Sessional Support Worker Shawburn (Residential Service)
Expiry date: Friday 23 October 2026 at 12:00
Salary: £13.45 per hourRequirements: Manual Driving License preferredHours: Sessional hoursLocation: Monkton Road, Prestwick, KA9 1AR
Please note, we are currently unable to support sponsorship applications.
Shawburn is a residential service based in Prestwick, Ayrshire and is home to up to nine residents who are supported in many different ways to lead the life they choose and our team are dedicated to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to realise their full potential and achieve their ambitions.
Many of the people living in Shawburn have active social lives and are supported to access community resources such as college, voluntary work, local shops, restaurants, pubs, Hansel services, theatre and the cinema.
We are currently looking for Sessional Support Workers to join our team.
A current driving license is preferred but not essential for this post. Flexibility to work a rota, which includes 12-hour shifts, evenings, nights, sleepovers, and weekends, is required.
Other essential criteria for the all posts include:
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Basic IT skills
- Excellent people skills, good team worker and problem solver
- An enthusiastic attitude to developing skills in Social Care
- The ability to accept peoples’ differences and treat everyone as equals
- The ability to support people in a person-centred way to offer choice and promote inclusion.
- An enthusiastic attitude to developing skills in Social Care
- The ability to support people in a person-centred way to offer choice and promote inclusion.An enthusiastic attitude to developing skills in Social Care
- The ability to attain registration with regulatory bodies
- Candidates must be 18 years old or over for insurance purposes
The following criteria are also desirable but not essential:
- Experience working with people with additional needs
- Experience of supporting people with complex health, mobility and communication support needs
- Understanding of social care legislation and best practice
- Experience of contributing effectively to support plans and risk assessments
- A Social Care qualification or equivalent
In return we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package which includes sleepover allowance plus other benefits including a 24/7 employee assistance program, full induction and comprehensive ongoing training and personal development opportunities.
*Qualifies under the Equality Act 2010
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