Support Worker - Edinburgh

Job Title: Support Worker

Location: Edinburgh

Pay Rate: £10.90 per hour

Shifts available: We are offering permanent roles; full-time and part-time positions available with a range of shifts on offer.

Access to vehicle required: Preferable but not essential

Experience: Experience working with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism, non-verbal, acquired brain injuries, spinal injuries and forensic services.

We are Dynamic, We Strive, We are Respectful, We are Loyal, We are Kind

We’re in it together, Working with you to give you the life you want!

Being a Support Worker is more than just a job, it’s a calling. Here at Mochridhe, we have an amazing opportunity to join our friendly team. We are looking for kind, honest and compassionate Support Workers to join the team in providing the very best care to our service users. Imagine a role where you are assisting people to remain living in their own homes and more importantly making them smile every day! If you are looking for a role that is both rewarding and fulfilling, then we need you!

Duties may include:

• Personal Care (bathing/showering/toileting/etc)
• Preparing and serving meals/snacks
• Assisting with medication
• Light domestic duties
• Companionship
• Outings with service users

Benefits:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement
• Death in Service Payment
• Pension scheme
• Career progression
• Competitive rates of pay
• Excellent training, ongoing professional development and defined career opportunities once working with us
• LifeWorks Benefits & Wellbeing Platform (benefits include high street shopping offers, and many other benefits.)
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Refer a friend Scheme

Key skills and attributes required:

· Previous Support Worker experience with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism, non-verbal, acquired brain injuries, spinal injuries and forensic services.

· Caring, compassionate and a good listener

· An energetic, happy person who enjoys forming relationships with people

· Able to access a vehicle, preferable but not essential

· A current member of the PVG scheme or willing to register, be registered with SSSC or be prepared to register

‘APPLY TODAY’ to ‘Be one of the people that make a difference!’