Support Worker - East Renfrewshire (Giffnock/Barrhead/Newton Mearns)

Job Description

We are excited to offer a new opportunity to become a Home Care worker as part of a friendly and dedicated team in Renfrewshire!

About us

InverCare provides Support and Care Services within the community throughout a number of regions across the West of Scotland 7 days a week including Renfrewshire, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde. We are striving to provide a service of excellence through our care at home services for those with physical disabilities, general frailty, dementia, learning difficulties, palliative and end of life care.

About the role

The successful candidate will be helping to enable people in your local community to live as independently as possible, by providing the best standards of care and support. Assisting our service users in all aspects of their daily life, such as personal care, meal preparation, medication and general domestic support.

Within your local community, you will be enabling people to increase their independence and confidence by providing the best standards of care and support, this will involve assistance in all aspects of their daily routine on various shifts following a 2 week rotational rota

Shift Pattern: Day-Shift 7:00AM to 2:30PM | Back-Shift 4:30PM to 10:30PM

Benefits:

• Be Part of a Friendly and Dedicated Team
• Competitive Hourly Rates Starting From £10.90
• Full Training
• PPE & Uniform Provided
• Mileage Paid
• Annual Leave
• Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Pension Scheme
• Staff Recognition Awards

What we're looking for:

• A caring and compassionate individual
• Professional and reliable
• Good Communication skills, both verbally and in writing
• Full Driving license preferred but not essential
• 18+ Years Old
• Good level of English
• Flexibility to work various shifts: mornings, evenings and weekends

Duties will include:

• Personal Care
• Meal Preparation
• Medication Assistance
• Light Domestic Duties

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

With or without relevant experience, if you believe you have the empathy for this exciting and rewarding career we would love to hear from you!

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £10.90 per hour

Physical setting:

• Homecare

Experience:

• care: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• full UK driving licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person