Support Worker

Support Worker £9 per hour - with a commitment to pay the Living Wage Full time position - 37 hours Part time and casual positions available - variable hours Reference: SA/890 South West Region "Every day is different", "challenging but rewarding". Staff member, South West Area Services Our Services: Clannalba - provides Residential Support for 9 young autistic men, enabling them to lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives. Clannalba is located in Lamington, by Biggar, South Lanarkshire - due to the location, drivers are preferred. Ridgepark House - is a Residential Assessment and Transition Service supporting 9 individuals to develop their skills for the future. Ridgepark is situated in Lanark. South West Area Services - provides 24/7 housing support and care and is home to 30 autistic adults living within their own tenancies across Lanark, Carluke and Biggar. Scottish Autism’s values are: - Collaboration - we work with others and value their opinions - Compassion - we work with each other and our service users with care and kindness - Change makers - we never stand still, we move positively forward, always focused on quality and being the best - Contribution - we love what we do, we never lose sight of our purpose and the difference we make in society It is not necessary to have experience of working within social care as we are seeking to appoint Support Workers who share our values and are willing to learn and develop into the role. We encourage and welcome applications from people with lived experience of autism. "I feel privileged to be part of a hard-working, positive and enthusiastic team." Staff member from Ridgepark On a day-to-day basis, Support Workers enable autistic people to complete all activities of daily living, which includes personal care and household chores. You can also expect to be out and about supporting autistic people to access their communities and to take part in activities of their choosing, which is great fun for all. "It’s the most humbling and satisfying job you will ever have." Staff member from Clannalba Scottish Autism is currently undergoing a period of digital transformation which will result in all documentation and processes being managed online and electronically from April 2020. Training on the new system will be provided to all staff. Scottish Autism offers you: - 32 days’ holiday for full time hours (which increases with your length of service) - Sector-leading training from day one, including fully funded support to complete your necessary SVQ - Non-contributory life assurance scheme - Workplace pension These posts are subject to a PVG Disclosure check. Please note, all new employees must register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of starting in their post. Closing date: Friday 24th April 2020 Valuing diversity and promoting equal opportunities is at the heart of our vision, mission and values. Registered charity number is SC009068 To apply for the role of Support Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. Other organisations may call this role Care Assistant, Junior Care Worker, Trainee Support Worker, Junior Support Worker, Care Support Worker, or Trainee Autism Practitioner.