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Kingdom Support and Care - Support Workers
Created: 06/06/2017Post: Support Workers
Hours: 30 per week (minimum)
Salary £17,137 (Unqualified), £17,573 (Qualified) pro rata
Kingdom Support and Care provides accommodation and support to people experiencing homelessness in a hostel setting and provide outreach support to individuals in the community. They are looking to recruit enthusiastic and dedicated support workers to join this service. As a support worker you will support individuals to deal with the immediate impact of homelessness and thereafter to secure/sustain a tenancy and provide structured and ad hoc support with life skills.
You will monitor health and wellbeing and will be responsible for controlling access to the building, dealing with emergencies and carrying out Health and Safety checks and maintaining standards of cleanliness in the hostel.
The successful candidate will have:
Applicants must have an SVQ2 in Care or a related field in line with the SSSC registration criteria or be willing to work towards this. You need be registered as a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. The cost of membership (whether a new or existing member) is borne by you. If you are not already a member the cost will be £59, for existing members this will be £18. A current driving licence and the use of a car for work purposes are desirable.
Further information and application packs are available from their website. Or by e-mail [email protected] or telephone on 01383 741220. Please quote vacancy number 456.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 23 June 2017. Interviews will be held in our Support and Care office in Dunfermline.