Location: Campbeltown Hospital Ralston Road Campbeltown, PA28 6LE
Salary: £26,295 - £27,182 per year pro rata
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Part Time
Hours: 16 hours per week
Work From Home: Hybrid
Service: Health and Social Care Partnership
Are you looking for a rewarding and enriching career, making a real difference to a person’s life? Then working with our friendly and supportive team could be the place for you.
Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.
Our team provide a positive difference to people with varying care needs in our local community. We are committed to delivering the highest standards of care to people to help them remain as independent as possible and safe in their own homes. We are looking for someone to join our team supporting individuals with daily lifeline tasks in a person centre way. Working on rota pattern covering 7 days a week from 7am to 10pm, our team provides support to people throughout the Kintyre peninsula. This post is based on the island of Gigha.
We are looking for a candidate who demonstrates a caring and compassionate nature with the ability to adapt to changes with ease. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, resourceful and eager to learn new skills. A driving licence is not essential however would be beneficial.
The candidate will be required to register with the SSSC.
An SVQ 3 in a relevant care-related subject or able to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge with a commitment to obtaining an SVQ3 within 2 years is also required.
Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.
We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.
Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.
Applicants should note that:-
* Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
* This post is not suitable for job share.
* The salary shown is the full time equivalent salary, the actual salary will be paid pro rata for the hours worked.
* The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.
* This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with adults.
* This post requires registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.
If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description please contact the recruiting manager, who is:
Aileen Macaulay,Team Leader – Resources
Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.
Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy
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