Support Worker
- Location:
- Unit 26, Castlebrae Business Centre, EH16 4BB
- Rate:
- £10 - £11 per hour
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time, Part Time
- Hours:
- 35 hours per week
We are currently looking for an experienced team of Support Workers to assist a gentleman in his 20’s to live independently at home, close to Straiton, Loanhead/Edinburgh. The gentleman lives by himself and has Muscular Dystrophy. He is dependent on a ventilator and therefore requires assistance to ensure his safety.
The Role:
- Providing all elements of daily living, from personal care to going out and about
- Companionship
- Assistance with all elements of his day
- Support in social activities and accompanying this young man on days out/family visits, etc
- Responsibility for domestic tasks and food preparation under the instruction of the client
About You:
- You must be friendly, flexible, reliable and a good communicator and a dedicated individual
- You will have a respectful attitude; combined with being able to take direction whilst still recognising when to use your own initiative.
- A full clean driving licence is preferred. Car provided by client.
- Previous Support Work experience essential (full specialist training will be given)
14 Hour Shifts