Support Worker

Company: Bield Housing Association
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Location: Edinburgh
Job Description:

Job Description

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Part Time Support Worker – Edinburgh!

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Are you passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives? 

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Join our team as a Support Worker at Castlebrae Glebe and be part of a compassionate and dedicated team committed to providing exceptional care and support to our service users.

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As a Support Worker, you’ll make a real difference every day by assisting individuals with daily activities, promoting independence, and helping to create a welcoming and supportive environment. Whether you’re experienced or new to care, we offer comprehensive training and development to support you.

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Please note for this role, and for genuine occupational requirement reasons, we are looking to appoint Female Support Workers (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9).

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Hours of employment:

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  • 24 hours per week
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  • 3 days per week
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  • 1 hour unpaid break
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The Role

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As a Support Worker, you will provide care and support to individuals in their own homes, including:

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  • Assisting with household tasks
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  • Supporting individuals with personal care, including intimate personal care
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  • Prompting and administering medication
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  • Encouraging independence and supporting people to achieve their personal goals
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  • Building positive relationships and promoting wellbeing
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About You

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You will:

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  • Have good verbal and written communication skills
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  • Be able to work independently and confidently on a lone-working basis
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  • Demonstrate excellent time management and organisational skills
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  • Hold an SVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or be willing to work towards this qualification
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  • Be willing to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within six months of commencing employment
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About the Benefits

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We offer a range of excellent benefits, including:

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  • Full induction programme
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  • PVG costs paid for contracted employees (50% contribution for Casual Workers)
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  • Free core training
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  • Reimbursement of SSSC registration costs for contracted employees
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  • Occupational sick pay
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  • Family-friendly policies
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  • Company pension scheme
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  • Employee Assistance Programme
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Whilst experience in working in care is desirable it’s not essential, we want to recruit people who share our values and want to make a difference to the lives of others. If you have a genuine interest in people and supporting them to lead their best life we want to hear from you.

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Sponsorship

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Please note that Bield Housing and Care do not hold a licence to sponsor any visa applications at present. 

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This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) which means you must disclose all unspent and relevant spent convictions on your application.

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Disability Confident

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Bield is a proud disability confident accredited employer. As users of the disability symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the vacancy minimum criteria.

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In order to help you succeed, we will make all required reasonable adjustments to facilitate your inclusion during our recruitment and selection process. Adjustments will vary from person to person; if you wish to discuss how Bield can support you throughout the recruitment process, please email us.

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If you require this information in an alternative format please contact us using the details above.

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Bield Housing & Care Scottish Charity SC006878 I Property Factor PF000146

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Posted: October 24th, 2026