Domestic Support Assistant - Jewel House Care Home - 11641_1759241608

The City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council in Edinburgh is seeking a Domestic Support Assistant to work with vulnerable residents. This role does not require prior experience and is open to individuals from various backgrounds. The council offers excellent training and a range of employee benefits, including competitive pay and holiday entitlement. Opportunities for flexible working are also available.

Benefits

Excellent training

Good rates of pay

Generous pension scheme

Staff benefits

Qualifications

• Right values for working in social care.
• Open to candidates from various backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Support vulnerable residents in a care home.
• Work with children and/or protected adults.

Job description

Domestic Support Assistant
Jewel House Care Home

Overview

Salary: £24,796 - £25,041 (pro-rata for part-time). Hours: up to 36 per week, 52 weeks.

Social care is a challenging and rewarding career. Our domestic staff work with some of Edinburgh's most vulnerable residents. Working in Adult Social Care is a way to make a real difference to the lives of adults and it is extremely rewarding.

You don't need previous experience in Adult Social Care to apply for the role of Domestic Support Assistant. Whether your employment background is in retail, tourism, manufacturing or any other industry and you fancy a career change, all you need are the right values.

The roles available cover a variety of working patterns and shifts as well as full-time and part-time opportunities. If this fits in with what you are looking for then we would like to talk to you and see how we can support you in finding a rewarding career. We can offer you excellent training, good rates of pay, excellent holiday entitlement, a generous pension scheme and range of staff benefits.

Regulated status and pre-employment checks

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

Note: The description previously included duplicate PVG information. The above consolidates that content.

Salary context

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

Our culture and opportunities

We’re committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

How to learn more

You can find out more on Our Behaviours page: Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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