Female Support Worker WISHAW – Make a difference to Elaine! Support For Ordinary Living (SOL) Wishaw ML2 £12.50 an hour – Permanent, Part-time

We believe life is worth living when the things that matter most are present. Love, Family, Friendship, Work, Freedom to direct the course of our lives, the opportunity to learn and contribute.

We believe that’s what ordinary living is all about.

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We are currently recruiting a support worker to work with Elaine, a lady living in the Wishaw area of North Lanarkshire.

This is an exciting opportunity for a support worker with at least 2 years experience who is looking to develop their already existing support skills and to be involved in supporting Elaine in all aspects of daily living.

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“I am Elaine and I am 61 years old. I am super friendly, joyful, helpful and have a great love for life. I have also been told I am a great dancer!

I have a close relationship with my family, who visit regularly, and I really enjoy spending time with them. Often going out for a nice local lunch.

I live with a learning disability and I am bubbly, chatty person who brings positivity and warmth wherever I go. I love to go out and about every day, I have clubs and activities that I go to regularly, but my favourite is on a Saturday night, where I can have a good sing song and a boogie as I love to dance. Music is a big part of my life; I enjoy listening to music and dancing around my home with my staff. I play the drums and have music lessons. I also really enjoy musicals, my personal favourites are Mama Mia, Annie and Grease!

I receive support to help me with all aspects of daily living and to keep me safe. I have staff with me throughout the day and night and I find this extremely reassuring. I like to help where I can but need your support to run my house, shop and prepare meals.

What I am looking for…

• Someone who is patient.
• Someone who is positive.
• Someone who is calm and bring re-assurance.
• Someone who has a strong personality and likes to talk but not overwhelming
• Someone who can watch their words as I can take statements literally
• Someone who is a good listener, both verbally and reading body language.

You must have a min of 2 years support work.

WORKING PATTERN

SHIFTS ARE 13HOURS, FOLLOWED BY A SLEEPOVER – ON A 4 WEEK ROTA…

Wk 1 – Friday , plus sleepover

WK 2 – Wednesday, plus sleepover

Wk3 – Sat & Sun , plus sleepovers

Wk 4 – OFF

If you feel you are a good match for me then click to apply!

We are looking for individuals who share our values: –

Go above and beyond – do their best and strive to achieve the best for the person they support, are committed and passionate to ensuring that the person they support has the same opportunities in life that we all have.

Challenge the status quo – will be the voice and advocate for the person they support, are resilient, driven and open to new challenges and ways of thinking

Do the right thing – are honesty and have integrity, ensure that the person they work for is kept safe and their colleagues work environment is good place to be.

Find the joy in the ordinary – are able to appreciate the small things and able to value and see small goals as achievements

Look at the world from a different perspective – seeing the world through someone else’s eyes, listen to what’s not being said and learning new ways to communicate with people

Make a difference – be everything from a gym buddy to singing along with someone’s favourite song, musician to film buff. Encourage the person you support to do the things they love and encourage them to try new activities.

Take responsibility – be responsible and take ownership of decisions, speak up and make suggestions to better peoples like.

If you want to join Susan’s team to make a difference in her life then please click to apply!

Benefits of working with SOL:

• Multi award winning organisation
• We never use agency staff for direct support
• Amazing support network
• Values driven
• Additional Leave
• Pension Scheme
• Free employee counselling service
• We offer wellbeing packages
• Referral programme
• On-site parking
• Casual dress
• Group life insurance
• Sick Pay
• Paid Travel Expenses

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Physical Setting:

• Homecare

Shift:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: SW-C