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Senior Support Worker

Quarriers
12.86 per hour
Kilwinning, North Ayrshire
Full-time
2nd February 2026

Free physiotherapy

Discount opportunities

Christmas savings scheme

Salary £12.86 per hour

Location Kilwinning, North Ayrshire

Expiry 02/02/2026 12:00

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in 13 days at 12:00 GMT.

The Vacancy

Looking for your next career move in social care? Join Quarriers as a Senior Support Worker for our Lyssenmore Project. 

Your new opportunity

The Lyssenmore project supports adults with learning disabilities and other additional needs.

We provide 24 hour support, supporting people socially, personally and within all aspects of their life. We work closely with the people we support as well as their families and other professionals to make sure we are always providing the best care for everyone.

As a Senior Support Worker, your duties would fall under the following areas:

  • Coaching and mentoring front line staff, providing support and regular supervision.
  • Identifying the training needs of your team and ensuring that training is provided.
  • Creating the monthly rota for your team, considering budgetary requirements and managing holiday cover and absence.
  • Developing your team's ability to create accurate and effective support plans.
  • Being available for on-call shift work as needed.
  • Planning and facilitating meetings with individuals and important people in their lives to gather information for support plans.
  • Matching supported individuals to staff members based on identified outcomes and goals.
  • Collaborating with external agencies, such as individuals' families or Social Work Services.
  • Ensuring compliance with standards set by the SSSC, Care Inspectorate, and Quarriers.
  • Representing Quarriers' values positively when working with multi-agency teams.

By combining a supportive management structure with an autonomous culture, we are creating an environment that values and invests in the professional growth of the staff members while also giving them the freedom to excel in their roles. This can contribute to a positive work culture and ultimately improve the quality of support provided to individuals.

This role has administration and weekend working responsibilities.

This project is based in Kilwinning.

What you’ll bring

  • Reliability, flexibility and a positive attitude
  • Ability to build trusting long-lasting relationships
  • Empathy and excellent communication skills
  • Excellent team player
  • Ability to apply transferable life experience and skills to support and enable individuals.
  • Clean Manual Driving Licence

What you’ll get

🌱 SVQ qualifications via our accredited centre
🌴Generous leave
📚Training & development opportunities
❤️Opportunity to change lives through meaningful work
👨‍👩‍👧Family-friendly policies
🏥Health benefits: HSF cash plans, physio & occupational health
📞Free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
🎁£500 refer-a-friend bonus (T&Cs apply)
🛡️Life Assurance & Pension
🚲Cycle to Work scheme
🎟️Access to Concerts for Carers

Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within three months of start date.

Quarriers have Investors in People Platinum accreditation. 

About Us

Quarriers is one of Scotland’s leading social care charities. We provide practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives.

Benefits

Free physiotherapy and occupational health

24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme

Non-contributory life assurance scheme

Workplace pension

Christmas savings scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Long service rewards

Significant discount opportunities

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