Domestic Assistant

Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership; Oban; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Join our dedicated team at Eadar Glinn Home in Oban, providing essential support to residents in a caring environment. This part-time role requires compassion and an ability to communicate effectively, enabling you to make a positive impact in their daily lives. You'll benefit from a supportive workplace culture and have opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Generous Leave Entitlement

Cycle to Work Scheme

Discounts on Gym Memberships

Wellbeing Initiatives

Qualifications

• Ability to engage with residents and adapt to changes.
• Experience in a caring environment preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cleanliness in designated areas and assist with laundry duties.
• Support residents in daily activities and adhere to health & safety standards.

Skills

Compassion

Good Communication

Flexibility

Empathy

Teamwork

Job description

Location: Eader Glinn HFE Drummore Road Oban, PA34 4JL

Salary: £25,002 - £25,311 per year pro rata

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 18.5 hours per week

Service: Health and Social Care Partnership

We would love to welcome you to join our friendly team in Eadar Glinn Home, working for Argyll and Bute, one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. Let us tell you about why this could be a great move for you.

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

You could be part of a dedicated team in providing excellent standards to the environment for adults living in Eadar Glinn Home.

Working with the Domestic Supervisor and the team to support the service of the Home.

As a team member you will be ensuring designated areas within the home are clean and undertake laundry and other household duties.

Promoting and adhering to Argyll & Bute policies and procedures, including Health & Safety.

Being part of residents’ daily lives, and supportive to the service to meet standards set out by Health & Social Care Standards, My support, My life.

Be part of a profession where continued learning and development is essential in supporting vulnerable adults and the wider community in Argyll & Bute Council.

Working alongside residents, carers and other professional staff as appropriate.

You require to be compassionate and understanding of others with an ability to empathise, as well as adapting to changes.

Good communication skills and the ability to be flexible as well as enthusiastic and able to use initiative and work well as part of a team.

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

Applicants should note that:-

• Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
• This post is not suitable for job share.
• The salary shown is the full time equivalent salary, the actual salary will be paid pro rata for the hours worked.
• The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 ( Exclusions and Exceptions ) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.
• This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with adults or both.

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Telephone Number: 01631 572193

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We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy