Care Assistant - Days - ABS46208

Aberdeenshire Council; Aboyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional council in Scotland is looking for a caring and empathetic individual to join the Allachburn Team. The role involves providing support in a home setting, requiring flexibility for evening and weekend shifts. Candidates must commit to quality service and will undergo necessary pre-employment checks. Training and support will be provided to the successful candidate. The position offers £14.21 per hour, increasing after 2 years of service.

Qualifications

• Commitment to quality service delivery and continuous improvement.
• Ability to undergo PVG Scheme checks for regulated work with children and/or vulnerable adults.
• Must have obtained SSSC registration within 3 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Allachburn Team to provide care and support.
• Demonstrate caring and empathetic behavior.
• Be flexible in working hours, including evenings and weekends.

Job description

Job Description

Come work with the Allachburn Team in our prominent home in the heart of royal Deeside. We are looking for a caring and empathetic person who is diligent, enthusiastic and hard working. The right candidate will be given full training and support and will become part of the established team.

There is a responsibility for the post holder to demonstrate a commitment to quality service delivery through continuous improvement for the benefit of the Service and the organisation.

The hourly rate is £14.21 per hour increasing to £14.62 after 2 years of service.

These vacancies will require flexible, evening and weekend working.

Shift times are 07.30 to 15.00 or 14.30 to 22.00, worked on a rolling rota which includes some weekend working.

Rates and Allowances

The hourly rate is £14.21 per hour.

• Weekend Working: If an employee works between midnight Friday to midnight Sunday, he/she is entitled to an enhanced rate of pay of time and one third for all hours worked during this period.
• Overtime: Where the service requires an employee to work more than 37 hours in a week, this is regarded as overtime and is paid at an enhanced rate of time and a half for all hours worked.

Please note, the positions advertised do not meet the salary threshold required for sponsorship.

Informal enquiries to Lorna Gordine - 01467 530836

Requirements

This post is regulated work with Children and/or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

This post will require you to have obtained SSSC registration within 3 months of employment.

This post has a minimum requirement of two references, one of these must be your current or most recent employer.

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