Real Life Options is looking for a dedicated and compassionate Support Worker to join the team in Eddlewood, Glasgow. This is a part-time position offering 30 hours per week, supporting adults with learning disabilities to live independently and achieve their goals.
While experience working with individuals who display challenging behaviour is advantageous, it is not essential — full training will be provided. A driving licence is preferred but not required.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is caring, resilient, and passionate about making a real difference. Join Real Life Options and be part of a team that delivers person-centred care and empowers people to live life to the fullest.
About Real Life Options
Real Life Options is a national provider of social support and care, originally established in 1992 to empower individuals with learning disabilities and autism to gain greater choice and control over their lives. With over three decades of dedicated service, the organisation continues to uphold its founding ethos while expanding its reach across the UK.
Real Life Options is committed to promoting independence and supporting each person to achieve their full potential. The organisation champions a person-centred approach, constantly evolving its services in response to the changing needs and aspirations of those it supports. This commitment is strengthened through meaningful partnerships with families, professional services, and thought-leader organisations.
To enhance its core offer, the Real Life Options Group welcomed 1st Homecare in 2014, Montana Home Care in 2019, and Affinity Homecare in 2021. These additions provide high-quality, personalised home care for older people, supporting their independence while enabling them to remain in the comfort of their own homes.
Position: Support Worker
Salary: £12.60 per hour
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Glasgow
About the Role
As a Support Worker you will be able to contribute to changing people’s lives and help the people you support to live the individual life they want, ensuring they have choice and control over the planning and delivery of their support.
You will enable them to reach their potential by providing both physical and emotional support along with encouraging them to develop positive relationships and to be an equal and valued member of their local community.
You would provide support with:
- Personal care
- Daily tasks
- Medication administration
- Day to day activities
- Meal preparation
- Morning and bedtime routine
There can be challenging behaviour involved. It would be advantageous if you have previous experience of working with adults with challenging behaviour, although this is not essential, as full training will be provided.
Drivers are preferred but are not essential.
Shift pattern and working hours
30 hours per week
Successful applicants will cover a variety of shifts:
10 am – 10 pm
Sleepover
7 am – 10 pm
9 am – 5 pm
Sleepover shifts are essential
An enhanced Adult PVG will be required for this role.
Benefits and Rewards
At Real Life Options we treat our people with the same respect, care, and consideration that we show to the people we support. We offer:-
- A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
- Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job
- An employer contributory pension scheme
In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits:
- Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
- £10,000 Life cover
- A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
- A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- A financial wellbeing scheme
- Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
- Recognition Initiatives
- Mileage paid at a flat rate of £0.35p per mile for the first 10,000 miles per year
We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:
Respect – Honesty – Responsibility – Excellence
Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.
Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train, and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation, and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition, or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
To apply for this role, please visit the OFFICIAL WEBPAGE
Application Deadline
Open until filled