Bield Housing and Care strongly believe that older people should be free to make their own choices and be able to live as independently as possible. If you share these values we’d love you to join our team.
We are recruiting a Support Worker at Castlebrae Glebe, these roles support our values and would offer you the opportunity to work within an organisation that is committed to making a difference to the lives of older people.
Working Patterns
3 days out of 7 on a shift Rota
The Role
In your role as Support Worker, you will provide care and support to individuals in their own homes including:
1. Assisting with household tasks
2. Assisting and supporting with personal care, including intimate personal care
3. Medication prompting/ administering
About You
You Will
4. Have good communication skills, both verbal and written
5. Have the ability and initiative to work on a lone working basis
6. Have good time keeping, time management and organisational skills
7. Hold an SVQ2 in Health and Social Care, or have the ability and willingness to undertake this qualification
8. Be required to obtain registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up the post
About the Benefits
9. Flexible working hours - various shift patterns available dependant
10. on the needs of the service
11. Full Induction
12. PVG costs paid for employment opportunities, 50% for Casual Workers
13. Free core training
14. SSSC Registration costs reimbursed
15. Occupational Sick pay
16. Company Pension Scheme
17. Employee Assistance Programme
Whilst experience in working in care is desirable it’s not essential, we want to recruit people who share our values and want to make a difference to the lives of others. If you have a genuine interest in people and supporting them to lead their best life we want to hear from you.
Sponsorship
Please note that Bield Housing and Care do not hold a licence to sponsor any visa applications at present.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act which means you must disclose all unspent and relevant spent convictions on your application.
If you require this information in an alternative format please contact us using the details above.
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