Support Worker

4 months ago

Kilmarnock, United Kingdom Quarriers Full time

**The Vacancy**

**Are you looking for an opportunity to join a well-established Housing Support Team in Mauchline and Achinleck, East Ayrshire? Are you passionate about helping others by delivering high-quality, person-centred care? If so, then we have a great role as a Support Worker**

**Your new organisation**

Quarriers is a unique, inspirational Scottish social care charity. We provide practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives.

**Your new opportunity**

We are currently recruiting **Support Workers** to join our dedicate team in **Mauchline, Achinleck and Kilmarnock**. EASLS is a large housing support and care at home service delivering care and support to 44 individuals across East Ayrshire including Kilmarnock, Stewarton, Hurlford, Shortless, Mauchiline and Auchinleck. We support individuals with learning and/or physical disabilities, autism, dementia, addiction, acquire brain injuries and people with a mental health diagnosis. Our role is to provide day to day support to individuals to enable them to live a fulfilled life and overcome any barriers of inclusion. The needs of the people we support differs from person to person, so it’s important that we provide person centred care to each person. We provide support within people’s own homes and/or within the family homes. We support people with financial and healthcare support, social inclusion support and enabling individuals to maintain their own tenancy.

**Working pattern **Part time (between 16-30 hours per week). Early shifts (mornings), late shifts (afternoons/evenings), day shifts & sleepover shifts. Please note we managed shifts on a rotational basis where staff work a variety of shifts to meet the needs of the people we support and will include working weekends. **Sleepover shifts** are paid at an hourly rate of **£10.90** and can also offer extra earning potential.

**Say hello to the people we support**

My name is **Ben** and I live in Kilmarnock. I have access to support at all times where staff are always on hand for anything I may need. I look forward to my 1-1 support which I have several days a week. When I have my 1-1 support I like to get out and about accessing the local area and amenities. I have a keen interest in football, Rangers are my favourite team and I enjoy having chats with my staff about everything football. I like to eat out and enjoy the occasional pint down the pub. I am looking forward to going on holiday with my staff this year.

Hello, my name is **Beth**, I live in Auchinleck and have recently moved into my own tenancy. I am 19 years old. I enjoy playing Fifa on the xbox, doing weights and going to the gym and playing badminton. I need support for all aspects of my social life such as food shopping. I receive support 7 days per week.

**What you will need to bring to the role**
- Compassion and kindness to support people in their day to day lives.
- Enthusiasm and self-motivation.
- Excellent problem solver who is driven by positive outcomes.
- Resilient, reliable and an excellent listener.
- Good IT & communication skills.
- A full driving license is desirable.

**What's in it for you?**
- Opportunity to gain SVQ qualifications via our SVQ accredited centre.
- Generous holiday entitlement, 29 annual holiday days + 4 public holidays for support staff, rising to 34 days annual leave and 4 public holidays after 5 years.
- Training, support, learning and development.
- Opportunity to make a difference to someone’s life.
- Family friendly working policies and procedures.
- HSF Health Cash Plans.
- 24/7 free and confidential Employee Assistance programme.
- £500 refer a friend scheme (t&c’s apply)
- Life Assurance Benefit.
- Workplace Pension.
- Registered with Concert for Carers.
- Access to health services free of charge (physiotherapy & occupational health)
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Christmas saving scheme.

**Quarriers have Investors in People Platinum accreditation.**

**About Us**

Quarriers is one of Scotland’s leading social care charities. We provide practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives.

**Benefits**

**Free physiotherapy and occupational health**

**24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme**

**Non-contributory life assurance scheme**

**Workplace pension**

**Christmas savings scheme**

**Cycle to work scheme**

**Long service rewards**

**Significant discount opportunities

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