Support Worker - Learning Disabilities

As a Support Worker in Edinburgh and the surrounds, you'll get stuck in with a variety of different tasks to deliver person-centred care. This includes supporting service users with their daily living, lending a hand with eating and socialising.

Working with Newcross is a golden-ticket opportunity to challenge yourself in a rewarding role with plenty of opportunities to advance your career in care.

If you were already working in this care worker job, you would have been busy in the following areas:

* Supporting service users with personal care tasks, clinical requirements and social activities

* Delivering person-centred care in line with individual care plans

* Assisting nurses and other members of the team of support staff and health and social care workers

You'll have at least 3 months of experience under your belt already, a valid certificate in Moving and Handling, and the right to live and work in the UK. You'll need to be able to demonstrate that you possess our core values of trust, empathy and expertise. You will need access to a smart device with an internet connection to pick up shifts and submit timesheets through our app, HealthForceGo. Access to your own vehicle would be beneficial, but is not a requirement.

Working for Newcross gives you a range of exciting benefits:

*An hourly rate of up to £13.93p/hr, including holiday pay

*Immediate pay with Flexi Pay, making the wait for payday a thing of the past

*A range of flexible shifts to choose from including part-time, full-time, day and night shifts

*Free training opportunities

*Access to appointments with NHS-registered GPs through a Virtual GP app

*Face to face and telephone counselling for mental health support when you need it.

If you think variety is the spice of life and enjoy building great relationships with colleagues and service users, then a career in care at Newcross would suit you. Apply today!