Service Support Worker

British Red Cross

Service Support Worker – Support at Home Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 35 per week Salary banding: £19,110 – £20,251 Location: Dundee (requires travel within the area)

We’ve got an opportunity…

Do you love helping people in need? Are you looking for a rewarding role that could kick start your career in the health and social sector? We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic person with great people skills to join our Independent Living team.

At the British Red Cross, we put the people that need us at the heart of what we do. As a Service Support Worker, you will provide the support and care which can make a vital difference to the quality of people’s lives, helping them to help themselves and allowing them to continue living at home in comfort.

You will provide reactive, focused and flexible support to adults in their own home. This can include all aspects of Personal Care (includes showering and incontinence needs), meal preparation and helping with medication. In addition, you will be providing practical and emotional support in the service user’s own home and signposting to other services where appropriate to enable the individual to live independently and remain in their own home.

Due to the nature of this service, this role can be emotionally and physically demanding. But it can also be rewarding; you are helping vulnerable people in the Dundee community.

Please Note: Service Operates Monday to Sunday, between 7.00am and 10.00pm. There are a variety of shifts and hours available. We’ll try to make the shift patterns work around your life. Working with the Red Cross you will be paid from start to end of your shift including travel time and receive 45p per mile for mileage expenses claims. Overtime is paid at a rate of £11.77 per hour.

This role could be for you if…

  • You can make things great. You know how to improve service quality for the benefit of users.
  • You’re professional. You can deal with queries in a diplomatic and confidential manner.
  • You love being flexible. Working hours out with the norm suits you.

Also, you should be the following:

  • Educated to Standard Grade/GCSE level (or equivalent by experience).
  • IT literate.
  • Full driving licence (desirable, though not essential).
  • Have a good knowledge of services provided by the NHS and Social Care.

Closing date for application is 23.59 on Sunday 3rd July 2022, with interviews to follow soon after.

Should you have any questions on this role please email us at [email protected] quoting vacancy ID #5027

This role requires use of full Personal Protective Equipment, including Fluid resistant face masks, to be always worn while delivering services. This will be provided for you. The role will involve frontline work with vulnerable services users and will not always allow for a 2-metre social distance to be maintained. You will be asked to complete a Risk assessment to confirm you are able to take up Frontline work, at onboarding stage. If you consider yourself to be a person at greater risk from Covid or are unable to wear a facemask for long periods of time, then this role may not be suitable for you.

Connecting human kindness with human crisis

How to apply

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