Peripatetic Support Worker North Lanarkshire

As a peripatetic support worker, you will be allocated a set number of teams to be part of and assist in. You will have a set rota that you will work on a two weekly basis, meaning you may work in a different team each day or may be with the one team for a week.

Some of your working days may be scheduled as on-call days meaning that you will be on standby in case you need to be deployed to a service and will count as a paid working day whether called on or not.

The two-week rolling rota you will work is -

Week 1 - Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday are workdays and full availability is required, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are days off

Week 2 - Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are workdays, and full availability is required Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday are days off

Sleepover availability will be a requirement on an ad hoc basis depending on the teams you are allocated to. This in in addition to the 42 hours.

Two years support worker experience is absolutely essential for this role and driver preferred.

We believe life is worth living when the things that matter most are present. Love, Family, Friendship, Work, Freedom to direct the course of our lives, the opportunity to learn and contribute. We believe that is what ordinary living is all about.

We are looking for individuals who share our values: -

Go above and beyond - do their best and strive to achieve the best for the person they support, are committed and passionate to ensuring that the person they support has the same opportunities in life that we all have.

Challenge the status quo - to be the voice and advocate for the person they support, are resilient, driven and open to new challenges and ways of thinking

Do the right thing - are honest and have integrity, ensure that the person they work for is kept safe and their colleagues work environment is good place to be.

Find the joy in the ordinary - are able to appreciate the small things and able to value and see small goals as achievements

Look at the world from a different perspective - seeing the world through someone else's eyes, listen to what's not being said and learning new ways to communicate with people

Make a difference - be everything from a gym buddy to singing along with someone's favourite song! From musician to film buff! Encourage the person you support to do the things they love and encourage them to try new activities.

Take responsibility - be responsible and take ownership of decisions, speak up and make suggestions to better peoples lives.

If you enjoy the variety of working in different teams with different people, then this is the role you are looking for.,

• support worker: 2 years (required)
  
  We never use agency staff for direct support


• Amazing support network


• Values driven


• Additional Leave


• Pension Scheme


• Free employee counselling service


• We offer wellbeing packages


• Referral program


• Company sick pay


• Paid Travel expenses


• Group life insurance


Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.00 per hour

Expected hours: 42 per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress


• Company pension


• Employee discount


• Life insurance


• Referral programme


• Sick pay


• Store discount


Schedule:

• Day shift


• Night shift


• Weekend availability, Are you able to commit to the rota as advertised, including alternate weekends?


• Part of this role may involve an "on call" element within your rota'd hours. Hence you would need to be within a reasonable commute to all areas of North Lanarkshire to reach the people we support within less than hour if required - does this apply to you?


• Are you available for sleepovers in addition to the rota'd hours?