Community Care Assistant
Citywide
Salary: £30, - £34, (For social work qualification - MHO and Practice Educator qualifications attract an additional salary supplement.)
Hours: 36 per week
Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Assessment and Care Management service, a fast-paced and dynamic service that manages referrals, assessments and reviews for the people of Edinburgh.
Community Care Assistants determine personal outcomes through a person-centred approach. We are looking to welcome an enthusiastic Community Care Assistant with a keen interest in promoting independence of the people of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh is an exciting city, and excellent opportunities exist to join us and contribute towards helping all our citizens flourish.
About the Service
The Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership is on a journey to transform the way in which Social Work delivers support and services to ensure that we support adults with multiple and complex needs, and increasing levels of frailty, to live as independently as possible.
We work effectively with our health colleagues and a broad range of partners to ensure that the most vulnerable within our city get the right service in the right place at the right time. We have a key priority to shift the balance of care and promote effective early intervention and preventative supports.
About You
We are looking for Community Care Assistant,who are committed to making a real difference to people's lives, who are energetic, imaginative, creative, and resilient. Ideally, we are seeking those with a range of experience within health and Social Care settings who can join our team.
Trauma informed, relationships and strengths based is at the heart of our practice. Adhering to the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act to provide a range of choices to people for how they are provided with the support they need.
You will undertake a range of statutory tasks including:
1. Assessments and support planning
2. Risk assessment and risk management
3. Carers' assessments
4. Supporting assessments and providing direct support to service users
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and will support adults, their families, and carers, to balance the complex areas of risk and need with choice and rights. You will also be able to provide advice, support, guidance and, if necessary, interventions, should an adult be at risk of harm and in need of protection.
You will work in supportive, well-established teams and have regular supervision and training.
Requirements
5. Community Care Assistant (CCA): Relevant experience in health or social care and commitment to training.