Training & Development:

Our specialist in-house training and development department is responsible for all of our social care training across the organisation.

VSA employs 650 people in the city of Aberdeen. Our training and development department delivers a wide variety of accredited and continuous development training courses across the year. For example, these include courses such as: first aid, mental health first aid, adult and child protection, manual handling, palliative care, dementia training, additional support needs and behavioural support strategies.

Rewards & Benefits:

As an employee of VSA you will have access to a number of Rewards and Benefits such as:

• Competitive Salary – we pay our staff in alignment with other similar organisations in the market place.
• NEST Pension Scheme – If you join the pension scheme VSA will contribute into your pension and you can also make additional contributions if you so wish.
• In House Occupational Health & Wellbeing Support - our own in house occupational health team can provide one to one support to you if you require a little extra support.
• Mental Wellbeing Support - We offer a Free confidential counselling service whereby you can speak to an independent counsellor to help support you with any worries or concerns you may have.
• A range of free and discounted financial and legal services to VSA staff and their families.

Continuous Development & Career Progression:

At VSA we look to continuously develop our staff and offer them opportunities to train and learn new skills through our own in-house training programmes.

If you progress into a leadership role we also support our leaders by ensuring they have the right skills and knowledge to support their teams.

VSA was awarded Investors in People Platinum accreditation in 2021. This represents a true commitment to employees and demonstrates a solid foundation of good practice which remains challenging and an aspiration for many organisations.

Relief Pool:

Our in-house Relief pool work on a casual basis as required by our various services.

If you want to enjoy a flexible working life and make a positive difference to others, why not join the VSA Relief Pool and do just that! Become a Relief Pool Worker and enjoy the flexibility of working around your personal life.

The pool, managed by our Recruitment Department, provides staff to all our establishments across the city, includes residential, assisted housing & care at home.

We have an ongoing drive to recruit the below positions:

• Relief Support Worker
• Relief General Assistant
• Relief Farm Worker

If you wish to discuss the benefits of having a flexible career have a chat with our Recruitment team on 01224 212021