Job Description

Support Worker

Glasgow South Side


Day shifts


12.60 per hour


25 or 30 hours per week


Do you want a rewarding role working with a great team of people and have the chance to make a real difference to other people's lives? We will support you along your career path to learn, develop and grow.

The Role

You will be joining a dedicated team of experienced support workers at our supported living service in Glasgow. On a typical day you will promote independence and support people to meet their chosen outcomes and goals. Full support is required for all day to day living tasks including:


Preparing and administering medication Preparing meals of the people we supports choice from scratch Providing hands on intimate personal care duties with males and female Support to make and attend health care appointments Support to manage finances Supporting to attend chosen activities including swimming, going out for meals and visiting family

Shifts and working hours

25 or 30 hours per week


Shifts will be two or three days per week with hours between 8am and 9pm


Working on a rota basis Monday to Sunday. Days will not be the same each week, therefore you must be flexible with your availability.


Previous experience is preferred for this position although full training will be provided.


Full UK driving licence would be preferable as one of the PWS has a mobility car.


An enhanced Adult PVG will be required for this role.

Benefits and Rewards

A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff) Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job An employer contributory pension scheme Mileage paid at 35p per mile flat rate up to 10,000 per year

In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits:

Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours) 10,000 Life cover A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information) A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services Cycle to Work Scheme A financial wellbeing scheme Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply) Recognition Initiatives

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:


Respect - Honesty - Responsibility - Excellence


If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:


Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values - Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive


Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.


Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.


If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.