Care Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Care Assistant, where you'll empower individuals with disabilities and mental health challenges to lead fulfilling lives. This rewarding role involves providing essential support in various community settings, assisting with personal care, and promoting social inclusion. You'll work flexibly to meet the needs of service users, ensuring they have access to opportunities that enhance their independence and well-being. With competitive pay and training opportunities, this position is ideal for compassionate individuals looking to make a real difference in their community.

Benefits

32 paid annual leave days

Training opportunities for qualifications

Local and national discounts

Qualifications

• Must have or be willing to achieve SCQF level 6 for registration.
• Ability to undertake moving and handling tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist service users with personal care and daily living skills.
• Promote social inclusion and independent living.

Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Teamwork

Literacy Skills

IT Skills

Education

SCQF Level 6 (equivalent to SVQ2)

Job description

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Hours worked out with 7am-8pm will be paid at basic rate plus 1/3 hourly rate. Sleep-in payments are paid at the National Living Wage rate. 32 paid annual leave days per year, rising to 37 days after 5 years of service.

As a Care Assistant within Adult Services Resources, you will be part of a key team to empower the people we support, including those with long-term health conditions, to take control of their lives and seek opportunities to achieve their full potential in mainstream society.

You will promote social inclusion and offer opportunities for people with disabilities in various community settings. Support service users by increasing their social and independent living skills in a person-centred way that promotes social inclusion principles.

You may assist with everyday life skills, personal care, housework, shopping, cooking, attending appointments, administering medication, and recording information in support plans.

You will support maintaining regular contact with family and friends, social events/activities, colleges, work opportunities, and holidays.

By working as a Care Assistant for Fife Council, you will earn a competitive salary and have access to benefits, including:

• £12.59 per hour to start, with extra payments for shift work, including weekends.
• Support and training opportunities for qualifications needed for the role.
• Local and national discounts at supermarkets, restaurants, and retail outlets.

You will be part of a team providing 24-hour support to people in their homes, including single tenancies, group homes, and core and cluster services, in accordance with the National Care Standards. Shift work, including days, backshifts, sleepovers, and nights, is part of this role.

A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert, providing more details about the job and the qualities we seek in a candidate.

The Person

If you are caring, compassionate, want to make a difference, have a sense of fun, and enjoy working with people with disabilities and mental health issues, please apply.

You must have or be willing to achieve within the first registration period the Social Services and Healthcare SCQF level 6 (equivalent to SVQ2) or equivalent to meet Scottish Social Services Council registration requirements.

Duties include all aspects of personal care and the ability to undertake moving and handling tasks, including pushing and pulling wheelchairs.

Flexibility is required in working hours to meet the needs of service users.

The successful candidate will work on an as-required basis, including days, evenings, weekends, sleep-ins, and nights, including public holidays, Christmas, and New Year. The role involves working to maximize personal independence, health, and wellbeing, and accessing community opportunities.

The candidate must demonstrate good communication, organizational, workload management, teamwork, literacy, and IT skills. The role includes working both as part of a team and independently.

Before confirming your appointment, you will need to obtain PVG scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and join the relevant scheme.

As this role requires SSSC registration, the successful applicant will have three months to apply for registration.

Start your registration process promptly to be registered within six months. More details are in the role profile.