Support Worker
1 month ago
**Support Worker**
**Ayrshire, Care at Home**
**£10.90 - £11.30* per hour (*if SVQ2 holder)**
**20 Hours per week.**
Blackwood are currently looking for a permanent Support Worker to join our care at home team in Ayr working days.
As an award-winning innovative care provider, we support the elderly and people living with physical disabilities and long-term conditions in their own homes across Scotland. We pride ourselves on our knowledge and passion for delivering complex care, making sure that our customers receive high quality care at home services that can range from visiting a few hours a week to several daily visits.
We deliver our vision of
**helping our customers live their life to the full** through the hard work and dedication of our Support Workers who provide our customers with a wide variety of assistance such as personal hygiene, dressing, medication prompts and light household chores in line with their personal support plans.
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**
- A commitment to delivering high quality, consistent care.
- The ability to develop and promote a structured routine.
- 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.
- Flexibility to work on a rota basis including early mornings, evenings and weekends.
**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 (22 days annual leave and 12 public holidays), pro rata for part-time hours
- Access to Health and Wellbeing resources such as 24/7 GP, 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, Physiotherapy 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
**Note to interested applicants**
**Closing Date for Applications**: Thursday 30th November 2023
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