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Hillcrest Futures is recruiting for a Support Worker

About the Service

Gilmours Close is a Temporary Supported Accommodation service in the Grassmarket, Old Town. The Gilmours Close service supports individuals who are experiencing homelessness and have been assessed by the City of Edinburgh Council as being homeless and requiring Housing Support. The supported stair has three floors and there is no lift.

About the Role

The Support Worker role involves working as part of a team and on your own and being able to deliver a high standard of support to the people who are using the service. The service is a homelessness service, and you will be supporting people who have support needs with addiction, mental health, trauma etc. and may present with behaviour that is aggressive, threatening and will challenge us. The role includes:

• Providing direct support to individuals as agreed in individual Personal Outcome Plans as per service requirements
• Undertaking to carry a caseload and take on case co-ordination responsibilities with, and on behalf of individuals
• To be an effective team member and communicator
• Contribute to team learning, development
• To take lead responsibility for a defined area of practice in the service, as negotiated and agreed with the Service Manager
• To develop knowledge base and skills in line with registration requirements for the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC);
• To undertake housing management tasks appropriate to the service
• To participate in shift patterns, as required by the service, which may include evenings, weekends, lone working and on-call duties.

About You

You will have:

• A positive, flexible attitude, with an encouraging nature
• Excellent communication skills including verbal and written
• High organisation skills with the ability to work on own initiative
• The ability to react efficiently and effectively in emergency situations
• Openness to attending and maintaining ongoing training needs
• A Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) Level 2 in Health and Social Care or the ability to work towards this qualification.
• Flexibility with on call requirements, weekend or evening working out with the service shift pattern. This is a requirement of this post.

Please note, all successful candidates will be required to obtain registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up the post.

About the Benefits

Our people are our greatest asset, and alongside a rewarding career, you will have access to a wide range of benefits including generous annual leave, pension scheme options, employee discounts and wellbeing support. Click below to find our more.

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Sponsorship – Please note that Hillcrest Futures do not hold a licence to sponsor any visa applications at present.

Hillcrest are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the people we support. All roles are subject to thorough pre-employment checks including references, and a Disclosure Scotland check or PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) check to ensure the safety and wellbeing of those we support. All employees are expected to uphold our values and adhere to safeguarding policies and standards throughout their work.