Support Worker

Are you an experienced care worker or would love to start a career in care?

If so, we would love to hear from you! Apply now and join our vibrant team in Kirkliston working full time. Help us to continue our great work making a positive impact every day on the lives of people with a disability.

Our service, located in a quiet residential area of Kirkliston, actively involves service users in their local community, where they take part in a wide range of activities using local resources. All service users enjoy music therapy and art therapy, alongside many other regular organised events.

Care Assistant, Support Worker or similar experience is desirable but not essential. We offer an excellent training and induction programme for everyone!

As a Support Worker with Leonard Cheshire you will become part of a fantastic team. Every day is different, but here are just some of the duties you will do:

• Assistance with daily life tasks including personal care, medication and mealtimes.
• Escort and assist in and around the service, at external events and appointments.
• Supporting our Person Centred approach, encouraging maximum independence for our customers and helping to achieve individual aspirations.
• Maintain up to date and accurate records.

Please see the job description (link below) for more details.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
• Work flexibly and creatively with customers and their families.
• Ideally have personal care experience (not essential).
• Be able to work under pressure and as a team.
• Flexibility to work within rostered hours / prepared to participate in an on-call rota where required.

We offer a wide range of employee rewards to include:

• Wagestream, option to withdraw up to 40% of your pay before pay day (click here for more details).
• Free Blue Light Card.
• Contributory company pension scheme with competitive life cover benefit.
• Access to a Cash Health Plan at very favourable rates.
• Great development opportunities through our apprenticeship schemes and chance to gain recognised qualifications.
• Unlimited payments through our Refer a Friend bonus scheme.
• Free DBS check.
• Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!

If this sounds of interest to you, please email Rachel Mclelland on rachel.mclelland@leonardcheshire.org or 07593 021 390 for further details.