Portlethen, Aberdeenshire @ £10.50 per hour
Hours of work
Monday to Friday.
8am - 4pm.
Driver essential.
The Role
Temporary 6 months maternity cover with the potential to expand this beyond six months for the right candidate.
The Gentleman you will be supporting has a physical disability ,learning disability and epilepsy
It will be important for you to spend time getting to know the person you will be supporting’s interests , dislikes and how they would like you to work alongside them
You will also be providing support to this gentleman to meet all his required needs such as personal care , medication, eating, drinking, cooking, cleaning, shopping and following his activity planner.
Previous experience is preferred but not essential, as full training and shadow shifts will be given. However the candidate we require must have a positive outlook, confidence and willingness to learn as it is a lone working post.
You will be expected to work in Portlethen, Aberdeenshire.
An enhanced PVG is required for this role.
Successful Candidates will be required to drive this gentleman’s mobility vehicle.
Benefits and Rewards
At Real Life Options we treat our people with the same respect, care and consideration that we show to the people we support. We offer:-
A competitive rate of pay at £10.50 per hour
A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job
An employer contributory pension scheme
In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits:
- Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
- £10,000 Life cover
- A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
- A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- A financial wellbeing scheme
- Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
- Recognition Initiatives
We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:
Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence
If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:
Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values – Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive
Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.
Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.