Sessional Home Carers (Various posts/hours) (Dumbarton/Alexandria/Clydebank) - WDN05598

West Dunbartonshire Council; Scotland; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

West Dunbartonshire Council is hiring Care at Home staff to provide essential support to vulnerable residents. This role plays a crucial part in enabling individuals to stay safe and well in their own homes, with a focus on compassion and independence. Successful candidates will receive comprehensive training and benefits such as flexible working and access to a pension scheme.

Benefits

Access to Local Government pension scheme

Minimum 24 days annual leave, increasing to 34

Access to employee wellbeing supports

Qualifications

• Membership with the PVG scheme is essential.
• Compassionate and dedicated individuals are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supporting elderly, disabled, and vulnerable residents.
• Enabling clients to maintain independence and tackle loneliness.

Education

SVQ2 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Job Description

Hourly rate £14.43.

Are you interested in working as part of a team, providing care and support that enables people to stay safe and well in their own home? Care at Home staff perform a vital role in our communities supporting elderly, disabled, and vulnerable residents day in, day out. Without them, everyday tasks would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, for these people.

Care at Home staff can often be the only person their client sees or speaks to from day-to-day, so they also play a crucial role in tackling loneliness and isolation. We are looking for dedicated, enthusiastic, and compassionate people to join our Care at Home Team based in Dumbarton, Alexandria, and Clydebank to support members of the community in maintaining their independence at home and achieving their personal aims and objectives.
We provide paid comprehensive induction and training for all staff, including SVQ2 in Health & Social Care. For those seeking regular, scheduled work, there is a rolling rota pattern.

Requirements

This post is considered Regulated Work with Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007, and membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Further details of this scheme can be found here.

Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.

Responsibilities

The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975. Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which, for other purposes, are "spent" under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment, any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action.

The Individual

The successful candidate will benefit from the following:

• WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work-life balance.
• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer's contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits.
• A minimum of 24 days annual leave, increasing by a day each year up to 34 days, as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year.
• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if needed.
• For more information about West Dunbartonshire Council, please visit: About Us.
• More information on the benefits of working within West Dunbartonshire Council can be found here: Benefits of Working with us.