Community Care Assistant (Supported Decision Making) - Elgin House, Ailsa Hospital - SOA11615 - SOA1

South Ayrshire Council; Ayr; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Scotland seeks an individual to work with the Mental Health Officer team, focusing on assessments and supported decision-making for community members. The role requires engagement with individuals in both community and acute settings. Understanding social care support and knowledge of power of attorney options is essential. This temporary position offers a hybrid work model and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Excellent pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing initiatives

Car leasing scheme

Discounts on retail and leisure

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in undertaking assessments and care planning.
• Ability to engage with community members effectively.
• Familiarity with anticipatory care plans.

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessments for individuals needing future social work services.
• Work with other services to achieve early interventions.
• Promote supported decision making by engaging with the community.

Skills

Understanding of community social care support

Knowledge of power of attorney options

Promoting supported decision making

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside the statutory Mental Health Officer team as we enhance our supported decision making service. The post holder will undertake assessments for people who require or are likely to require a future social work service. The post holder will be required to work closely with other services to ensure we achieve early interventions and supports for people in the community and acute settings. The focus of the assessments undertaken will be to fully consider the persons decision making, how they can be supported with current and future decisions and undertaking anticipatory care planning.

You should have a good understanding of community social care support in order to support people to form anticipatory care plans. In addition you should have a strong working knowledge of options available to support people with their future decision making, primarily power of attorney's.

The post holder will promote supported decision making by attending local events and directly engaging with members of our community.

The post holder will also undertake assessments for people in hospital with the aim of supporting the person home at the earliest opportunity.

This role is focused on providing a person centred, early intervention and empowering service to ensure people are considering their current and future care needs.

To find out more information or an informal chat please contact Jenni Hemphill or Iain Pettigrew on 01292 293822.

Responsibilities

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About Us

South Ayrshire is at the heart of historic Ayrshire, with a wealth of local heritage and culture, first class leisure amenities, world-wide travel links, diverse landscapes and thriving communities.

Making a difference for our communities is at the heart of what we do and working with us means, you can use your skills, knowledge and experience to help us do just that. We currently employ around 6000 people to serve a population of more than 112,000 people located across a diverse area that includes the towns of Ayr, Girvan, Maybole, Prestwick and Troon as well as small rural villages, coastline and farmland.

We are an ambitious Council, and we aim to place people at the centre of everything we do as we look to deliver the best possible outcomes. We are ambitious for our communities too and our new Council Plan is based on priorities and outcomes that we believe will have the greatest impact on the wellbeing of our communities, our local economy, and our environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Excellent pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement and enhanced leave scheme (purchase of up to 2 weeks' holidays)
• Wellbeing initiatives and Occupational Health services
• A healthy environment supportive of work-life balance and caring responsibilities
• Car leasing scheme
• Discounts on major supermarkets and retailers, cinemas and gym memberships (including Council leisure facilities)
• Purchase of white goods and more via salary sacrifice
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Scotwest Credit Union

Requirements

This post is considered to be Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) (PVG) Act 2007. Accordingly, the preferred candidate will be required to become a member of the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update if already a Scheme member, prior to any formal offer of employment being made. If you wish further information on the PVG Scheme you can visit the Disclosure Scotland website at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk .

Please note you may be required to meet PVG costs.

Additional Information

Interviews for this post are scheduled for 07/10/2025.

This post is temporary until 12/01/2027.

The grade of this post is Level 8.

The work style for this post is Hybrid Worker.

Hybrid Workers

The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly between home and the office and the frequency for attending the office may vary depending on the exigencies of the service.