SWRK G2 1644 - Home Carer (Campaign) - 1644-399448554

South Lanarkshire Council; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading council in Scotland is seeking passionate individuals to join their Care at Home Team. This role, suitable for applicants of all ages, offers the ability to make a significant impact on service users' lives through dedicated support and care. Key responsibilities include delivering high-quality services, working flexibly, and pursuing ongoing training and professional development.

Benefits

Up to 33 days annual leave

Employee discount scheme

Access to Local Government Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to work towards SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care if not already held.
• Experience in Care Services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care services to individuals in accordance with care plans.
• Demonstrate commitment to continuous improvement in service delivery.
• Work flexible hours including shifts, evenings, and weekends.

Skills

Flexibility

Initiative

Risk assessment

Education

SVQ Level 2 in Social Care

Job description

Salary: £17.04 to £18.45 per hour

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

We are looking for people of all ages, male and female to join our Care at Home Team.

If you are passionate about care and delivering services of the highest quality, we offer variety, development and career opportunities and the potential to make a difference to the lives of others.

We have permanent vacancies throughout South Lanarkshire, full-time and part-time.

The grade for these posts is Grade 2 level 3 - £17.04 to £17.51 per hour. As this is a shift working post, you will receive an additional 1 or 2 increment (depending on your shift pattern) and this will be consolidated into your salary. This role will require flexible evening and weekend working. For all shifts, the morning shift can start between 7am and 8am, and backshift can end between 9pm and 11pm.

We offer employees the training opportunities to develop skills in a supported and professional environment to make a real difference to the lives of others.

There is a responsibility for the post holder to demonstrate a commitment to quality service delivery through continuous improvement for the benefit of the Service and the Organisation.

To find out more about the Care at Home Service, the shift patterns and the various areas of services we cover visit here:

You will be promoting service users rights and choices. For more information please visit:

You must have SVQ Level 2 in Social Care, or equivalent, to fully meet SSSC registration requirements of the post.You must provide proof of your qualifications when applying for this post as part of your application

You will be required to demonstrate your ability to work at SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care as a minimum standard and be willing to work towards achieving this qualification if you do not already hold this qualification/equivalent or greater.

You will be required to work in accordance with a roster shift pattern.

Salary:£17.04 to £18.45 per hour dependent on shift pattern

Vacancy:Permanent

Applying for a Home Carer Position

When applying for a position of Home Carer we want to you to include the following:

• Provide examples of your work or other activities which demonstrate your ability or aptitude to undertake the duties of the post
• Provide an example of a time when you had to deal with a situation, where you had to act quickly, assess the risks, and use your initiative and judgement to deal with this? Tell us about what happened, what the risks were, how you used your skills to assess and mitigate the risks, and what was the overall outcome for the service user.
• Please provide your thoughts on what you feel would be important to the people you would be providing a service to, how you would approach this, and how you would support people while assessing risks.
• Provide examples of how you would be flexible to meet individual needs, and include details of a variety of situations from your own work experience that demonstrate this.
• Provide an example of a situation where you identified risks for an individual service user, describe what concerned you, why, what your actions were and what the overall outcome was for the service user.

When completing your application, please select one preferred location to work in from the following options:

• Care at Home - Rutherglen/Cambuslang
• Care at Home - Clydesdale
• Care at Home - East Kilbride
• Care at Home - Hamilton

Benefits of working for us

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council you will benefit from excellent terms and conditions of employment.

Not only will you receive an excellent rate of pay you will also benefit from:

• Flexible working hours, up to 33 days annual leave, 10 public holidays.
• Our employee discount scheme, discounted leisure membership, cycle to work scheme, physiotherapy, financial advice, employee counselling, complementary therapies, eye tests and occupation health support.
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme and the credit union.

Please Apply online -All correspondence will be via your email address.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

This post is considered a Regulated Role working with adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with adults.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunitiesand Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community.As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.