Casual Care Assistant — Flexible Shifts in Housing

Bield Housing and Care; Scotland; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual Assistant hourly rate is £13.66

We pay 50% of the cost of Disclosure  

Flexible working hours including even­

Job summary

Bield Housing & Care is seeking Casual Assistants to join its Retirement Housing and Retirement Housing with Meals services across multiple communities in West Lothian. The role offers flexible casual shifts, training provided, and the chance to gain experience in social care while supporting older people in our housing and care services.

You will help with cleaning, meal preparation and delivery, and provide practical help to tenants. A good attitude and reliability are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience of a similar type of role would be an advantage but is not an essential requirement as training will be provided.
• You should bring to the role a genuine interest in working with older people and an ability to respond calmly to requests for assistance.
• REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene Qualification or equivalent would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a range of cleaning duties to ensure that internal communal areas are clean, hygienic and meet the standards expected by our tenants and visitors to the development.
• Assist by preparing the dining room for mealtimes, heating prepared meals and delivering them to tenants.
• On occasion, clean vacant flats and/or external pathways of the development and provide general and emergency assistance to tenants as required.
• Respond to property emergencies, taking appropriate action when the Manager is off duty and provide cover for the development office as required.
• Shifts will be offered on a casual basis to cover planned and emergency leave. Ability to accept shifts at short notice would be desirable, however not essential.

Job description

Bield Housing & Care is seeking Casual Assistants to join its Retirement Housing and Retirement Housing with Meals services across multiple communities in West Lothian. The role offers flexible casual shifts, training provided, and the chance to gain experience in social care while supporting older people in our housing and care services.

You will help with cleaning, meal preparation and delivery, and provide practical help to tenants. A good attitude and reliability are essential.