Home Care Worker (Part Time) (Temporary) - REN15129

Renfrewshire Council; Erskine; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Renfrewshire Council's Care at Home Services is seeking a Home Care Worker for Extra Care Housing on a temporary basis. The role involves assisting service users with personal care, meals, and daily living skills, and requires flexible, reliable team players to support 24/7 coverage.

The post is 25 hours per week on a 4 days on/4 days off rota, with training provided. Applicants should have care experience, be able to communicate effectively, hold or work toward SVQ Level 2 in Care (SCQF Level 5

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a care setting.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and speaking.
• Reliable and flexible team member.
• Willing to undertake Disclosure Scotland check.

Responsibilities

• Assist service users with personal care tasks.
• Help with meals and daily living activities.
• Support independence and skills development.
• Communicate changes in needs to the team.

Skills

Care experience

Team player

Effective communicator

Education

SVQ Level 2 in Care or SCQF Level 5+ or above

SSSC registration within 6 months

Job description

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Home Care Worker - Extra Care Housing (Temporary)

Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership Care at Home Services provide care and support to vulnerable people living at home, within the community, which includes four extra care housing developments across the authority. We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed, flexible and highly motivated individual to join our extra care team.

Extra care housing service operates 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Hours of work are 25 hours per week worked during core business times between 06:30-22:30hrs on a 4 days on/4 days off rota system. The post may require you to work across the service

Duties include assisting service users with all aspects of personal care including help with washing, dressing, toileting, medication, etc; help with preparing breakfast and other meals when necessary and assist service users to maintain and develop their daily living skills and improve independence.

You will require to undertake all relevant training for the post. It is essential that you have Experience of working in a care setting and delivering intimate personal care or in an informal or personal capacity; have an awareness of a range of long term conditions and have an understanding of the needs of people who require help from care services; be able to demonstrate within your application form that you are reliable and flexible with the ability to work as part of a team. You will also be required to demonstrate that you can communicate effectively (both verbal and in writing) and this would include monitoring and reporting changes in the identified needs of service users including the handling of sensitive information.

It is essential that you have a, positive and professional attitude and an ability to deal with unexpected events or emergency situations.

It is essential that you hold or have the capacity to achieve an SVQ Level 2 in Care or an equivalent qualification at level 5 (SCQF) or above. You must be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) or achieve registration within 6 months of your start date.

Please note that this post is temporary, subject to business needs and funding for 18 Months or until the requirement for the post ceases, whichever date is the earlier.

If successful, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland check, the level of check will be determined by the duties of the post. If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit www.disclosurescotland.co.uk .