Social Care Workers

Falkirk Council; Falkirk; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Falkirk Council offers two full-time temporary roles for social care workers in the Summerford House Reablement service, supporting older adults' independence post-hospitalization. Candidates should have experience in elderly care, effective communication skills, and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team. Role includes shift work covering evenings and weekends with training opportunities available.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience or understanding of care needs of older people.
• Skilled in assessment and recording.
• Must register with SSSC as a Practitioner in Care Home Services.

Responsibilities

• Support admissions from hospital and the community.
• Provide direct care to achieve service users' goals.
• Deliver person-centred reablement care.

Skills

Good communication skills

Flexible positive attitude

Teamwork

Initiative

Education

SVQ Level 3 in social care

Job description

Salary: £29,941 - £32,082 per year

Contract Type: Temporary

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 37 hours per week

Job Advert

Summerford House Reablement service is a 27 bedded resource centre providing short term reablement care to adults over the age of 55 within the Falkirk area. Taking a “doing with” approach we support people to rebuild, retain or regain their skills and confidence – maximising independence to support a safe discharge home.

We are offering two exciting full time opportunities to join our experienced, motivated and passionate team. Working in a fast-paced environment you will support admissions from hospital and the community, working with the service users to achieve and maintain their independence. You will work as part of a team of social care staff, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and rehab support workers, working jointly as part of Falkirk Health & Social Care Partnerships multi disciplinary teams providing direct care to support service users to achieve their goals, maximise their independence and support a safe discharge home.

You will work to Health and Social Care Standards My Support My Life to deliver a high level of person centred reablement care and will be supported with training and development opportunities to fulfil your role as social care worker.

You must have experience of or an understanding of the care needs of older people and the effects of ageing and disability. You will be skilled in assessment and recording. You must have good communication skills, a flexible positive attitude and be able to work as part of a team but also to manage your own workload, use your initiative and work on your own.

Temporary 18 month contracts of 37 hours per week – you will be required to work on a shift rota basis covering a variety of shifts which will include evenings and weekends.

An SVQ level 3 in social care or the willingness to work towards this together with moving and handling training would be desirable.

You must be able to register with the SSSC as a Practitioner in Care Home Services for older adults and hold or obtain the relevant qualification within the regulatory time scale of three years.

If you are the successful candidate, you will be required to gain and maintain PVG scheme membership.