Free physiotherapy
Discount opportunities
Christmas savings scheme

Relief Support Worker

Salary £12.00 per hour
Location Kinning Park, Glasgow
Expiry 21/02/2025 23:59
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This is a Relief Contract, Part Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

Are you looking for a Relief Support Worker role in Glasgow? Reach your full potential and join Quarriers Mavisbank respite service! 

Your new opportunity 

Mavisbank is a 7 bedded residential respite service located in the Kinning Park area of Glasgow. We are currently recruiting a Relief Support Workers. The service is managed by a project manager and 2 team leaders and we are looking to add to our existing compliment of support staff.

The service provides short breaks to adults with disabilities which allows carers respite in order for them to be able to continue in their caring roles. Currently we have around 100 families who use our service each with a respite budget which allows them to enjoy a set number of allocated nights away from home. While some of our guests require minimum supports, others may have more complex support needs. We offer person centred and flexible support breaks to our respite guests.

Working pattern You will be part of a rota which requires early shifts, backshifts and sleepovers. Typically as part of the rota, you will work every second weekend. We pay an hourly rate of £12.00. 

Relief Dayshift- Drivers with a full UK manual driving licence with a maximum of 3 points preferred.

What you will need to bring to the role 

  • Compassion and kindness to support people in their day to day lives.
  • Enthusiasm and self-motivation.
  • Ability to apply transferable life experience and skills to support and enable individuals.
  • Excellent problem solver who is driven by positive outcomes.
  • Resilient, reliable and an excellent listener.
  • Good IT & communication skills.

What’s in it for you

  • Opportunity to gain SVQ qualifications via our SVQ accredited centre.
  • Training, support, learning and development.
  • Opportunity to make a difference to someone’s life.
  • Family friendly working policies and procedures.
  • HSF Health Cash Plans. 
  • 24/7 free and confidential Employee Assistance programme.
  • £500 refer a friend scheme (t&c’s apply)
  • Life Assurance Benefit.
  • Workplace Pension.
  • Registered with Concert for Carers.
  • Access to health services free of charge (physiotherapy & occupational health)
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Christmas saving scheme.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 3 months of start date.

The successful candidate will benefit from a full training and mentoring package which includes safer handling, administering medication and epilepsy and rescue medication.

Quarriers is one of Scotland’s leading social care charities. We provide practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives.

Free physiotherapy and occupational health

24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme

Non-contributory life assurance scheme

Workplace pension

Christmas savings scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Long service rewards

Significant discount opportunities

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