deliver our vision of helping people live their lives to the full?
If yes, then this is your opportunity to join one of Scotland’s leading and most innovative care providers as a Support Worker.
Blackwood provides high-quality, innovative care for the elderly and people living with physical disabilities and long-term conditions such as dementia and multiple sclerosis. We deliver a wide variety of assistance such as personal hygiene, dressing, medication prompts and light household chores.
Blackwood look for enthusiastic, motivated and flexible individuals who can deliver care to our customers in line with their personal support plans. You will also have the exciting opportunity to engage with our award-winning digital care system, CleverCogs™.
The ideal candidate must have:
A passion for delivering high quality care
Strong communication, interpersonal and IT skills
An ability to work independently in the community and as part of a team
A relevant qualification like an SVQ2 (although this is not essential as training will be given)
Flexibility to work day shifts and night shifts.
Blackwood offers a range of employee benefits, including:
Comprehensive induction and personal development opportunities
Fully funded SVQ training on completion of probationary period
Travel expenses and paid travel time between customer visits
Company sick pay scheme on completion of probationary period
34 days’ holiday per annum, pro rata for part-time hours
Company pension scheme and Death in Service Benefit
Payment of PVG and SSSC registration
All successful candidates will be required to become a PVG scheme member as well as register with the SSSC.
We ask that all applicants read the Job Pack (attached). 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.
Note to interested applicants
SPONSORSHIP IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT BLACKWOOD.
Edinburgh - Haymarket
37 Hours per Week
£12.60 per hour (£13.02 if SVQ qualified)
Are you someone…
Who is interested in pursuing a rewarding career in social care?
Who can support independent living in your community?
Who can deliver our vision of helping people live their lives to the full?
If yes, then this is your opportunity to join one of Scotland’s leading and most innovative care providers as a Support Worker.
Blackwood provides high-quality, innovative care for the elderly and people living with physical disabilities and long-term conditions such as dementia and multiple sclerosis. We deliver a wide variety of assistance such as personal hygiene, dressing, medication prompts and light household chores.
Blackwood look for enthusiastic, motivated and flexible individuals who can deliver care to our customers in line with their personal support plans. You will also have the exciting opportunity to engage with our award-winning digital care system, CleverCogs™.
The ideal candidate must have:
A passion for delivering high quality care
Strong communication, interpersonal and IT skills
An ability to work independently in the community and as part of a team
A relevant qualification like an SVQ2 (although this is not essential as training will be given)
Flexibility to work day shifts and night shifts.
Blackwood offers a range of employee benefits, including:
Comprehensive induction and personal development opportunities
Fully funded SVQ training on completion of probationary period
Travel expenses and paid travel time between customer visits
Company sick pay scheme on completion of probationary period
34 days’ holiday per annum, pro rata for part-time hours
Company pension scheme and Death in Service Benefit
Payment of PVG and SSSC registration
All successful candidates will be required to become a PVG scheme member as well as register with the SSSC.
We ask that all applicants read the Job Pack (attached). 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.
Note to interested applicants
SPONSORSHIP IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT BLACKWOOD.
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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.