Relief Support Worker

16 hours ago

Aberdeen, United Kingdom Real Life Options Full time

**Support Worker**

**Relief Hours available**

**£12.00 per hour**

We are looking for people to join our friendly and welcoming team in Portlethen, Aberdeenshire where you will have the opportunity to enhance people’s lives.
We deliver creative, dynamic and person centred services providing a range of individualised support to people living in a Supported living service.

**About the role**

You will be supporting individuals with physical and learning disabilities within their own homes and out in the community.

The role will involve support with:

- Personal care
- Moving and handling
- Day to day tasks, such as: cooking, cleaning, shopping
- Attending health appointments
- Budgeting and managing their finances
- Trips to visit friends and families
- Supporting individuals to go to volunteer placements, groups and clubs, cinema, bowling, playing pool and other activities they enjoy doing or wish to try
- Supporting with activities including walking and swimming so **must be happy to walk in all weathers and enjoy swimming as several of the people we support go swimming weekly.**

**Shift Pattern and working hours**:
Shifts include days evenings and weekends.
- The early shifts start at 7.15 am
- The late shifts finish at 10 pm

Previous experience is desirable for this position although full training will be provided. You will be expected to work in Portlethen, Stonehaven and Aberdeenshire. Part of your training will include several shadow shifts with an experienced member of staff.

You’ll have a really rewarding role working with a great team of people and the chance to make a real difference to other people’s lives. We will support you along your career path to learn, develop and grow.

**Benefits and Rewards**
- A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
- Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job
- An employer contributory pension scheme
- Mileage paid at 35p per mile flat rate up to 10,000 mile per year

**In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits**:

- Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
- £10,000 Life cover
- A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
- A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- A financial wellbeing scheme
- Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
- Recognition Initiatives

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