Support worker Glasgow, Scotland
Job description
Experienced Support Worker - Autism Specific
Hours - Part time and Full Time
Pay Rate- £10.50 per hour
If you are passionate and have a genuine desire to help others and are looking for a rewarding career, come and join our dedicated team of support workers. At Real Life Options, we pride ourselves in making a positive difference to the lives of the people we support.
We are looking for experienced staff to provide exceptional support to individuals with Autism, in the Glasgow area
We deliver creative, dynamic and person-centred services providing a range of individualised support to people living in shared supported living properties and individual tenancies.
You will support 2 Males with Complex Needs , supporting with personal care , meal preparation, social activities, daily management of tenancy and financial expenditure, liaising with health team representatives and health appointments, personal care, support with seizure management and administration of daily medication. Driver is preferred for this role but not essential.
Real Life Options offers flexible employment opportunities. This role will include shift working, evenings, sleepovers and weekends.
An enhanced Adult and Child PVG is required for this role.
We support a diverse group of individuals to live an ordinary life with bespoke levels of support in various areas in [LOCATION]. 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.
Staff may work with individuals with a learning disability working in the person's own home ensuring opportunities to reach their full potential are available. Support needs can range from: enabling a person to participate in their personal care, medication, 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.
Hours of work are flexible to meet the needs of the people we support and we are able to offer our staff flexible working hours to support with work/life balance.
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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
Benefits and Rewards
- 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
- Mileage paid at 35p per mile at flat rate up to 10,000 miles per year
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
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.
