Care at Home Assistant – ORK07647 Part Time

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ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE
Care at Home

Care at Home Assistant (15 posts)

4 x 26 hours per week
3 x 30 hours per week
2 x 17.5 hours per week
1 x 25.66 hours per week
1 x 14 hours per week
1 x 19.5 hours per week
1 x 18.75 hours per week
1 x 20.25 hours per week
1 x 26.25 hours per week

Shift working over 7 days
£29,618 – £30,319 pro rata/ £15.36 – £15.72 per hour (including shift allowance and Distant Islands Allowance)

Orkney Islands Council’s Care at Home Service is part of the fabric of our community. Our teams of skilled Home Carers make a world of difference to the people who use our Care at Home Service by providing the best possible care and support that enables people to remain in their own homes. Whether we are providing one shower visit a week or four visits daily to assist with a variety of needs from washing and dressing, assisting with medication or serving a meal, our Home Carers are making a huge difference to the lives of the people supported by the Service.

So, I ask you; are you a caring, compassionate and reliable person who is interested in supporting people in your own local community? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of people within your community? Do you want to help people thrive, not just survive? Then being a Home Carer could be just the job you are looking for. We are looking for people who share our values, people who share our commitment to providing a high quality of service while continually striving to be the best they can be by:
• providing excellent care and support to all of our Service Users
• showing dignity and respect to all of the people we work with
• working well together as a Home Care team.

To get an idea of what our home carers do and for further information, please click on the link below or copy and paste it into your browser:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXyjoxZdL5xQ2efp0HcQMv8G9o9W93mAC 
www.orkney.gov.uk/WeCare 

You should preferably hold a minimum qualification of an SVQ 2 Social Services and Healthcare at SCQF Level 6 or other relevant qualification to enable registration with the SSSC as a Worker in a Care at Home Service OR achieve this qualification within 5 years of appointment. You are required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of appointment.

The post is subject to Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme in respect of regulated work with adults.

You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Orkney to meet the operational requirements of the Service.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake a compulsory two-week induction training programme.

Prospective applicants are invited to discuss the post by contacting Dominic Wilson – Lead Social Care Coordinator – Care at Home & Mobile Responder Service on Tel: 01856 888 390.

Closing Date: Sunday 19 November 2023

Please note that interview expenses and/or relocation expenses are not payable for this post.