Support Worker roles in Ayr
If you want Support Worker work in Ayr, Protocol Healthcare Services recruits for supported living, mental health and learning disability services, on both temporary and permanent contracts.
Working around Ayr
University Hospital anchors a good deal of the health provision around Alloway and Doonfoot, and the settings we recruit for sit close to it. South Ayrshire Council commissions much of the care in the area.
We fill posts in Alloway, Doonfoot, Forehill and Belmont and out towards Newton on Ayr, Wallacetown and Heathfield. KA6, KA7 and KA8 come up most often, and work extends through South Ayrshire.
A typical shift
- ✓ Medication prompting and support appropriate to your training
- ✓ Accurate notes and clear communication with the wider team
- ✓ Supporting people with daily routines and personal care where needed
- ✓ Encouraging independence, choice and everyday decision making
- ✓ Supporting people to access work, education, activities and their community
- ✓ Positive behaviour support and de-escalation, with training provided
Shifts and contracts
You set your availability. Plenty of the people we place around Newton on Ayr work three or four shifts and keep the rest of the week their own. Most people settle into a handful of regular services, often within a few miles of Forehill.
Agency and permanent are both on offer. Picking up shifts in two or three services around Doonfoot is a low-risk way to find out where you want to be.
What you will need
- ✓An enhanced DBS check, which we can arrange
- ✓The right to work in the UK
- ✓Patience, resilience and respect for the people you support
- ✓Good communication skills
- ✓Experience in mental health or learning disability support is desirable, not essential
How we work with you
One consultant looks after you, knows the difference between the services in Alloway and Newton on Ayr, and is reachable when a shift throws something up. We recruit from our offices in Edgware and Bournemouth and place people nationwide; there is no branch in Ayr itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Work in Kilmarnock and East Kilbride often suits the same people, so tell us how far you are willing to go.
Send your availability and what you are qualified for, and a consultant will call you back about work around Belmont. There are immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Call 020 8951 4510 or use the contact form.
Support Worker Jobs in Ayr, answered
Not always. Experience in mental health or learning disability support is desirable, not essential We provide training, and your consultant will match you to settings around Ayr that fit what you have done before.
Day, night and weekend shifts, on full-time and part-time patterns. You set your availability and we work to it. Once you are established we can offer regular ongoing shifts rather than one-offs.
Both. We recruit for temporary and permanent positions, and many people start on agency shifts around Ayr before moving into a permanent post once they have found a service that suits them.
Across supported living, mental health services, learning disability services and community settings. In practice that means Alloway, Doonfoot, Forehill, Belmont and Newton on Ayr, covering KA6, KA7 and KA8, and out into South Ayrshire. University Hospital is the main hospital in the area.
We have immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Once your registration, right-to-work and DBS checks are in place, shifts can usually follow quickly. Call 020 8951 4510 or send us your details to get started.
Support Worker Jobs near Ayr
Looking for work in Ayr?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Alloway, Forehill and the wider South Ayrshire area.