senior support worker.

Join Care Support Scotland, a leading social care charity, where we deliver inclusive, person-centred support across Scotland. We are looking for a dedicated Senior Support Worker to lead our frontline delivery for individuals experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.

The Role: Empowering Independence
As a Senior Support Worker, you will be crucial in helping individuals overcome challenges, build stability, and move towards independent living. You will lead delivery of personalised tenancy support, housing management, and wellbeing services.
Key Responsibilities:

• Support Coordination: Coordinate and deliver complex support plans (tenancy sustainment, mental health, housing needs, personal development).
• Direct Support: Act as a keyworker, helping individuals achieve goals, build life skills, and improve health.
• Leadership: Provide leadership on shift and supervision to Support Workers in the absence of the Team Leader.
• Collaboration: Liaise effectively with external partners (housing teams, healthcare, advocacy groups).
• Practice: Promote inclusion, empowerment, and trauma-informed practice across all support areas.
• Administration: Oversee support delivery, ensuring accurate and professional records and utilising digital systems.

What We're Looking For
We need someone with strong values, leadership potential, and relevant qualifications:

• Qualification: A recognised social care qualification at SCQF Level 6 or above (Essential).
• Experience: Previous experience in adult social care, ideally within homelessness, housing support, or mental health.
• Professionalism: Understanding of SSSC codes of practice and Care Inspectorate standards.
• Skills: Confident in report writing, support planning, and using digital systems.
• Values: Strong values of compassion, dignity, and respect for all.

Why Choose Care Support Scotland?
At Care Support Scotland, caring isn't just a job-it's who we are. Join our dedicated team and benefit from:

• Generous Salary: Up to £29.4k for a 40-hour week.
• Generous Annual Leave: 33 days (including public holidays), increasing with service.
• Financial Flexibility: Access your wages as you earn them with our Earned Wage Access benefit.
• Secure Future: Pension contributions matched up to 6%.
• Wellbeing Support: Contribution to HSF Health Plan and access to Employee Assistance Programme (HSF).
• Development: Support with funded qualifications, career development, and progression opportunities.
• Security: Death in Benefit Cover (2x annual salary).

Ready to make a difference? To apply now you can call Vaka Aparna on 07441 927897 or email at

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