Job Description

The Vacancy

Do you have a passion for supporting people living with epilepsy, their Carers and families? Do you want to be apart of making a difference to people's daily lives? If so we have an excellent opportunity for you to be apart of our Quarriers Epilepsy Outreach service!

Your new opportunity

Quarriers Epilepsy outreach

service is currently recruiting for a full time

Epilepsy Community Outreach Worker

based in

Aberdeenshire

. The successful candidate will work closely with people who are living with epilepsy as well as their friends and families, providing daily support on an individual basis.


You will be required to create a clinical liaison service with identified epilepsy clinics & GP practices, as well as care managers and key workers in the area and monitor primary and community care services, with the aim of raising standards of health and social care for people living with epilepsy.


This full time (

37 hours

) temporary role until at least

April 2026

and will be based within the

Aberdeenshire

area. It will involve some travel around Aberdeenshire and beyond with

paid expenses

.


You will

work from home

with the support of a small team of motivated and knowledgeable professionals and will have access to office space. This role involves general office hours with occasional evenings and some weekend work where required.


Full training will be given to the successful candidate.

What you will need to bring to the role

Compassion and kindness to support people in their day to day lives. Enthusiasm and self-motivation. Able to apply transferable life experience and skills to support and enable individuals. Excellent problem solver who is driven by positive outcomes. Resilient, reliable and an excellent listener. Good IT & communication skills. A full driving license is essential.

What's in it for you?

Opportunity to gain SVQ qualifications via our SVQ accredited centre. Generous holiday entitlement, 29 annual holiday days + 4 public holidays for support staff, rising to 34 days annual leave and 4 public holidays after 5 years. Training, support, learning and development. Opportunity to make a difference to someone's life. Family friendly working policies and procedures. HSF Health Cash Plans. 24/7 free and confidential Employee Assistance programme. 500 refer a friend scheme (t&c's apply) Life Assurance Benefit. Workplace Pension. Registered with Concert for Carers. Access to health services free of charge (physiotherapy & occupational health) Cycle to work scheme. Christmas saving scheme.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within three months of start date.

Quarriers have Investors in People Platinum accreditation.

About Us

Quarriers is one of Scotland's leading social care charities. We provide practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people's lives.

Benefits

Free physiotherapy and occupational health

24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme

Non-contributory life assurance scheme

Workplace pension

Christmas savings scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Long service rewards

Significant discount opportunities