Salary
£12.60 per hour + company benefits
Contractual hours
16
Region
Dundee
Package
Permanent
Job category/type
Social Care
Date posted
19/08/2025
Job reference
REQ000076
Hillcrest Futures are recruiting for Support Workers
Various Hours available (16-39hrs per week)
Various Hours available (16-39hrs per week)
If you’re looking for a new challenge with job satisfaction that will be hard to beat then you better keep reading! We have an opportunity to work within our Alexander Street service supporting adults with a variety of additional support needs such as learning disability, autism, physical health needs, ADHD and mental health issues.
About The Role
As a Support Worker, you will be helping people with all aspects of daily life, including:
- Personal care (including intimate personal care).
- Support with all aspects of medication.
- Support with cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and shopping.
- Some of the people we support need assistance and guidance with emotional, behavioural and personal safety support.
- Promote positive mental health and developing constructive coping strategies
- Social support including accessing community-based resources and planning for leisure so that life is interesting and enjoyable
- Exploring opportunities for meaningful employment
In this role you have the brilliant opportunity to give new experiences to the people you are supporting.
About You
You will;
- Be cheerful, caring and reliable. You will smile a lot, be able to chat about a wide range of topics and be able to make a positive difference to someone’s day. You should have a good sense of humour.
- Have good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Work as a part of a team and be required to carry out sleepover and waking night shifts.
- Undertake a key working role that includes administrative tasks and IT skills
- Be able to show transferrable skills relating to care
- Hold an SVQ2 in Health and Social Care, or have the willingness undertake study to achieve this
- Obtain registration with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up the post.
About the Benefits
- Excellent sleepover payment - Currently £113.40 a night
- Fully paid Induction and shadow shifts
- Death in service scheme - three times your yearly salary
- Cycle to work scheme - 12% - 39% savings
- Tech scheme - 12% savings on laptops and computers
- Supportive management - committed to supporting Personal and Professional development
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing packages.