Nightshift Support Worker - Rosyth

Are you looking for nightshift hours in a rewarding care setting?

At Capability Scotland, our mission is to deliver the highest quality services, tailored to the individual needs of disabled people. We work in partnership to create innovative solutions which enable our people to achieve their goals. We put our customers and learners at the heart of everything we do and will make sure their voices are heard loud and clear.

We love what we do here and are looking to recruit Support Workers for our Fife Housing Support & Care at Home services based in Rosyth.

The role – Support Worker

We support people with a variety of complex disabilities to live independently in our bright, fully adapted, residential settings based in Rosyth. In these beautiful settings, each individual has their own bedroom, private or jack & jill bathrooms and shared communal spaces.

You will be supporting our customers on either one-to-one or group care; your day will include helping them with their personal care, dressing, medication, mobility, mealtimes and participating in their chosen activities for that day. Such as fun community-based activities including going shopping, to the football, the cinema or having a giggle at our games or themed days.

What you need to know

Hours: Up to 31.5 hours per week. Nightshifts.

Female only – Whilst we have a diverse workforce, these specific vacancies are only open to female applicants, due to our customers’ requests & choice for female support with intimate personal care. *The Equality Act 2010 (GOR)

***This role DOES NOT qualify for skilled worker shortage visa sponsorship***

Drivers preferred but not essential. We welcome applications from non-drivers. If you do need to go out and about with our customer for that dinner and cinema trip, your costs are covered.

Capability Scotland’s benefits:

• A generous salary of £20,792.91 pa (£12.66 ph)
• We recognise and reward qualified employees offering £12.97 (nightshift rate) per hour for those qualified at SVQ3 or above.
• We offer a fully funded SVQ – a qualification which is yours for life.
• Most services offer set 2, 3, 4 and 6 weeks rolling or monthly rotas so you always know when you are working and can plan life outside of work.
• 32 days' holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service.
• Free PVG checks throughout your employment.
• Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme.
• Up to 3 x annual salary death in service.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 24/7 employee assistance programme.
• Working for us means you would qualify for Blue Light & Concert for Carer discounts.

We are One Voice, One Charity, One Spirit, #OneCapability.

Want to be part of this? Apply now.

Capability Scotland is committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued, and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

A copy of Capability Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team.

Due to the high volume of applications expected, we advise that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest and for taking the time to apply to work with us.

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