Social Care Worker (Predominantly Nights) - Fernlea Care Services - SIC08267

Shetland Islands Council; Scotland; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government authority in Scotland is seeking a compassionate and respectful Social Care Worker to provide direct support to individuals in their community. The role involves ensuring high standards of care to help maximize independence and dignity for those with varying abilities. Ideal candidates will be kind, patient, and possess a full UK driving licence. This part-time position offers an excellent salary and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Excellent Salary and Conditions

Generous holiday allowance

Local Government Pension scheme

Flexible working policies

Training and development opportunities

Distant islands allowance

Qualifications

• Ability to drive with a full driving licence is highly desirable.
• Experience in care settings is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to individuals in a variety of settings.
• Ensure high standards of care and support to maximize individual independence.
• Support people with varying abilities and complex needs.

Skills

Compassion

Patience

Respect

Empathy

Job description

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Social Care Workers (Entry/Main) – Community Care Resources

‘Are you looking for an opportunity to make a positive difference to someone’s life?’

Can you show us how you would treat the people we support, with the dignity and respect they deserve? Are you kind, caring and compassionate and a good listener who is patient?

If caring comes naturally to you and you find reward in supporting people, this could be the perfect job for you!

No qualification? No Problem! Although experience and qualifications are always desirable, for Entry Grade Social Care Workers your personal values and attitude are the most important attributes. We are looking for thoughtful, caring and inspiring people to join our team!

Community Care Resources – what we do:

Community Care Resources provides a range of person centred services to adults with identified care needs through the provision of Day Care Services, Care at Home and Residential Services.

What you’ll be doing:

As a Social Care Worker in Community Care Resources:

• You will be responsible for providing direct support to individuals in a variety of settings.
• You will play a key role ensuring that individuals receive high standards of care and support to help maximise their independence and dignity throughout their lives.
• You will support people with varying abilities and complex needs, enabling them to achieve their goals, identified priorities and personal outcomes.
• You will work as part of a team to provide the highest quality of care. This may include; intimate personal care, developing daily living skills, training, social activities and other meaningful activity in accordance with individual needs and wishes, whilst supporting individuals, as far as possible, to avoid danger and harm.
• You must evidence that you can demonstrate the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) core values of;

• Respect
• Collaboration,
• Participation & Dignity and Empowerment

What’s in it for you? Following a review of responsibilities and reward for social care worker roles across Council services, it was recognised that an uplift in salary was required. In this respect, you’ll be undertaking valuable work in more than one way! Your benefit package includes:

• Excellent Salary and Conditions
• Distant islands allowance
• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• A varied and interesting workload
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Various other employee benefits

Do you share our values?

In Shetland Islands Council, Excellent service is at the heart of everything we do. We provide excellent service by taking personal responsibility and working well together.

It is important that you share our values and would demonstrate this by:

• Providing an excellent level of service, by making sure you understand, meet and manage our service users’ needs.
• Working in an open and honest way, reflecting on your performance and looking for opportunities to improve and develop.
• Having a positive attitude by being open-minded, fair, respectful, trustworthy and honest.
• Taking your responsibilities as an employee of the council seriously.

Social Care Workers shall provide care in a variety of settings including within the community. Therefore the worker will, in the majority of cases, be required to travel to undertake their duties. An ability to drive with a full driving licence is therefore highly desirable and may be essential depending on the demands of the service. The travel requirements of each post will be made clear through the recruitment & selection process.

Above all else we’re looking for someone who’s compassionate, respectful, empathetic and honest, with a values and integrity to make a very real and positive difference to the people we support.

For further details relating to this post, please contact: Kate Wills, Team Leader, Telephone [phone] or email [e-mail]

Find out more about:

• Social Care careers in Shetland: here
• Values for a career in Social Care: here
• Living and working in Shetland: here
• The Shetland Islands Council: here

Additional Information

• The grade of this post is G/H
• This post is not career graded - your salary placement will depend on your experience and qualifications
• Rate of pay shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £1.4808 per hour
• Permanent part-time post for 25 hours, 52.18 weeks per year.
• Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made
• The successful candidate will have to complete registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) when they begin in post
• This vacancy does not meet Home Office rules for UK visa sponsorship. Please only apply if you do not require UK visa sponsorship.
• A relocation package does not apply to this post
• We will pay interview expenses from within Shetland
• We are happy to talk flexible working
• The post is predominantly working nights

During the application process you are required to give the names of two persons not related to you, who we can contact to provide a reference to support your application.

This post is based at Fernlea Care Services, Whalsay, Shetland.

For further details relating to this post, please contact: Kate Wills, Team Leader, Telephone [phone] or email [e-mail]

If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.