Support worker (Non-sponsored position)
| Company: | Delight Supported Living |
|---|---|
| Salary: | from £13.65 an hour |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | East Lothian |
| Working pattern: | Field-based |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 25 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 25 Oct 2026 |
Summary
Full job description
Delight Supported living is recruiting Support Workers for new Supported living Services.
We will be providing care and support to vulnerable adults in the area. We are offering competitive rates, and we are a real living wage employer.
If you are looking for a new rewarding career, where you can make a difference to someone’s everyday life please apply.
Main duties & responsibilities:
· Ensure you are providing a homely environment for service users.
· Provide person centred care.
· Creating and implementing organisation procedures to maintain quality standards.
· To look after the physical, emotional, cultural and social needs of the service users using a person-centred approach.
· To observe and promote the service user’s choice, independence, dignity, privacy, fulfilment and other rights.
· To actively support other support workers.
· Working on observations and undertaking report writing.
· Observing and monitoring service user well-being, and proactively ensuring any unusual physical, mental or emotional situations / occurrences are immediately reported and escalated to senior members of staff and documented in accordance with policy / procedures.
· To adhere to all regulatory and statutory obligations policies, procedures and guidelines.
· Retain knowledge of service users care and support plan.
· Proactively and continuously encourage client independence and motivation.
· Being a companion to the service user by talking and listening to them.
· Accompany service users on trips into the community.
· Any other duties necessary to give person centred care to the service user.
Benefits
• Competitive rates of pay.
• Flexible working hours.
• Training & Development opportunities.
• Pension scheme
• Holiday entitlement
• Supportive Managers and colleagues.
Must have the following.
· Right to work and live in the UK.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
· Appropriate experience.
· Full driver’s license ideal but not essential.
. Language: English (preferred)
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: From £13.65 per hour
Work Location: In person
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