Empower Support Officers-Unity

Empower Support Officers – UNITY

Location: Dalmarnock, Rutherglen

Permanent: Full Time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £12p/h - £21,841 per annum

21 HSC are looking to recruit a Support and Development Worker on an exclusively retained basis for Unity.

The Support and Development Worker plays a crucial role in enhancing the lives of adults with learning disabilities by providing proactive care and support. Their support helps to promote independence, well-being and social inclusion, both in a 1:1 and group setting.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing support to service users in a way that is respectful, promotes dignity, choice and control.
• Motivate and encourage service users to achieve their stated goals.
• Act as a key worker for a number of service users.
• Provide some support for personal needs of service users
• Engage Service users in conversations and meetings about plans for activities.
• Demonstrate skills to groups i.e. Cookery, Craft, Gardening etc.
• Engage with Service Users parents/ guardians and stakeholders, providing service updates.
• Communicate effectively with Service Users, the staff team and visitors.
• Promote a person-centred support in everything Unity do.
• Contribute to team meetings and Development days.
• Understand legislation and local policies covering working with Vulnerable Adults, and the reporting procedures associated with these.
• Understand the SSSC Codes of Practice.

Essential/Desirable Skills and Attributes

• Minimum of 1 years experience of care or support, working with learning disabilities and/or autism is essential.
• A full Driving licence and access to a car is essential. 
• SVQ in Social Care is desirable.

To Apply

To apply for this role, please click apply and send an up-to-date CV in support of your application in the first instance. For more information about the position available including a detailed job description and person specification - contact me Eoin Hurley for a confidential discussion at 21 HSC's head office (phone number removed) .  Suitable applicants will be contacted asap with a view to securing a formal interview with the Senior Management Team. Short-listed applicants will be invited for an initial face to face/Teams interview with one of our recruitment team.

21 HSC Limited is an equal opportunities employer, run by Qualified Social Workers and Social Care staff.