Job Description

Salary

12.60 - 13.02 per hour

Contractual hours

20

Basis

Part Time

Region

North

Package

SPONSORSHIP IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT BLACKWOOD

Job category/type

Care

Date posted

02/06/2025

Job reference

REQ00028123

Support Workers

Care at Home and Care Home Services, Aberdeen

20 Hours per week

12.60 per hour (13.02 if SVQ2 Qualified)

Are you someone...

Who is interested in pursuing a rewarding career in social care?

Who can support independent living in your community?

Who can deliver our vision of helping people live their lives to

the full?

If yes, then this is your opportunity to join one of Scotland's leading and most innovative care providers as a Support Worker, working across our Care at Home service in Aberdeen.

Blackwood provides high-quality, innovative care for the elderly and people living with physical disabilities and long-term conditions such as dementia and multiple sclerosis. We deliver a wide variety of assistance such as personal hygiene, dressing, medication prompts and light household chores.

We are looking for part time Support Workers to work across our Care at Home service in Aberdeen. Blackwood look for enthusiastic, motivated and flexible individuals who can deliver care to our customers in line with their personal support plans. You will also have the exciting opportunity to engage with our award-winning digital care system, CleverCogs(TM).

The ideal candidate must have:
A passion for delivering high quality care Strong communication, interpersonal and IT skills An ability to work independently in the community and as part of a team A relevant qualification (SVQ2), this is not essential as training will be given Flexibility to work on a rota basis, including early mornings, evenings and weekends.

Our employee benefits

Fully funded SVQ training on completion of probationary period Company sick pay scheme on completion of probationary period 34 days' holiday per annum, pro rata for part-time hours Company mobile phone Access to Health and Wellbeing resources such as, 24 hour GP service, physiotherapy, 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and in-house Mental Health First Aiders Opportunity to participate in internal support networks such as employee engagement, wellbeing and digital forums Company pension scheme and other benefits such as Death in Service Payment of PVG and SSSC registration

All successful candidates will be required to become a PVG scheme member as well as register with the SSSC.


We ask that all applicants read the Job Pack (attached). Blackwood are committed to diversity and inclusion and as an accredited Disability Confident Employer, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the post.