Social Care Worker - South Lodge - SOA13280 - SOA13280

South Ayrshire; Ayr; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Wellbeing initiatives

Car leasing scheme

Discounts on retailers

Cycle to Work Scheme

Scotwest Credit Union

Job summary

South Ayrshire Council invites applications for Social Care Worker at South Lodge. The role focuses on ensuring the wellbeing of residents and maintaining high standards of care and practice within the unit.

As a frontline worker, you will contribute to delivering compassionate support, adhere to PVG requirements, and benefit from generous annual leave, wellbeing schemes, and access to salary sacrifice schemes and other lifestyle benefits.

Responsibilities

• To ensure the wellbeing of residents by maintaining recognised standards of both care and practice within the unit.

Job description

Social Care Worker - South Lodge - SOA13280 - SOA13280

To ensure the well-being of residents by maintaining recognised standards of both care and practice within the unit.

RESPONSIBILITIES

ABOUT US

South Ayrshire is at the heart of historic Ayrshire, with a wealth of local heritage and culture, first class leisure amenities, world-wide travel links, diverse landscapes and thriving communities.

Making a difference for our communities is at the heart of what we do and working with us means, you can use your skills, knowledge and experience to help us do just that. We currently employ around 6000 people to serve a population of more than 112,000 people located across a diverse area that includes the towns of Ayr, Girvan, Maybole, Prestwick and Troon as well as small rural villages, coastline and farmland.

We are an ambitious Council, and we aim to place people at the centre of everything we do as we look to deliver the best possible outcomes. We are ambitious for our communities too and our new Council Plan is based on priorities and outcomes that we believe will have the greatest impact on the wellbeing of our communities, our local economy, and our environment.

BENEFITS

Here's what we can offer!

• Generous annual leave entitlement and enhanced leave scheme (purchase of up to 2 weeks' holidays)
• Wellbeing initiatives and Occupational Health services
• A healthy environment supportive of work-life balance and caring responsibilities
• Car leasing scheme
• Discounts on major supermarkets and retailers, cinemas and gym memberships (including Council leisure facilities)
• Purchase of white goods and more via salary sacrifice
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Scotwest Credit Union

REQUIREMENTS

This post is considered to be Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) (PVG) Act 2007. Accordingly, the preferred candidate will be required to become a member of the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update if already a Scheme member, prior to any formal offer of employment being made. If you wish further information on the PVG Scheme you can visit the Disclosure Scotland website at

www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.

Please note you may be required to meet PVG costs.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The grade of this post is Level 5.

The work style for this post is Frontline worker