Support Worker

7 months ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Thera Scotland Full time

**Thera Scotland **has an exciting opportunity available for a** Support Worker **to join our team across **Edinburgh (Currie/Balerno/Juniper Green). **You will join us on a **full-time or part-time, permanent basis**. In return, you will receive a competitive rate of **£11 per hour**.**

**Working hours**:Mon-Fri 07:00-09:15 & 15:00-23:00pm // Weekends are full days & include waking nights

**Who are we?**
- **Thera Scotland is unique** we are led by people with a learning disability.
- **Our vision** is to promote that people with a learning disability can be leaders in society.
- **Using a person-centred approach**, you will empower people with a learning disability to live the lives they choose.

**About the Support Worker role**:
As a **Support Worker** with Thera, you will be part of an inclusive team supporting adults with a learning disability. Using a person-centred approach, you will help create innovative ways to support an individual achieve their own personal goals. The ways of supporting will change with everyone you work with because everyone has different ambitions.

Supporting people in their daily lives is varied and any day could include helping someone develop new skills, providing personal and emotional support, helping people plan and manage their own home, support with leisure, interests, and travel. You could be supporting people in their own home or out and about in their community.

**What we're looking for in our Support Worker**:

- Compassionate, Caring and Confident
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Self-starter, with a high level of motivation
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Confident, articulate, and professional
- Keenness to learn in a fast-paced environment and creatively solve problems
- Desire to embrace our values and vision and have fun

**What are the Benefits available to our Support Worker?**
- Annualised Hours, guaranteed monthly salary for full and part-time roles regardless of shift patterns, plus overtime opportunities
- Flexible working hours for work life balance
- 28 days Annual Leave including bank Holidays (pro Rata)
- Employee support line to support you and your family
- Free nationally accredited training, and the opportunity to earn a qualification and progress your career
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Free PVG check
- Refer a friend and earn up to £300
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Well-being initiatives
- Access to Thousands of Retail Discounts including discounted Health Cash Plan
- An Employee Council that represents the views of staff about matters relating to work

If you have a passion for making a difference to peoples lives, consider a career with **_Thera Group_**, please click "**apply**" now - we would like to hear from you

We are an equal opportunities employer.

Thera follows government guidance around vaccines and believe they are an effective way to support everyone’s safety. We would encourage you to take part in any vaccination programme recommended if you are working in Social Care.


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