Support Worker

You will be supporting 6 service users to live an ordinary life with bespoke levels of support in various areas in West Lothian. Our Support Workers provide a person centred approach in providing quality support, which makes our service very flexible and adaptable to each individual's needs. We support people to enhance their quality of life at home and within their community.

You will work as part of a team, as well as independently to support individuals with a variety of needs; working in the person's own home ensuring opportunities to reach their full potential. Experience of supporting with challenging behaviour would be beneficial.

Due to service requirements this role would require flexibility working across various shift patterns seven days a week.

Support needs can range from: enabling a person to participate in their personal care, medication, domestic tasks, emotional support, daily living activities, social support and sleepover cover.

The role of a Support Worker is integral to the quality of support provision and can be rewarding and inspiring. You will support people to identify and work towards meaningful outcomes and to participate in their community and develop new and maintain existing relationships.

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.

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

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

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:

Respect - Honesty - Responsibility - Excellence