Description Social Care Assistants (Days) Various Care Homes City Wide Salary: £25,905 - £26,111 (pro-rata for part-time) Hours: Various up to 36 per week, 52 weeks Social care is a challenging and rewarding career. Our care staff work with some of Edinburgh’s most vulnerable residents. Working in Adult Social Care is a way to make a real difference to the lives of adults and it is extremely rewarding. Care workers help people to live independent, full and valued lives. They will also help maintain their dignity while helping with personal care such as bathing, dressing, meals and medication. You don’t need previous experience in Adult Social Care to apply for the role of Social Care Assistant. Whether your employment background is in retail, tourism, manufacturing or any other industry and you fancy a career change, all you need are the right values. If you treat others with respect, listen to their needs, show compassion, understanding, patience, empathy, commitment, respect and kindness and are keen to learn that’s a great start, and we want to meet you. We will help you to develop your skills as you become a registered carer. If you are career minded, opportunities are available for career progression. We will support you to gain formal qualifications (SVQ’s) which show you have the skills and knowledge to make a difference in the sector. You can also become a member of a professional body (SSSC) alongside thousands of social care professionals across Scotland. The roles available cover a variety of working patterns and shifts as well as full-time and part-time opportunities. We can offer you excellent training, good rates of pay, excellent holiday entitlement, a generous pension scheme and range of staff benefits. This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory. We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation. As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work. To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working. You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. Happy to talk flexible working. Follow us on X at @edincounciljobs View Social Care Assistant job description Responsibilities Experience: Experience of working with general public. Experience of working in an environment where appropriate behaviour/language and sensitivity are important. Experience in a caring role. (Desirable) Knowledge, skills and understanding: Being Customer/Client Focused: Be friendly, respectful and approachable. Understand the needs of an older person. Be Able to follow established standards of practice. Be able to promote a person’s independence. Promote resident’s right to dignity and respect. Communicate Effectively: Willingness to include others in decision making. Confidence to raise awareness to ensure changing care needs of service users are met. Ability to listen to others. Working Effectively with others: Be able to develop and sustain professional working relationships. Attend and Participate in Staff meetings. Take Ownership & Responsibility: Be committed to own personal and professional development. Participate in Support and Supervision sessions. Be reliable. Knowledge of Health and Social Care Standards and how these apply. (Desirable) Qualifications and training: Good Communication and Literacy skills. Ability to obtain SVQ Level 2 (Health and Social Care) within required timescale. SVQ level 2 (Health and Social Care) or similar qualification that meets SSSC requirements. (Desirable) Job specific requirements: Able to write and speak English that is clear and easy for others to Understand. Able to record and update information accurately. Able to follow written and verbal instructions. Able to Carry out personal Care tasks which may include: Supporting clients with bathing, continence, nail care, oral hygiene, skin care and personal care tasks described in their individual plan of care. Able to Support individuals with person-centred activities. Able to undertake physical tasks (Moving and Handling of residents). Able to provide continuity of care through regular and effective service and regular attendance.