Care Support Worker (Care Homes) Nights - Highbank Intermediate Care - MID07795

Midlothian Council; Dalkeith; In loco; GBP 18.000 - 21.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

Midlothian Council is seeking a Care Support Worker for the Care Homes night shift at Highbank Intermediate Care in Dalkeith. You will provide personal care and support older residents in line with care plans, promoting independence and reablement.

Applicants should have residential care experience, SVQ II in Social Care (or working towards it within 2 years) and SSSC/PVG checks. Salary is paid annually for 24 hours/week across 52 weeks.

Competenze

• The Jobholder should be educated to at least SVQ level II in Social Care or a related subject or work towards this and complete within 2 years of registration.
• The job holder should have practical experience delivering personal care and working with older clients.
• Registration with the SSSC and PVG check are required.

Mansioni

• Provide personal care and respond to social and emotional needs of older people in residential care.
• Promote reablement and support clients to maintain independence and make choices.
• Work with the team to follow care plans and liaise with training and staff development programmes.

Conoscenze

Residential care experience

Positive and caring attitude

Independent and calm under pressure

Formazione

SVQ level II in Social Care

Descrizione del lavoro

Care Support Worker (Care Homes) Nights - Highbank Intermediate Care - MID07795

Based at Highbank Intermediate Care, Eskbank, Dalkeith, you will provide personal care and respond to the social and emotional needs of older people requiring residential care, assessment and Intermediate care. This is an exciting opportunity to promote the reablement of clients using the service to support clients to work towards outcomes. You must have direct experience of residential care work or in a related field of caring for older people. A positive and caring attitude together with a commitment to supporting clients to maintain their independence in terms of choice is essential.

PLEASE NOTE: THE SERVICE WILL BE MOVING TO A NEW SITE IN POLTON STREET, BONNYRIGG IN DUE COURSE

KNOWLEDGE

The Jobholder should be educated to at least SVQ level II in Social Care or a related subject or work towards this and complete within 2 years of registration. The job holder should have practical experience working in a supportive role with clients delivering personal plans. They need to be able to work without direct supervision and have a mature and self-reliant approach with the ability to respond to unplanned situations in a calm and flexible manner.

The Jobholder is required to be registered with the SSSC and have a satisfactory PVG check.

The jobholder will undertake training specified within the Unit’s training & staff development plan in relation to administration of medication.

CLOSING DATE - Sunday 8th November 2026

Job Advert

Directorate: Health & Social Care

Location: Highbank Intermediate Care

Contract Status: Permanent

Hours of Work: 24 hours per week

Weeks per year: 52

Please note that it is Midlothian Councils policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.

Based on 24 hours over 52 weeks per year, the minimum actual salary for this position is £19461.05 per annum.

Requirements

This post is considered Regulated Work with 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 Protected Adults.

Successful candidates will require PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Protected Adults, You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit

www.disclosurescotland.gov.uk

Once you have submitted your application and this has been processed you will be notified by email from Disclosure Scotland that your certificate is available to view. Once you have viewed your certificate you will be allowed to share this with your employer and it is only available for 14 days from the first day you have viewed the certificate. If you do not grant access to Midlothian Council to view before access is removed, a further application will need to be generated, and this will incur an additional cost.

Please note:

If you have spent more than 3 months working or living outwith the UK in the last 5 years then you will also be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. Details of how to apply and contact details can be found on the

GOV.UKwebsite.

SSSC registration is an essential requirement of this role. If you are appointed and are not already a member of the relevant section of the SSSC Register, you will be required to apply for registration within 3 months of your start date to ensure that you are registered within the required 6 months.

Additional Information

If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please email [e-mail] to discuss with member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number.

Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation, changing and improving the way it delivers services in Midlothian. As a consequence, there are a number of existing employees for whom we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment within the Council in accordance with our legal obligations. Candidates are advised that, for some vacancies, internal candidates in this situation will be interviewed before the wider selection pool and a slightly longer delay may be experienced before application outcomes can be advised to you. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

If you are a trainee of a Midlothian Council Training Programme, have a disability or you are a care experienced young person who has previously been a looked after child, you are eligible for a guaranteed interview if you meet the essential criteria for the post.