Female Support Worker

5 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Blackwood Homes and Care Full time

1 x 37-hours

Edinburgh Supported Living Service - St Leonards

**£10.90 per hour (£11.30 per hour if SVQ qualified)**

Blackwood are currently looking for a part-time Support Worker to join our Edinburgh Supported Living Team.

As an award-winning innovative care provider, we support people living with physical disabilities and long-term conditions and are committed to helping our customers live their life to the full. We have been exceptionally proud of our care teams during the pandemic and this is your opportunity to be part of a team that works hard to deliver positive outcomes for customers.

Our service based in the St Leonards (Pleasance) area of Edinburgh, supports customers within the shared service team. Your day will involve delivering a wide variety of assistance such as personal care & hygiene, moving and handling, social support, housework, cleaning/laundry, meal preparation, medication assistance, going to appointments and being responsive to both planned and ad-hoc customer care needs.

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)
- **Personal assistance** (with wheelchairs, mechanical/manual aids and help with dressing & getting in/out of bed)
- **Immobility problems**

Don’t worry about having any previous care experience, we provide comprehensive training and development opportunities to help you become a great carer although previous experience is desirable.
- A commitment to delivering high quality care
- 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

**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
- Company mobile phone
- Access to Health and Wellbeing resources such as, 24 hour GP service, physiotherapy, 24/7 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
- **Please note for this role, and for genuine occupational requirement reasons, we are looking to appoint a Female Support Worker (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9).**

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