Support Worker roles in Greenock
If you want Support Worker work in Greenock, Protocol Healthcare Services recruits for supported living, mental health and learning disability services, on both temporary and permanent contracts.
Where the work is in Greenock
Inverclyde Royal Hospital anchors a good deal of the health provision around Town Centre and Cardwell Bay, and the settings we recruit for sit close to it. Inverclyde Council commissions much of the care in the area.
We fill posts in Town Centre, Cardwell Bay, Fort Matilda and Larkfield and out towards Branchton, Gibshill and Bow Farm. PA15 and PA16 come up most often, and work extends through Inverclyde, Scotland.
The job day to day
- ✓ 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
When you would work
You set your availability. Plenty of the people we place around Branchton 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 Fort Matilda.
Agency and permanent are both on offer. Picking up shifts in two or three services around Cardwell Bay is a low-risk way to find out where you want to be.
Before you apply
- ✓Good communication skills
- ✓Experience in mental health or learning disability support is desirable, not essential
- ✓An enhanced DBS check, which we can arrange
- ✓The right to work in the UK
- ✓Patience, resilience and respect for the people you support
Working with Protocol
One consultant looks after you, knows the difference between the services in Town Centre and Branchton, 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 Greenock itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Work in Paisley and Glasgow 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 Larkfield. There are immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Call 020 8951 4510 or use the contact form.
Support Worker Jobs in Greenock, 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 Greenock 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 Greenock 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 Town Centre, Cardwell Bay, Fort Matilda, Larkfield and Branchton, covering PA15 and PA16, and out into Inverclyde, Scotland. Inverclyde Royal 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 Greenock
Looking for work in Greenock?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Town Centre, Fort Matilda and the wider Inverclyde, Scotland area.