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Support Worker in Community Support and Holiday Service
As a Support Worker in our Community Support and Holiday Service, you'll help adults with learning disabilities achieve their goals, develop lasting friendships and become active members of their community. Whether you're supporting someone into employment, accompanying them on holiday or encouraging them to try something new, your support will make a lasting difference.
What You Will Do
- Support individuals to achieve greater independence
- Encourage participation in community life and meaningful activities
- Support people to access employment, volunteering, education and leisure opportunities
- Promote health and wellbeing through active lifestyles
- Provide personalised support, including personal care where required
- Maintain accurate records using digital systems
- Build trusted relationships with individuals and partner organisations
- Deliver high quality, person centred support
About You
You'll be compassionate, dependable and motivated by helping people achieve greater independence. You'll have strong communication skills, basic IT skills and enjoy working collaboratively as part of a supportive team.
Experience in social care is beneficial but not essential. You will hold, or be willing to achieve, an SVQ Level 2 or Level 3 in Social Care (depending on the role), or an equivalent qualification that meets Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) registration requirements. Experience or a qualification in supporting autistic people would be welcomed but isn't essential. This role requires membership of the PVG Scheme and registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
Why work with us?
At CrossReach, you'll be part of a team that believes everyone deserves the opportunity to live life to the fullest. We'll support your development while you help people achieve their ambitions and build meaningful lives.
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If you're ready to build a rewarding career where your support changes lives every day, we'd love to receive your application.
We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that support others.
- Access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card
- A generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Health cash plan, giving you cash back for a wide range of health treatments
- Access to a care concierge service to assist you with life's challenges
- Contribution to your professional membership fees
CrossReach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years, providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances.
This post requires you to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks. You will also be required to be registered with SSSC and it is your professional responsibility to ensure that you meet the standards and criteria for registration.
We have a legal obligation to ensure that we do not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.
We are committed to ensuring that we attract, retain, and develop the very best people to build a diverse and talented team and we recognise that every individual’s unique background, experience and ability contributes to our success. We aim to create an inclusive and inspiring environment where individuals feel valued and respected and where people can belong, thrive and be their very best, whoever they are.
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If you have any queries regarding this role or our recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment team on recruitment.team@crossreach.org.uk
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
Additional Information For Candidates
Application Process: Please apply for this post by completing the application process on Jobtrain. You can find out more about our recruitment process CrossReach Recruitment Process
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