Support Worker

Real Life Options Group; Livingston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A care provider focused on community support is seeking a Support Worker in Livingston to deliver person-centred care to adults with learning disabilities. The role involves providing daily support, assisting with personal care, and facilitating community involvement. Applicants should have experience in a supportive role and possess strong interpersonal skills. This part-time position offers a competitive hourly wage of £12.60, with flexible working hours and a commitment to employee development through training and support.

Benefits

Minimum of 28 days paid holiday

Accredited training

Employer contributory pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

£10,000 Life cover

Free Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience working with individuals with learning disabilities.
• Commitment to community care principles.
• Understanding of the needs of people with disabilities.
• Ability to work independently and with medical professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred support to adults with learning disabilities.
• Assist with personal care, medication, and household tasks.
• Liaise with medical professionals as necessary.
• Help individuals develop independent living skills.

Skills

Honest

Good Communicator

Flexible

Caring

Self Motivated

Reliable

Job description

Overview

Support Worker – West Lothian (Broxburn & Uphall Station) • £12.60 per hour • Part Time, Permanent – 16 hours per week • Make a Real Difference Every Day – Join Real Life Options

At Real Life Options, our Support Workers are at the heart of everything we do—delivering person-centred, flexible, and responsive care to adults with learning disabilities across West Lothian. Whether supporting someone at home or out in the community, you’ll be helping them live life on their terms.

About the Role

Our Support Workers provide a person-centred approach in providing quality support, which makes our service very flexible and adaptable to everyone’s needs. The role of a Support Worker is integral to the quality of support provision and can be rewarding and inspiring. You will support people to identify and work towards meaningful outcomes, to participate in their community and develop new and maintain existing relationships.

You will be offering care and support to one adult with learning disabilities to ensure the running of their home, health and wellbeing. This will include personal care, medication administration, housework, shopping, cooking and most importantly maintaining and developing each person’s independent skills. Social support will be given to each person daily and weekly to ensure involvement and independence within their community. Support plans and risk assessments are in place to ensure continued accurate support.

You will be required to liaise with medical professionals when required.

You may be asked to work between other services that we provide care and support to across West Lothian.

An enhanced Adult PVG will be required for this role.

Shift Pattern

• 8am - 3pm
• 9am - 3pm
• 3pm - 10pm
• 4pm - 8pm

Broxburn shifts are variable across the day with Morning, Afternoon and Evening calls. Each call is not less than 1 hour.

Experience needed

• Demonstrable track record of working with people with learning disabilities in a supported living and enabling environment.
• Commitment to the principles of community care.
• Understanding of development needs of adults with a learning disability (social, personal, physical, occupational and leisure).
• Understanding of the needs of people with disabilities, including learning disabilities, multiple disabilities and complex needs.

Why Join Us?

• 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 - develop professionally through training, mentoring, and a strong support network.
• An employer contributory pension scheme.
• Work in a collaborative, values-led environment.
• 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.

Don’t miss out – Be Part of Something Bigger – Join a team driven by values, with a mission that matters

Apply today and start making a real impact!

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: 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.