Support Worker

Sense Scotland ,
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
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Salary: £9.00 per hour.

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Support Worker Location: TouchBase Glasgow Adult Day Service. Salary: £9.00 per hour. Contract: 30 hours per week (5 days over 7). Are you caring, reliable and friendly? Do you want to spend your days doing something rewarding? Do you want to work within a fantastic day care centre? You might already have experience working within the health and social care sector and are looking for a better work life balance or looking to change career and your first role within social care, then we have the role for you. In TouchBase Glasgow, what's important is that all our staff have a genuine passion to make a difference in the life of someone with additional support needs. We are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic, reliable, adaptable, have a strong work ethic and have a genuine passion for the work we deliver at Sense Scotland. We are passionate about delivering the best quality of care, while achieving person centred outcomes and it's a real chance to make a difference daily in someone's life. Some of the individuals we support might only be engaging with others by attendance at TouchBase Glasgow. This is their place to interact socially and enjoy the hobbies they love, and we need to make sure this is a positive environment from the moment they enter the service until it is time for them to go home. We need you to have a genuine passion to make a difference and realise the importance of a smile, and the impact you could have of enabling the individuals we support to take part in something they love. Say hello to the team We currently have exciting Support Worker vacancies at our TouchBase Glasgow Adult Day Service in Kinning Park. Our service is open 7 days a week between 8am and 8pm and we are looking for staff to work flexibly on our rota. We are passionate about developing the people we support's outcomes and achievements in life. The individual you will support may have limited communication, therefore we would require you to work hard to develop and understand how each person communicates. At times people may communicate in ways which can be challenging, you will receive full training in challenging behaviour. Each individual has their own interests and hobbies. We would require you to support individuals in their chosen activities and help them to develop new activities and relationships where possible. Each individual has their own activity planner which can include activities in TouchBase or accessing the community. Supporting with personal care and administration of medication is required. This role could be for you if: • You have a great work ethic and can work using your own initiative • You are enthusiastic about helping people we support achieve their goals in life • You have excellent communication skills • You are professional and can deal with queries in a diplomatic and confidential manner • You are patient and understanding • You are eager to learn and develop your skills in any training provided • You have a good knowledge of services Sense Scotland provide • Driver (Desirable) Closing date for application is Sunday 29th March 2020. Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 6th April 2020. For more information please visit the Sense Scotland website and download a full copy of the job description. We will be holding a recruitment open evening on Thursday 22nd April 2020 within TouchBase Glasgow. If you are interested in attending, please contact the recruitment team on 0-3-0-0-3-9-2-9-2 to book your space If you feel you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role then apply today to start the application process We offer a wide range of staff benefits, these include: • Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies • Generous annual leave entitlement – 36 days annual leave, including public holidays (pro-rata for part time hours) • Pension scheme • Training and Development • Death in Service benefit • Employee Assistance Programme • Annual Employee Awards Event • Health and wellbeing support • Free entry to top attractions in Scotland • Credit Union At Sense Scotland we recognise how hard our staff work, and help us to deliver vital support, that makes a real positive impact to the. We value the work each staff member does within the organisation, in addition to local recognition of staff's achievements, we encourage nominations for our staff awards. Each year, nominees and winners are invited to the annual Employee Awards event where staff are recognised for their excellent commitment and achievements. Values and Commitment Our vision is for the people we work with to live meaningful and independent lives in a world which supports them to achieve their own ambitions. We work to and are committed to our Core Values. These values are derived from families and enshrine the organisation's ethos and guide the actions of all staff. Sense Scotland's values in practice mean we will: • Be open and honest • Recognise individual worth • Build relationships through trust • Act on the basis of individual aspirations and needs • Be accountable for our actions Sense Scotland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. This job was originally posted as www.caterer.com/job/89775808

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