Social Care Assistant - ERN05911

East Renfrewshire Council; Busby; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Scotland seeks dedicated team members to join their Intensive Support Team, providing high quality care and support to older adults. Candidates must have experience with older adults and a compassionate understanding of Dementia support. Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) is required either at the start of employment or within three months. This role holds importance in fostering community well-being. Note: No Visa sponsorship is provided.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with older adults.
• Patience, sensitivity, and understanding of support needs of people with Dementia.
• Registration or eligibility to apply for Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) registration.

Responsibilities

• Ensure physical, social and emotional needs of individuals are met.
• Provide high quality care and support to older adults.
• Undertake a wide range of tasks and responsibilities to meet assessed outcomes.

Job description

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As part of a newly developed Intensive Support Team based at Bonnyton House Care Home working across East Renfrewshire you will ensure the physical, social and emotional needs of individuals are met by providing high quality care and support to older adults. You will undertake a wide range of tasks and responsibilities in order to meet the assessed outcomes of individuals and their carers. You must have experience of working with older adults and have patience, sensitivity and an understanding of the support needs of people with Dementia.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with protected adults. In addition to this, if you have lived or worked in any country outside the UK in the past 10 years, there may be a requirement for an overseas police check.

This post requires Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) registration. You must currently have registration or eligibility to apply from commencement of employment (you must apply to register within the first 3 months of employment to ensure registration is complete within 6 months of starting in your role).

East Renfrewshire Council has launched a new 15 year Community Planning Partnership vision called ‘A Place to Grow’. Please follow this link https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/placetogrow to watch a video and read our full plan which sets out our shared hopes and aspirations between now and 2040 so that East Renfrewshire is a place where everyone can flourish, thrive and grow.

Please note – all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences. Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

Please note East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.

As an employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our employees.

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