Support Worker

Location: Edinburgh & The Lothians.
Salary: £13.45 - £20.50 per hour.
Contract: Various Contract Types Available.

Looking for a role that makes a difference? Join the H1 family!

H1 Healthcare is one of the country’s leading healthcare agencies. We are incredibly proud to be family owned and have been providing the highest quality of care professionals to our clients for over 20 years.

We are currently looking for motivated and quality driven Support Workers with ALD/PD and mental health experience across Edinburgh and the Lothians to join our growing H1 family.

The Role:

The main purpose of this post is to provide a caring, efficient and effective support service. This will include assisting people to develop their skills by supervising and participating in various support activities in a way that enriches their opportunities and promotes choice.

There is opportunity to work regularly with our client, up to 39 hours per week.

Specific Duties:

•  Promote the physical and emotional wellbeing of service users at all times (eg. supporting people to maintain acceptable and adequate levels of self-care, carrying out risk assessments, etc).
•  Actively develop meaningful and trusting relationships with service users (eg. helping people to gain insight into their own behaviour, attitudes and reactions).
•  Encourage independence in all daily living activities wherever possible, and support them with this only when necessary (e.g. housework, food preparation, household admin etc).
•  Promote service users hobbies, interests and activities, and encourage participation in all aspects of community life. This may include organising day trips and activities with young people as required, as well as accompanying them to sporting activities such as swimming, and participating in these activities as appropriate.
•  Directly assist with personal care as required.
•  Maximize service users' ability to communicate effectively and promote self-advocacy wherever possible.
•  Advocate on behalf of service users when needed (e.g. liaising with external organisations regarding benefits, education, tenancy and employment etc).
•  Work with relatives and carers (e.g. arranging support plans, dealing with complaints and frustrations, etc) and help to ensure that relatives have a significant role in the service users life wherever possible and appropriate.
•  Find out about the wide range of local services, amenities and organisations available to the service users.
•  Work with both individuals and groups of in all of the above, according to need.
•  Participate flexibly in the various shift work patterns required by the needs of the service users (including regular working outwith weekday office hours; for example, in the evening and at weekends, where applicable).
•  Regularly undertake ‘sleepover’ or ‘waking night’ duties where required.
•  From time-to-time, the postholder may be asked to cover short-term absences of Support Workers in other teams.

General Duties:

•  Read, and work in accordance with the clients Mission, Aims & Objectives, and current Business Plan.
•  Manage own work time effectively.
•  Keep on top of own paperwork and maintain effective and organised filing systems, as appropriate to the specific job role.
•  Treat everyone with consideration and respect.
•  Ensure prompt, polite and clear communication (whether responding to a query from a member of staff or a complaint from person we support).
•  Keep up to date and comply with all applicable client policies and procedures (covering everything from personal Health & Safety to Care Commission Standards).
•  Promote and respect individual rights and responsibilities at all time.
•  Retain the highest standards of confidentiality, as appropriate to the specific role.
•  Assist your manager and other work colleagues as appropriate and whenever possible.

Skills:
   
•  Applicants must have at least 6 months UK care experience, within the past 24 months
•  Experience with ALD/PD and Mental health
•  Fantastic communication skills
•  Commitment to providing the highest quality care
•  A UK driver's license and access to a car is advantageous but not essential
•  SSSC required

Benefits:

•  £13.45 - £20.50 per hour
•  Access to flexible shifts that work around your schedule
•  Regular rota and regular clients
•  PVG and SSSC fees paid for by the company after a qualifying period
•  Opportunities to train & develop yourself further, allowing for progression into more senior positions
•  Training, CPD and revalidation support
•  and much, much more!

T&C’s apply