Senior Relief Worker

6 months ago


South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom Turning Point Scotland Full time

Job Description 1

**Service: South Lanarkshire Alcohol & Other Drugs Reachout**

**Based: Cambuslang**

**Salary: £11.96 per hour**

Turning Point Scotland’s Alcohol & Other Drugs Reachout service are offering the opportunity to work within their current Team.

**About the role**

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Relief Worker in the field of Alcohol and Other Drugs. You will provide a short, focused period of support to each person and assertively engaging them with mainstream services such as alcohol and other drug services, community mental health and other partner organisations with whom you will continue to grow on our already excellent working relationships.

**About You**

You will have a genuine commitment and experience as a Senior Relief Worker working with people in the Health and Social Care sector, Alcohol and other Drugs. Joining our bank of Relief Workers allows you the flexibility to work hours that best suit you, whether that be family/caring commitments or continuing your studies whilst maintaining and improving your practical skills and experience.

Full UK Drivers Licence and access to own vehicle is preferred, but not essential.

***About Us - South Lanarkshire Alcohol & Other Drugs Reachout**

Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile. Click here

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.
- Desirable skills and experience 1
full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
- Benefits package 1

Turning Point Scotland operates a List of Approved Relief Workers who may be contacted by services when there is a need to engage additional workers in order to provide the required support to someone who uses our services. Relief Workers are primarily deployed to cover periods of leave, or sickness absence and to provide additional support during periods of peak activity etc

When there is suitable work available within a service, a manager will contact Relief Workers offer them a shift/series of shifts. As a Relief Worker you will be well-placed to fit your work around your existing work or other commitments and you will be under no pressure or obligation to accept work from us if it does not suit you to do so. Once work is offered and accepted by you however, there is an expectation that you will make every effort to attend to undertake that shift. Your reliability in this regard is very important to our services and to the people we support who will be expecting you.

Relief Workers submit a Time Sheet to claim payment for the hours they have worked and are paid on a monthly basis. You will accrue some entitlement to paid holidays and you will be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in the course of your work for us.

You will be required to undertake a programme of basic training which is primarily designed to enable you to operate safely, but also to meet the organisation’s obligations to you in terms of health & safety legislation.

Relief Working at Turning Point Scotland will not normally be suitable for people who have full-time posts with other agencies.
- Does this position require a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle? 1
No
- Does the post include personal care? 1
No
- Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills? 1
No
- Will the service users be involved in this process? 1
No
- Contact name & details 1
If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.


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