Peripatetic Support Worker Nights

Salary: £27,423 (pro rata) per annum

Location: Spread across our Glasgow Services, West Dunbartonshire Services and Renfrewshire Services.

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 15th May 2024

Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning, which we will support you to achieve.

Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What we offer:

Aside from offering a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated, we’ll see that your hard work and drive to succeed is rewarded.

• Competitive Salary and Pension Options
• Full time & Part time hours available
• Double pay for festive bank holidays
• Long service awards
• Fully funded SVQ3
• Access to our benefits platform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
• Inhouse training programmes
• Significant Gym discounts
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling
• A wide range of family friendly policies
• Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
• Credit Union
• £200 refer a friend scheme

And many more!

About the Role:

As a Peripatetic Support Worker, you will be a valuable and flexible resource for your assigned geographical regions to provide cover when required. You will provide a dynamic response to ensure that our services continue to deliver high quality support to our Supported People across various Local Authority areas. As the role is spread across different services, you must hold a UK driving licence and be able to drive to be considered for this role, your travel time will be taken into account when travelling to different services as well as the relevant travel expenses if applicable. With the Peripatetic Support Workers covering various services, a full induction per service will be delivered and you will have a dedicated manager to oversee.

Main Responsibilities:

This is a new exciting opportunity with Blue Triangle as a Peripatetic Support Worker role. These roles involve working on a rota covering various days per week across multiple locations which may include periods of lone working and weekend work completing 12-hour night shifts between the times of 8pm-8am. We are looking for 2x 24 hour per week contracts and a 36 hour per week contract.

The Peripatetic Support Worker will:

1. Be prepared to work flexibly, in a variety of locations.
2. To support, review and monitor through our case management system to achieve a positive person-centred outcome for the people we work with in line with organisational, statutory and legislative requirements.
3. To maintain and update all recording systems and documentation in line with relevant policies, procedures and practice guidelines, including the occupancy agreement, within required timeframes.
4. To provide general advocacy and advice to supported people, including assistance to enable them to meet the conditions of their occupancy agreements.
5. To work proactively with other statutory and voluntary agencies to provide opportunities for people we work with to achieve their full potential.
6. To work as part of a team
7. To ensure that all referrals, admissions and discharges are managed in line with local procedures.
8. To ensure that standards of health, safety and security are maintained in all areas by undertaking regular inspections, risk assessments and checks, and actioning /reporting as required. This includes cleaning duties.
9. To adhere to safe systems of work and risk assessments, contributing to review processes/paperwork and updating as required.
10. To be responsible for working in partnership with the supported people and third parties (e.g., benefit agencies and employers) to ensure that occupancy charges, service charges and any other charges are made timeously.
11. To adhere to Blue Triangle’s project financial risk management processes for all financial transactions (e.g., petty cash, service users’ rent).
12. To be responsible for own CPD learning and contributing positively to the development of the organisation, ensuring appropriate systems are followed and recorded.
13. To communicate and act clearly and appropriately in all circumstances in line with data protection, confidentiality and all statutory requirements.
14. To undertake any other reasonable duties as delegated by the Service Manager.

To find out more about being a Peripatetic Support Worker, click the link below:

Peripatetic Support Worker Role Profile

About You:

• To join us, you need to have a genuine passion for helping people.
• Ideally, possess 1 year of experience of working with vulnerable people and challenging behaviour which can be from personal, voluntary and/or professional experience.
• Demonstrated commitment and ability to undertake care practice in accordance with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) code of practice, National Care Standards, Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and the Associations policies and procedures.
• Ability to relate empathetically to people and recognise their right to choice and independence.
• Ability to work flexibly and as a lone worker.
• Able to use Microsoft or equivalent applications competently.
• Ideally, hold an SVQ level 3 or above.

We care about one another whilst taking pride in the service we offer. You will be working in a company with a strong identity and with the guidance and support of experienced Managers you will be able to develop in your career.

To apply for this role, please click ‘Apply’ where you’ll be given important information regarding the process and an application form to complete and upload.

Due to the Safer Recruitment requirements by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and Care Inspectorate we do not accept CV’s and you must therefore complete our application form.

Please note we do not accept applications from out with the UK as we do not have a UK visa sponsorship license.

If you require any support in completing your application or the form in a different format, then please get in touch at recruitment@bluetriangle.org.uk or telephone us on 0141 729 8050.