Night Support Worker - Part Time

Information

“Much more than just a job.  It’s the way that you do it that matters.”

• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Great job satisfaction
• Good team-working

 

Here at Cunningham House in Edinburgh, we provide people with a stepping stone between homlessness and getting their life back on track.  With support from a key worker we help draw up personal support plans outlining peoples goals and what support will be needed to achieve them.

As part of our close-knit and supportive team you will provide appropriate support to our service users.  You will be required to be registered with Scottish Social Services Council [SSSC] and ideally have an SVQ Level 3 in Social Care.  In return, we’ll make sure that you have all the training and development you need, not only so you can do a great job, but to help you build your career with us too.

Main Function

To work as a team member providing support appropriate to the needs of the service user within this Housing Support service.

Main Duties

To work as part of a team involved in the general day to day support of the service users as determined by the Unit Manager and Team Leaders.

To create and maintain a safe and secure environment in the unit that is welcoming and friendly for all who use it.

Maintain the standard of health and safety with in the unit:

• Report accidents and unusual incidents immediately to senior staff.
• Carry out regular checks on the building to make sure it is safe with regard to fire, flood, etc.
• Carry out checks on the wellbeing of the residents, with due regard to their privacy.
• Monitor residents' physical and mental health, reporting changes to senior staff immediately and responding to such changes appropriately.
• Facilitate residents to access health care appropriate to their needs.
• Encourage residents to maintain a high standard of personal hygiene.

To develop your knowledge and understanding of the needs of service users and how you can best support and assist them. To undertake any training essential to your professional development in fulfilling the role of a Support Worker as determined by senior staff.

To gain a knowledge and understanding of and to liaise with, a wide range of outside agencies that may be of help in meeting a service users’ needs

To Support and assist service users to have a high quality of life by.

• Promoting choice in service users ' lives.
• Encouraging and facilitating the development of personal interests.
• Encouraging service users to participate in the community and fulfil normal activities.
• Helping service users with reading and writing when required and with filling out forms

Involvement in the daily running of the duty office - receiving phone calls and referrals, contact with service users.

Make and keep appropriate records of all meetings with service users and to record significant events involving each service user.

Interview clients for admission under the guidance of senior staff.

Participate in regular supervision with senior staff.

Participate in shift changeovers, team meetings and weekly staff meetings.

Work Night shift on a rota basis. Provide occasional staff cover on day shift.

Carry out cleaning tasks according to a nightly schedule.

To undertake other professional duties as may reasonably fall within the parameters of the post as delegated by the Unit Manager and Team Leader

Have respect for all aspects of Christian worship.

Facilitate Service Users to attend Christian worship (or worship of choice as required by the role).

Qualifications

Ideally you will possess an SVQ 3 in Social Care.  If you do not you will be expected to achieve an SVQ 3 in a specified period of time.

Personal

As we do our work in Christ’s name you must be respectful of our Christian Ethos and be able to work within it.

This post requires you to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks.

This post requires you to be registered with SSSC and it is your professional responsibility to ensure that you meet the standards & criteria for registration.

An interest in and commitment to the service user group is required.

Skills and Abilities

Previous experience in the social care field is desirable.

Postholder must possess basic computer literacy skills including use of Microsoft Office and the internet.