Job Description
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Support Worker-Social Enterprise
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(Enable Glasgow / Fortune Works)
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(35 Hours per Week/permanent contract)
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Location: Drumchapel, Glasgow
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Fortune Works is one of Scotland’s largest social enterprises for people with learning disability. The service supports around 120 people with learning disability to play a full role in the life of the community through provision of in-house economic activity and social support, working in partnership with local community organisations in Drumchapel and north-west Glasgow. Fortune Works is part of Enable Glasgow, a long-established member-led organisation which works with people with learning disability and their carers in the city.
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The Support Worker-Social Enterprise duties will include helping to create, facilitate and maintain positive person centred activities which support people with a learning disability to play a worthwhile economic role as valued members of the local community.
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The successful candidate will provide a high quality of care and support for service users with a range of learning disabilities and will encourage participation in group activities to support people to gain skills and confidence. The applicant should have experience of programme planning and review systems.
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Most importantly they should have a positive and empowering approach to support people purchasing the service at Fortune Works.
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Benefits
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Employee benefits include:
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- 33 days leave (including public holidays) rising to 38 days after five years’ service.
- An enhanced pension scheme.
- Free life cover.
- Free access to counselling and wellbeing services.
- Support for training and professional development.
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For more information on Fortune Works and Enable Glasgow, visit our website and Facebook pages: Enable Glasgow and Fortune Works.
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Successful Candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme (or to have their membership updated).
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Enable Glasgow strives to apply equal opportunities and diversities principles in all aspects its work.
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Fortune Works is part of ENABLE Glasgow a Charity registered in Scotland No.SC021077. ENABLE Glasgow Branch is a company Limited by Guarantee No. 250688.
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