{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nSupport Worker - Part Time with CrossReach in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom\n\n THIS POST HAS AN ANNUAL PAY AWARD PENDING Looking for a rewarding role that fits around your life? As a Part-Time Support Worker at CrossReach, you’ll be helping individuals with learning disabilities live independently, gain confidence, and enjoy life to the fullest—all while working a schedule that suits you. What’s the job? No two days are the same, but here’s what you’ll be doing: ✔ Providing one-to-one care and support tailored to each person’s needs. ✔ Encouraging independence with daily tasks like cooking, cleaning, and personal care. ✔ Helping people access education, work, hobbies, and social activities. ✔ Supporting service users with budgeting, benefits, and essential life skills. ✔ Building strong relationships and empowering each individual to make their own choices. ✔ Ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and dignity of those in your care. What do you need? ✨ A caring, patient, and positive attitude—the most important thing! ✨ Experience in social care is great but not essential—we’ll provide training if you’re the right fit. ✨ An SVQ Level 3 in Social Care (or a willingness to work towards it). ✨ Basic IT skills for online training and record-keeping. ✨ A respect for our Christian ethos—you don’t have to be religious, just happy to work in a values-led environment. Why join CrossReach? 💙 A meaningful role – You’ll make a real difference every day. 💙 A great team – Supportive colleagues who care as much as you do. 💙 Flexibility – Part-time hours that work for you. 💙 Career Development – Opportunities To Gain Qualifications And Progress. A few key things to know: ✔ You’ll need to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. ✔ Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) is required. If you’re compassionate, reliable, and looking for a part-time role where you can truly make an impact, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and be part of something special! We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that support others. Firstly, there is access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card. We also ensure that your future and that of your loved ones is secured with a generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit. Balancing work and family are made easier with our suite of enhanced family friendly policies and your health and wellness are prioritised with access to our health cash plan, giving you cash back for a wide range of health treatments. We even have access to a care concierge service to assist you with life's challenges, providing invaluable support when you need it most. But we also know that your training and development is important to you, and as well as a contribution to your professional membership fees, we are keen to support you in making the right steps to learn, grow and develop in ways that are right for you. CrossReach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years, providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances. During that time, we have worked hard to understand the needs of the people who turn to us for help and with them have been at the forefront of pioneering services which have literally changed thousands of lives for the better. Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, with experience across a broad range of services. We are still growing, learning, and improving, thanks to the incredible people we have the privilege to support, and all those who support us. We are part of the Church of Scotland and aim to provide social care services and specialist resources in Christ’s name to further the caring work of the Church to people in challenging circumstances. As we do our work in Christ’s name you must be respectful of our Christian Ethos and be able to work within it.  This post requires you to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks. You will also be required to be registered with SSSC and it is your professional responsibility to ensure that you meet the standards and criteria for registration. We have a legal obligation to ensure that we do not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. We are committed to ensuring that we attract, retain, and develop the very best people to build a diverse and talented team and we recognise that every individual’s unique background, experience and ability contributes to our success. We aim to create an inclusive and inspiring environment where individuals feel valued and respected and where people can belong, thrive and be their very best, whoever they are. If you have any queries regarding this role or our recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment team on recruitment.team@crossreach.org.uk Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.  Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage. Additional Information For Candidates Application Process: Please apply for this post by completing the application process on Jobtrain. You can find out more about our recruitment process here CV Upload: DO NOT upload a CV as this will not be used for shortlisting purposes. Deadline: Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. Application Assistance: For help completing an application through Jobtrain, please click here Accessibility : To view our recruitment accessibility statement, please click here Communication: Please note that most of our communication is via email; therefore, please ensure you enter your email address accurately and ensure that “Jobtrian” and “CrossReach” are marked as safe email address. However, we will at times also call you or send you a text message. Check Email Regularly: Please check your email regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates. "}