Social Care Workers (Entry/Main) – Community Care Resources
Community Care Resources provides a range of person‑centred services to adults with identified care needs through the provision of Day Care Services, Care at Home and Residential Services.
What You’ll Be Doing
* You will be responsible for providing direct support to individuals in a variety of settings.
* You will play a key role ensuring that individuals receive high standards of care and support to help maximise their independence and dignity throughout their lives.
* You will support people with varying abilities and complex needs, enabling them to achieve their goals, identified priorities and personal outcomes.
* You will work as part of a team to provide the highest quality of care. This may include intimate personal care, developing daily living skills, training, social activities and other meaningful activities in accordance with individual needs and wishes, whilst supporting individuals as far as possible to avoid danger and harm.
* You must evidence that you can demonstrate the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) core values of Respect, Collaboration, Participation & Dignity and Empowerment.
What’s in it for you?
* Excellent Salary and Conditions
* Distant islands allowance
* Generous holiday allowance
* Local Government Pension scheme
* Flexible working and family friendly policies
* A varied and interesting workload
* Excellent training and development opportunities
* Various other employee benefits
Do you share our values?
* Providing an excellent level of service, by making sure you understand, meet and manage our service users’ needs.
* Working in an open and honest way, reflecting on your performance and looking for opportunities to improve and develop.
* Having a positive attitude by being open‑minded, fair, respectful, trustworthy and honest.
* Taking your responsibilities as an employee of the council seriously.
Requirements
* Social Care Workers shall provide care in a variety of settings within the community; the worker will, in the majority of cases, be required to travel to undertake their duties.
* Ability to drive with a full driving licence is highly desirable and may be essential depending on the demands of the service.
* Above all, we’re looking for someone who’s compassionate, respectful, empathetic and honest, with values and integrity to make a very real and positive difference to the people we support.
* Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update.
* The successful candidate will have to complete registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) when they begin in post.
* Must have the ability to travel throughout Shetland at short notice and where public transport is limited.
Additional Details
* The grade of this post is G/H.
* Rate of pay shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £1.5523 per hour.
* Permanent Part Time post for 14 hours per week, 52.18 weeks per year.
* This vacancy does not meet Home Office rules for UK visa sponsorship. Please only apply if you do not require UK visa sponsorship.
* A relocation package does not apply to this post.
* We will pay interview expenses from within Shetland.
* We are happy to talk flexible working.
This post is based at Overtonlea Care Centre, Levenwick, Shetland.
Our mission statement is: “To provide a high quality and person‑centred service to every individual using our locally provided care services.”
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