Support Worker, Healthcare Nursing

Support Associate

Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Hours: Part time; relief hours available.
Pay: £12.60 per hour.
A driver with a clean licence is highly advantageous.

About the role – Do you want a rewarding role, working with a great team of people, where you can make a real difference in people’s lives? Real Life Options is a national social care provider, and we’re looking for someone like you to join our team. We will support you on your career path to learn, develop, and grow.

You’ll become part of a dedicated team of experienced support workers, assisting individuals in their own homes. On a typical day, you’ll help promote independence and support people to meet their chosen goals. This includes help with daily living skills such as personal care, medication administration, cooking, and household tasks.

The individuals we support enjoy a variety of meaningful activities each day, and you’ll play a key role in encouraging and enabling them to achieve their life goals in a safe and happy environment. You’ll work both independently and as part of a supportive team.

• Support individuals with personal care, medication, cooking, and household tasks.
• Encourage social interaction with friends, family, and community events and promote independence.
• Communicate with medical professionals and implement support plans and risk assessments.
• Maintain clear and accurate records of support provided.
• Communicate effectively with the team and family members.
• Work independently and as part of a supportive team.

• Friendly, caring, and compassionate.
• Organised, responsible, and reliable.
• Excellent communicators in spoken and written English.
• Committed to delivering high standards of care.
• Able to work on a rota basis, including alternate weekends.

This role is considered regulated work with vulnerable adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. A PVG check will be required for successful applicants.

Due to the locations of coverage a driver would be preferred for this role.

At Real Life Options, we treat our people with the same respect and care that we offer to the individuals we support. We provide:

• A minimum of 28 days paid holiday per year (pro‑rata).
• Accredited training to give you the skills and confidence to do your job well.
• An employer contributory pension scheme.
• Health Cash Plan (for full/part‑time contracted staff).
• £10,000 life cover.
• Free employee assistance programme.
• Access to discounts on a wide range of goods and services via our reward gateway.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Financial wellbeing support.
• Refer a friend incentive bonus.
• Recognition initiatives.
• Mileage paid at £0.35 per mile for the first 10,000 miles per year.

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. Our core values are:

Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence.

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train, and promote the best person for the job, making full use of the talents and resources of all our people and crafting a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation, and harassment. All individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition, or an individual need that may affect your performance in selection, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.