Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A local authority in Scotland seeks a support worker for adults with learning disabilities. This role includes varied shifts and requires registration with the Scottish Social Services Council. Ideal candidates will demonstrate communication and organisational skills while providing personal care and support in community settings. Additional training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Must achieve SCQF level 5 (equivalent to SVQ2) for registration.
• Provide support with personal care, medication, budgeting, cooking, and cleaning.
• Comfortably kneel on beds and floors and rise without difficulty.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with learning disabilities in their own homes.
• Work on various shift patterns including nights and late shifts.
• Apply for SSSC registration within three months of employment.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Ability to manage and prioritise workload

Ability to work with minimal supervision

Team working skills

Literacy skills

Basic IT skills

Education

SCQF level 5 or equivalent

Job description

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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 do 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 in the first period of registration the Social Services and Healthcare SCQF level 5 (equivalent to SVQ2) or equivalent to meet Scottish Social Services Council registration.

Communication skills, organisational skills, ability to manage and prioritise workload, ability to work with minimal supervision, team working skills, literacy skills, basic IT skills.

Ability to provide support to individuals with personal care needs, medication administration, budgeting, cooking, and cleaning, moving & handling, and ability to undertake physical tasks. Being able to comfortably kneel on beds and floors and to rise without difficulty.

You are required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up employment in this role and to complete the required Post Registration Training and Learning (PRTL) over 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 so you're registered 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.