Support Worker

We are recruiting for a Support Worker to join the team at our At Home programme at Highland Aftercare.

Right There is a charity working to prevent people becoming homeless and separated from their loved ones.

We’re here for children and adults who are living with the effects of poverty, addiction or broken relationships. Walking alongside people at home and in the community, we provide tailored support and form trusting relationships to help people feel happier, safer and more confident to live their lives.

Rooted in communities across Scotland for almost 200 years, we’re there for people going through tough times. Our work won’t stop until everyone has an equal chance to create a safe and supportive place to call home.

Our team at Highland Aftercare helps to end homelessness through providing a high-quality supported accommodation programme for individuals transitioning from temporary to permanent or other suitable long-term accommodation. The programme provides 24-hour supported accommodation and reach out support to young people aged 16-26 who have previous experience of living in a care setting.

Main duties & responsibilities include:

• Actively practicing person-centred planning and unconditional positive regard.
• Taking a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE) approach.
• Arranging and facilitating key work meetings to develop and review support plans in collaboration with the people we support to meet their individual needs both within the programme and out with.
• Developing life skills with those we support, including how to maximise income, involvement in meaningful activities, budgeting, shopping, cooking, cleaning and any other skills that aid to independence.
• Advocating on behalf of the people we support.
• Assist the people we support with engaging and integrating into the local community and helping them to become active citizens.
• Utilising support plans to record and assess the progress of the people you are supporting.
• Undertaking household duties to maintain the accommodation to a high standard.
• Planning, implementing and developing workshops or programme activities with those we support.
• Compiling and reviewing risk assessments for the people we support.
• Promoting involvement in the improvement and development of the programme from the people we support.
• Representing Right There to other agencies or programmes including Local Authority, Social Work, Housing Programmes and other relevant programmes.

Shifts are worked on a 4 on 4 off basis:

2 x dayshift 9am to 9pm

2 x sleepover 6pm to 11pm, sleepover to 8am, finish at 9am

Full details can be found in the job & person specification on our website.

Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.

We need you to be qualified to SVQ Level 3 H&SC or SCQF equivalent or be willing to work towards level this. We also need you to have gained experience of working in a similar role and to have an awareness of the effects of trauma.

Salary: SCP 19-22 (£22,498-£24,394 per annum) pro-rata plus a sleep-in payment of £8927 per annum.

Pro-rata salary £18,171-£19,671 per annum, plus a sleep-in payment of £8927 per annum.

What you can expect from us

We value our staff as our greatest asset and will provide the following working conditions:

• The post holder will report to the Senior Support Worker and through them to the Service Manager.
• Your normal working hours are an average of 31.5 waking hours plus 1.75 sleep-in shifts per week. These hours are worked Monday to Sunday in shifts defined by your line manager on a 4 on 4 off basis.
• Annual leave entitlement of 234 hours holiday (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 312 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata per year in the second.
• You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension in the month that you will complete 3-months of employment, provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria
• Life Insurance from day one
• Option to purchase and sell annual leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Ongoing learning and development
• Wellness programmes

Interested in Applying?

Click Apply and you will be redirected to our website where you will find the full Job & Person specification and details of how to apply.

Thanks, and good luck!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £27,098.00-£28,598.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Life insurance
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Wellness programme

Shift:

• Day shift
• Night shift

Work Location: In person