Care and Support Worker – South West Edinburgh Full Time & Part Time

Job Description

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

Care and Support Worker
South West Edinburgh including Currie and Firrhill Areas

Salary: £22,185 – £24,590 per year (pro-rata for part time)
Hours: Various hours – full time and part time available

An opportunity has arisen to join a new and exciting care and support service for adults with Learning Disabilities who have complex behavioural support and mental health needs in Currie.

The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership is developing resources to support people discharging from long term hospital inpatient services, into supported and shared community living. We are seeking experienced care staff to join our team, and develop their skills using Positive Behaviour Support approaches, supporting people with all aspects of daily living to ensure a good quality of life, learn new skills and actively participate within the local and wider community.

Successful candidates will undertake a robust learning and development programme in a variety of general and bespoke topics relating to people with Learning Disabilities and specific to individual needs. The Partnership are invested in supporting employees to enhance their learning further and to gain formal qualifications relevant to the role.

The posts will include non-standard working hours including evenings, weekends and nightshifts as part of a planned rota system.

It is a condition of this post that you register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and are required to do so within 6 months of employment and will be supported through this process. 

This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. 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 by the City of Edinburgh Council.

We’re committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.  

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