Home Carer

Fife Council; Cowdenbeath; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Scotland seeks caring and compassionate individuals for a care at home role. You will support service users in their homes, promoting independence and providing quality care. The position requires good communication skills and the ability to work with various agencies. A competitive salary and multiple benefits, including a pension scheme and travel expenses, are offered.

Benefits

Enhancements for unsocial hours

Generous pension scheme

Holiday entitlement starting at 24 days

Comprehensive induction programme

Support for training opportunities

Qualifications

• Caring, compassionate and motivated individuals.
• Understanding of Health and Social Care Standards.
• Ability to work with other agencies for effective care.

Responsibilities

• Support service users to maximize their independence.
• Build effective relationships with service users and families.
• Travel across the wider Fife area for home visits.

Skills

Good communication skills

Ability to build effective working relationships

Caring and compassionate

Education

Hold or be able to work towards SVQ 2

Job description

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Job Details

An exciting opportunity has arisen for caring, compassionate and enthusiastic individuals to join our care at home teams in the Fife Health and Social Care Partnership Localities.

We are looking for motivated and driven individuals with good values and a genuine interest in the care and support of service users in the local communities, you will be a people person who is passionate about supporting our service users to maximise their independence, to remain living in their own homes. You will go home each day with a sense of achievement knowing you have made a difference to those that you support.

Fife Council is committed to delivering services which are responsive, reliable, efficient and effective.

We offer a competitive salary, and you will have access to a range of benefits, including:

• Enhancements for unsocial hours, including weekends and public holidays.
• As thisrole involves attending service user homes, you must be able to travel across the wider Fife area. A vehicle may be provided, but where you are required to use your own vehicle, travel expenses will be paid – we pay 45 per mile to staff using their own car.
• A generous pension scheme and holiday entitlement of 24 days rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service (pro-rata).
• Access to a 4 week comprehensive induction programme and support with a range of training opportunities and qualifications that you will need for the job.

You will also be provided with a uniform and a smartphone.

A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for.

The Person

• Caring, compassionate and motivated with good values and a genuine interest in providing quality care and support to service users.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with service users and their families.
• Abilityto work with other Council services and partner agencies to support the effective planning and delivery of care and support within our service.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Health and Social Care Standards and be able to put these into practice.
• Hold or be able to work towards SVQ 2 as required by Scottish Social Services Council within the time frames set at point of registration. Once qualification achieved it is the person’s responsibility to inform Scottish Social Services Council timeously.
• You are required to register with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up employment in this role and to complete the required Post Registration Training and Learning (PRTL) over the first registration period. It is the person’s responsibility to notify the SSSC of any changes to personal or work details timeously.

Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

As this role requires SSSC registration, the successful applicant will have three months to apply for registration.

If appointed, you must start your application as soon as possible so you're registered within the required six months. More details are included in the role profile