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Ref no:
255831
Published:
21/01/2022
Closes:
18/02/2022
Location:
Glenrothes, KY7
Rate:
£10.02 per hour
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time, Part Time
Hours:
39 hours per week

Outreach Support Workers Full time and Relief – Kilkaldy/Glenrothes/Lethen

£10.02 per hour

When was the last time you had the chance to make a real difference to someone’s life and to be there when it really counted?

The role

You will be supporting individuals with a variety of needs. A typical day would start with following daily planners furthermore helping with financial expenditure, personal care, domestic support and administration of daily medication. A crucial part of the support you provide will be centred on activities in the local community such as; going to the gym, swimming, cinema, discos, football matches, places of interest, often using public transport to get there.

Various shift patterns are available. All we ask it that you are flexible to cover days, evenings, nights and weekends.

Previous experience is desirable for this position although full training will be provided.

Benefits and Rewards

  • A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
  • Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job
  • An employer contributory pension scheme

In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits:

  • Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
  • £10,000 Life cover
  • A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
  • A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • A financial wellbeing scheme
  • Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
  • Recognition Initiatives
  • Mileage paid at a flat rate of £0.35p per mile for the first 10,000 miles per year

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:

Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence

If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:

Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values – Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive

Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.