34 Social Services / Housing jobs in Kirkcaldy, Fife

Female Support Worker

Job Reference: MH1289944WesFSW

Location: Fife

Application Deadline: 2025-05-12

Company: Real Life Options

Employment Type: Full Time

Salary: £12.60 per hour

Job Description

This role will require you to support one gentleman with autism and learning disabilities. You would support him to make his own choices, achieve his goals and live as independently as possible. You will enable him to reach his potential by providing both physical and emotional support, along with encouraging him to develop positive relationships socially.

One important part of the role would involve helping the gentleman to integrate into his community. He is currently visiting some social venues but will require support in attending others. We are looking for someone who would advocate on his behalf and promote inclusion to assist with improving his social skills and interactions.

The gentleman will also require encouragement and prompts with personal care, domestic tasks and meal preparation. The gentleman has a specific routine day to day, including a specific diet, which you would support with.

You must be patient and have a positive attitude. You will build a rapport with the gentleman and be a companion for him; we would therefore be looking for exceptional communication skills, a great sense of humor and someone who enjoys varied activities from watching TV to long walks in all weathers.

We would be looking for confident, calm, and consistent support workers who have experience with autism and varied communication methods. An enhanced Adult PVG is required for this role.

Shift Patterns

Monday- Saturday between the hours of 9:00am-5:00pm. Please note we would still require a degree of flexibility from candidates as this may be moved around to deliver person-centered care and support, to best serve the individual.

Benefits and Rewards

At Real Life Options we treat our people with the same respect, care, and consideration that we show to the people we support. We offer:

• 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


• 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


• Mileage paid at a flat rate of £0.35p per mile for the first 10,000 miles per year

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.

Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train, and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation, and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition, or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.

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Female Support Worker Hours: Full time and Part time available Location: Dunfermline £12.60 per hour This role will require you to support one gentleman with autism and learning disabilities. You would support him to make his own choices, achieve his goals and live as independently as possible. You will enable him to reach his potential by providing both physical and emotional support, along with encouraging him to develop positive relationships socially. One important part of the role would involve helping the gentleman to integrate into his community. He is currently visiting some social venues but will require support in attending others. We are looking for someone who would advocate on his behalf and promote inclusion to assist with improving his social skills and interactions. The gentleman will also require encouragement and prompts with personal care, domestic tasks and meal preparation. The gentleman has a specific routine day to day, including a specific diet, which you would
support with. You must be patient and have a positive attitude. You will build a rapport with the gentleman and be a companion for him; we would therefore be looking for exceptional communication skills, a great sense of humor and someone who enjoys varied activities from watching TV to long walks in all weathers. We would be looking for confident, calm, and consistent support workers who have experience with autism and varied communication methods. An enhanced Adult PVG is required for this role. Shift patterns Monday- Saturday between the hours of 9:00am-5:00pm Please note we would still require a degree flexibility from candidates as this may be moved around to deliver person centered care and support, to best serve the individual. Benefits and Rewards At Real Life Options we treat our people with the same respect, care, and consideration that we show to the people we support. We offer:- 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 Mileage paid at a flat rate of £0.35p per mile for the first 10,000 miles per year 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 Please note that initial contact with applicants will
usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders. Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train, and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation, and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect. If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition, or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.