Location
Edinburgh | United Kingdom
Job description
Care Assistant Opportunities in Craigmillar, Edinburgh!!
About Our Service
Do you want to make a difference to the lives of people who have additional support needs? If you do, we would love to hear from you.
Bield Housing and Care strongly believe that people should be free to make their own choices and be able to live life as independently as possible. If you share these values, we’d love you to join our team.
We are currently recruiting for two part-time Care Assistants at Castlebrae Glebe.
The service provides personal care and housing support to individuals who live in their own homes.
The service operates from 7:00am until 10:00pm, Monday to Sunday.
Hours of employment are 18 hours per week, across 3 days working 3.30pm - 10.00pm.
In your role as Care Assistant, you will provide care and support to individuals in their own homes including:
Assisting with household tasks
Assisting and supporting with personal care, including intimate personal care
Moving and handling, including use of hoists and equipment
Medication prompting/ administering
About You
You Will
Have good communication skills, both verbal and written
Have the ability and initiative to work on a lone working basis
Have good time keeping, time management and organisational skills
Hold an SVQ2 in Health and Social Care, or have the ability and willingness to undertake this qualification
Be required to obtain registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up the post
About the Benefits
Rolling two week rota
Guaranteed every second weekend off
Guaranteed to have the same days off on a two week rolling rota
Flexible working hours - various shift patterns available dependant
on the needs of the service
Full Induction
PVG costs paid for employment opportunities, 50% for Casual Workers
Free core training
SSSC Registration costs reimbursed
Occupational Sick pay
Company Pension Scheme
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.
If you would like further information about the role, please contact Sharon Tomany, Manager, on 07921807324.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) 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.
Bield Housing & Care Scottish Charity SC006878 I Property Factor PF000146
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Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .
Job tags
Salary
£11.68 - £12.04 per hour
