Housing support worker

Location & Service Insight

• Location:
  
  The role is both office and community-based, covering Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, and Cardenden
  .
• The Service:
  The Fife service supports over 60 autistic adults across a variety of settings. It involves managing varying levels of service complexity, including 1:1 and 2:1 staffing ratios.

• Contract:
  
  Full-Time and Part-Time positions available, making up 6 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) roles in total.
• Working Pattern:
  The role operates on a days and evening shift pattern. Candidates must be fully flexible, as the shifts include evenings and weekends.
• On-Call & Sleepovers:
  The role includes on-call duties (which depend on your location and stage of development) and opportunities for sleepover shifts.

• Starting pay: £13.45 per hour, which automatically rises to £13.67 per hour post-engagement.
• Progression:
  Staff can progress on the pay scale up to £14.15 per hour at their own pace.
• Allowance:
  There is a generous additional allowance of £107.60 for each sleepover worked.

• Follow outcome-based support plans and act as a Keyworker.
• Provide personal care to the supported individuals.
• Develop and implement low arousal support, following Studio 3 principles, which focuses on reducing and eliminating restraint.
• Maintain accurate and robust records using Scottish Autism's online systems.

• Experience:
  
  The client seeks confident, enthusiastic, and experienced support professionals. A minimum of 1 year of care experience is highly preferred.
• Compliance:
  Candidates must be members of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme and be registered with the SSSC (or willing to work towards a relevant qualification to achieve registration).
• Skills:
  
  Strong IT and digital skills are required for sharing information and logging records.
• Values:
  Candidates must embody Scottish Autism's core values:
  Compassion, Contribution, Collaboration, and Change Maker.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Please submit your CV for consideration. If you are interested please call or email for further details.