Support Workers & Relief Support Workers

Inclusion Alliance; City of Edinburgh; On-site

Job description

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• Support Workers - £12 per hour (under review). Various permanent and relief opportunities available.
• Relief Support Workers - £12 per hour (under review).

Role

We are currently looking to recruit support workers to join our small team within Inclusion Alliance. The role involves supporting people with learning disabilities to be included in the community and lead an ordinary life. Your work would involve helping people to access educational, social, leisure and work or volunteering opportunities in the community.

No experience or formal qualifications are necessary for the role although a caring nature, positive attitude and a sense of fun are important characteristics to have. New staff will receive paid training and undertake shadow shifts with experienced staff members during induction. We want new staff to feel ready and able to work prior to working on their own for the first time.

We have various vacancies available including part-time and relief/casual positions in various locations throughout Edinburgh.

• Working hours are based between the hours of 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday.
• We have various permanent and casual vacancies available.
• Relief/Casual pay rate - £12 per hour.

Candidates must be caring, motivated and have excellent communication skills whilst being committed to working in a person-centred way ensuring that support is built around the supported person’s wishes and needs.

Benefits include:

• Employer contributory pension scheme.
• Funded SVQ 3 qualification and learning opportunity.
• Paid annual leave entitlement.
• Regular paid supervision sessions.
• Regular paid training and development opportunities.
• Daytime Monday to Friday working.
• Working for a well-established small organisation where person-centred values are at the core.
• Free 24/7 access to employee support app.

Application notes

If you are interested in joining our team or would like to discuss the role further, please get in touch with us for an informal chat.

For further information and to apply for current vacancies please visit our website inclusionalliance.org.uk/vacancies or alternatively contact us and we can send you an application pack.

Please note that these vacancies are ongoing therefore apply as soon as possible.

Inclusion Alliance is committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.

Registered Charity - SCO26889

Inclusion Alliance

Support Workers & Relief Support Workers
Postcode: EH6 6EX

What we're looking for

• Commitment to supporting individuals with learning disabilities.
• Experience in management or supervisory roles.
• Excellent organisational and IT skills.
• Ability to lead and inspire teams.
• Desirable: Experience in arts, crafts, or artistic therapies, and a clean driving licence.

What we offer

• Holidays: 7 weeks, including public holidays.
• Sick Pay: Up to 3 months’ full pay.
• Pension: 7.2% employer contributions.
• Life Cover: 3x salary after 12 months.
• Training Opportunities: Personal and professional growth.
• Employee Assistance Programme: Confidential support.

Join us in making a difference!

Empowering individuals | Building a vibrant community

Are you interested in supporting people to maximise skills, confidence and independence and working in a beautiful place? Then we might just have the job for you!

At Tiphereth-Camphill in Edinburgh, we are seeking a Full-Time co-worker to support adults with learning disabilities and autism who live within our Supported Living Service, grow their independence and be part of our vibrant community.

Previous experience of working with adults with learning disabilities is desirable but not essential. What is most important is that you have a real desire to support people to maximise their independence, have a belief in supporting people to make their choices and to do the things they want to do. The post will involve supporting personal care and safe people handling, experience of which would be desirable.

We are a Camphill community based on the edge of the Pentland hills in Edinburgh supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism in a range of day services, supported living, residential care, and social enterprises.

Alongside a beautiful, supportive, and inclusive working environment, we offer:

• A competitive salary – starting £25,126.56 rising with time served annually over 6 to £27,068.44.
• Sleepovers paid in addition - £12 per hour (sleepover hours normally from 10pm to 7am).

Employee benefits:

• 36 days annual leave (Pro-rata), rising with time served to 40 days (Pro-rata).
• Private Medical Insurance (on successful completion of probation).
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunity to save from source with Capital Credit Union.
• Extensive training and development programme and career progression.

If you would like to learn more about the role and Tiphereth, full details and specific requirements are available at tiphereth.org.uk.

Enable is a visionary charity and leader of social care and employability support services to people with a learning disability across Scotland. We also provide specialist trust management services via our subsidiary Enable Trustee Service.

We have a unique opportunity for a Paralegal to join our in-house Legal and Corporate Governance team.

We are looking for a Paralegal with demonstrable private client experience, preferably in trust management, who will have operational responsibility for the service. You will ensure all aspects of trust management duties and tasks are carried out in line with individual trust deed provisions and applicable legislation. The role shall be reportable to management who oversee the work parameters of this role.

We believe in an equal society where everyone has the right to live, work and participate as active and respected citizens in the communities of their choice.

What We're Looking For:

• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong prioritisation and organisational skills.
• Professional presentation and personality.
• Demonstrates core values of integrity, care and collaboration.
• Willingness to enhance skills and professional development.

Your experience and any relevant qualifications must be gained and or completed in Scots Law

About You

• Relevant Paralegal certification with recent continuous professional development.
• Demonstrable experience in a private client, trust management or in-house legal environment.
• Strong knowledge of Scottish trust and succession laws and anti-money laundering regulations.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication, drafting and report writing skills.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Strong IT skills, in various packages, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Access to personal vehicle to allow travelling from time to time.
• STEP Qualified (Trust and Estate Practitioner).
• Understanding of adults with incapacity and local authority/housing legislation.
• Understanding of investments and investment risk.

About Us

What’s also great about Enable is that we’re passionate about developing all our staff and provide an extensive training programme, combined with a commitment to create career development opportunities.

We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:

• Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Season Ticket Loans.

Remember, this is an exciting opportunity to join a group which is shaking up the social care sector in Scotland and making a real difference to people’s lives. Don’t miss the chance to help shape this journey.

Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.

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