Care Assistant

Fife Council; Cowdenbeath; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Fife Council is seeking dedicated support workers to assist adults with learning disabilities. The role involves personal care support, managing various tasks and training provided for specific certifications. Applicants must be prepared to work flexible shifts, including nights and weekends, while ensuring compliance with registration requirements.

Qualifications

• Willingness to achieve required qualifications within the first registration period.
• Skills in personal care, medication administration, budgeting, cooking, cleaning, and physical handling required.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with learning disabilities in their homes and local community.
• Work shifts including days, nights, and sleepovers.
• Register with SSSC within 6 months and complete necessary training.

Skills

Communication

Organisation

Workload management

Ability to work with minimal supervision

Team working

Literacy

Basic IT skills

Education

Social Services and Healthcare SCQF level 5 (equivalent to SVQ2)

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Job Details

Adult Accommodation and Support provides support to people in their own homes across Fife.

• Supporting adults with learning disabilities within their own homes and to access their local community.
• This role includes day shifts, late shifts, sleepovers, and night shifts. All applicants must be able to work all shift patterns. This may be in a shared tenancy or on a one-to-one basis where successful applicants will be lone working.
• Successful applicants will be provided with all necessary training such as Moving and Handling, Dysphagia, and CALM where required.

A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for.

The Person

Must have or be willing to achieve, within the first registration period, the Social Services and Healthcare SCQF level 5 (equivalent to SVQ2) or equivalent to meet Scottish Social Services Council registration. Skills required include communication, organisation, workload management and prioritisation, ability to work with minimal supervision, team working, literacy, and basic IT skills. Ability to provide support to individuals with personal care needs, medication administration, budgeting, cooking, cleaning, moving & handling, and physical tasks such as kneeling on beds and floors and rising without difficulty.

You are required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of employment and complete the required Post Registration Training and Learning (PRTL) during the first registration period.

As this role requires SSSC registration, the successful applicant will have three months to apply for registration. If appointed, you must start your application as soon as possible to ensure registration within the required six months. More details are included in the role profile.

Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.