Main Grade Hourly Rate: £12.60 ** Pay Award Pending **
Induction and Relief Register Hourly Rate: £12.60
Sleepover Hourly Rate: £12.60
Hours: Various hours available up to 35 hours per week
Key in Inverness are recruiting for female one to one support workers to allow a young lady to live independently within her own home. We would be keen to hear from drivers.
‘I am an affectionate young lady who enjoys swimming, walks out in my chair, and music. I have difficulties communicating verbally, but I have my own way of letting you know what I need. I need help with cooking, eating, drinking, personal care, and getting to and from my activities. I can move around small distances at home and at my activities but for longer distances I use my wheelchair. You’ll have plenty of shadowing to get to know me - my team work closely with my family to help ensure I get the support I need. Sometimes my parents like to take holidays, and I enjoy time with my support workers at home while they’re away! When this happens, I have sleepovers and need help getting to bed.
I look forward to working with you!’
We have shifts available in the morning, after 4pm and long form shifts available. Working in this team will involve joint working across other teams within the Inverness area.
Who are we?
At Key we support people living in their own home, in their family home or in their community. We start by seeing the person first. The support we offer can range from just a few hours a week, a few hours a day to 24-hour support, including overnights.
Could you be Key?
If you are caring, reliable, flexible and passionate about getting alongside people providing support to achieve the life they want then…you could be Key!
What we offer you…
In return you will be part of a supportive, local team and will receive:
• 31 days annual leave inclusive of public holidays
• Public holidays are paid at double time
• Company sick pay
• Payment of annual SSSC fees for contacted Support Workers
• Full training provided
• Fully funded SVQ qualification with support given to achieve this
• Paid PVG Membership
• Eligible to apply for Blue Light Card/Blue Light Ticket Schemes offering discounts and savings
• Registered with Concert for Carers
• Eligible to register for a Costco Membership
• Credit Union Membership
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension Contributions
What do we need from you?
No experience necessary! Full training will be provided and support will be given to help you reach your full potential.
Applicants must be able to work flexibly as part of the team to meet the needs of the people we support. This will include evening, weekend and sleepover work. Waking nights may also be required.
If you would like to get involved in support work but cannot commit to a contract due to other commitments, we also have opportunities for you to complement our existing workers by joining our Relief Register of bank support workers. This means you can work flexibly to suit your current commitments. Please specify this within your application.
We encourage you to submit your application at your earliest convince as we may be able to offer interviews at an earlier date to shortlisted candidates.
Key are a Disability Confident Employer and guarantee an interview to any applicant who has a disability and meets the minimum criteria.