Supported Living Housing Assistant

Description

Supported Living Housing Assistant

Permanent

£17,472.00 per annum (£12.00 per hour)

28 hours per week, rota schedule.

Hugh Fraser, Glasgow

We are looking for a motivated individual to join our established supported living team based at Hugh Fraser estate, Crookfur. If you are an empathetic and solutions-focused individual, we want to hear from you!

Your day will be spent providing housing management support and related services, enabling the residents to achieve maximum independence and promoting their wider wellbeing. You will become a key part of our team as we establish our smart homes journey, being involved in the delivery of the latest service developments and implementation of technology to enhance all aspects of a resident’s lives.

During your day you will undertake responsive visits to residents, undertaking assessments to support their health, safety and welfare needs. You will work closely with the team and estate manager to resolve issues, adopting solution-focused and person-centred approaches to problem solving. There will also be the opportunity to support with planning and delivering resident social events which we hold on the estate.

Requirements

We are looking for an individual with experience in supporting the elderly, someone with a calm and compassionate nature, possessing a firm but fair approach where needed. You will be working as part of a small team but must also be happy at working to your own initiative. We ask that you are flexible as this role works on a rota basis predominantly 9-5 Monday to Sunday and as part of an on-call schedule and will be required at times to respond to emergency calls.

Please note this role is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Other information

We look after you by providing you with:

· A pension scheme of up to 9% employer contributions.

· Market-leading wellbeing and perks package which includes:

• Life assurance of four times your salary.
• A health cash plan, allowing you to claim back on the cost of a number of services such as optical, dental, medical.
• Access to a free counselling and support phoneline.

· The day off to celebrate your birthday.

· Enhanced family friendly benefits including up to ten days compassionate leave per year, three months full maternity pay, and two weeks full paternity pay.

If you are interested in working for our dynamic organisation that transforms lives for good, we want to hear from you.