Social Care Assistant

NHS Scotland; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is recruiting for a Band 2 Social Care Assistant to join the team at the Mackintosh Centre in Mallaig. The Mackintosh Centre supports residential care in the Lochaber area for up to 8 residents.

Applications are welcome from people possessing excellent communication skills with a caring attitude. Training will be provided, and Gaelic speakers are welcome. The role emphasizes dignity and respect, helping residents to have a good quality of life.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills with a caring attitude.
• Training will be given.
• Experience not essential as training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Support residents to have a good quality of life.
• Treat residents with dignity and respect.
• Assist in residential care at Mackintosh Centre in Mallaig.

Skills

Communication skills

Caring attitude

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

The opportunity has risen for a Band 2 Social Care Assistant to join the team at the Mackintosh Centre in Mallaig. The Mackintosh Centre supports residential care in the Lochaber area for up to 8 residents.

Applications welcome from people possessing excellent communication skills with a caring attitude. Treating residents with dignity and respect whilst supporting them to have a good quality of life is at the core of what we do.

Full Details Of The Role Available In Job Description.

Experience not essential as training will be given.

Informal enquiries to Hannah Hardy, Care Home Manager, email: [e-mail] or Shanna Eddie, email: [e-mail]

This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa or a Health and Care Worker visa. NHS Highland is unable to provide candidates with a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for this role.

Applications are welcome from Gaelic speakers. / Tha fàilte air tagraidhean bho luchd‑labhairt na Gàidhlig.

NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.

Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and social care values.

Care and compassion

Dignity and respect

Openness, honesty and responsibility

Quality and teamwork