Relief Care Assistant

Fife Council; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government service provider in Kirkcaldy is seeking motivated individuals to join their care home team. This role involves providing support to older people in making choices about their daily lives and accessing community activities. Candidates should have or be working towards SVQ 2 qualification. Flexibility and teamwork are essential to succeed in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Must be able to provide care and support that meets health and social care standards.
• Capable of working with other services to plan and deliver care.
• Ability to work flexibly within a dynamic team.

Responsibilities

• Support service users to make their own choices and decisions.
• Encourage service users to access activities and achieve personal outcomes.
• Promote social inclusion and personal independence.

Skills

Positive support skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Education

SVQ 2 qualification

Job description

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Older People’s Services has 8 residential services across Fife, with a team based in each service. You can view each of the service locations, listed at the top of this advert, and will be asked to provide your location preference at interview.

The successful candidate will work on a relief / casual basis within the care home which includes early shifts, late shifts, and a period of night duty. Unsocial hours will be paid at the basic rate plus 1/3 hourly rate.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for skilled and enthusiastic individuals to join our care home team in Fife Council’s Residential and Day Services.

We are looking for motivated and driven individuals with good values and a genuine interest in the care and support of older people within the care homes. This will involve providing positive support and encouragement for people to make their own choices and decisions in all aspects of their daily lives, as well as providing flexible support to enable the service users to access activities and achieve their personal outcomes. This will involve promoting social inclusion by working with service users to maximise their personal independence, health, wellbeing, and access to service opportunities in their local communities.

The care homes in Fife provide ongoing care and support to vulnerable older people. The care home also supports a respite, STAR unit, and a day service.

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

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

• Must have or be able to work towards the required qualification SVQ 2, as required by the Scottish Social Services Council. Within the timeframes set at the point of registration, once the qualification is achieved, it is the person's responsibility to inform the Scottish Social Services Council accordingly.
• Provide care and support which meets the Health and Social Care standards.
• Must be able to work with other Council services and partner agencies to support the effective planning and delivery of care and support within our service.
• You should be able to work flexibly and creatively within a dynamic and ambitious team.

Before confirming 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.