Care at Home Assistant - Nightshift - NAY15827

NAHSCP; Irvine; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Scotland is seeking a Nightshift Care at Home Assistant to support individuals with learning disabilities. You will assist with personal care tasks and encourage independence while working a 4 on 4 off night shift pattern. Registration with the SSSC is required within 3 months of employment. Join a supportive team making a difference in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience assisting individuals with learning disabilities.
• Willingness to help clients with personal care tasks.
• Ability to work night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Assist people with learning disabilities in their personal care.
• Encourage clients to be independent in their homes.
• Follow 4 on 4 off shift pattern from 11pm to 8am.

Skills

Experience in personal care

Ability to encourage independence

Knowledge of learning disabilities

Education

Registration with SSSC

Job description

Job Summary

We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually.

We are a disability confident leader and we support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process - for more information click important-information-for-applicants (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) .

Working as a Nightshift Care at Home Assistant within Trindlemoss you will be responsible for assisting people with Learning Disabilities with personal care tasks and encouraging them to be independent within their own homes. Care at Home Assistants within Trindlemoss work a 4 on 4 off shift pattern 11pm - 8am These shifts rotate on a 4 on 4 off basis. You will be required to register with the SSSC within 3 months of commencing in post.

For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

Before you apply, find out a little bit about us and why we are a Great Place to Work.

Staff Values & Behaviours

North Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

Further information on our Staff Values and how to complete behaviour based application form questions is available on the Staff values and behaviours (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) .

Additional Information

References

For your information if this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.

PVG (both)

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children or protected adults

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted from your wages following commencement of employment. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit https://www.mygov.scot/organisations/disclosure-scotland/ . For further details on North Ayrshire Council's policy please visit Pre-employment checks (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) .

Please note if you are the successful candidate your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form which will be issued to your email with an enclosed link to complete.

Our Workstyles

As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:

Mobile - More than 90% of time spent primarily working on a mobile basis across multiple Council facilities and out in the community. There may be some limited opportunity to work from home.

This post has been allocated the workstyle: Mobile

More information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide - Workstyles (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) . . If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.