Benefits

• Company pension
• Generous annual leave
• Refer a friend programme – Receive £225 when you introduce a family member or friend to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
• Investment in your personal development and career through learning and development programmes
• Access to blue light discount scheme

Service Information

Arrdeir House provides long term residential placements and 24 hour support for adults with ongoing and enduring mental health conditions. The main aim is to promote holistic recovery through empowering independence, daily living skills and personalised support.

Purpose of Role

To contribute to the provision of quality services to meet the ongoing needs of service users, whilst working within [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] standards, policies and regulatory requirements.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Communicating effectively with individuals, accessing and updating written and electronic records.
• Providing a safe environment by complying with housekeeping, infection prevention, health & safety, medication, reporting incidents, using e-mars system, and safeguarding.
• Supporting service users in daily living, providing personal care where necessary, promoting well-being, choice, and dignity through trauma informed practice.
• Supporting service users to develop positive social networks and relationships.
• Encouraging each service user to develop skills for independence, with reference to risk assessments.
• Participating in development, implementation and review of recovery support-based plans.
• Providing emotional support during change.
• Engaging with continuous professional learning as per SSSC registration.
• Participating in supervision, appraisal, and staff meetings.
• Performing other reasonable tasks as required.

Qualifications/Training/Education

• Essential: Registration with SSSC, PVG scheme membership, willingness to achieve SCQF Level 6 in Social Services and Healthcare within 3 years.
• Desirable: SCQF Level 6 in Social Services and Healthcare, Food Hygiene certificate.

Experience

• Experience of working in a busy environment
• Experience of challenging behaviour
• Experience of electronic care management system / e-mars

Key Skills/Aptitudes

• Ability to communicate well verbally
• IT skills
• Decision making abilities

Personal Qualities

• Approachable
• Ethical / Non-judgemental
• Team-worker
• Health and Safety aware
• Recovery Focused / Person centred
• Organised and motivated
• Resilient
• Able to manage own time
• Dependable and reliable

Other Requirements

To comply with SSSC registration and qualification requirements and adhere to SSSC Codes of Practice.