Social Care Worker – Home Care and Reablement Service – EDN25162 Full Time & Part Time

Job Description

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

Social Care Worker – Home Care and Reablement Service
Various locations

Salary: £22,185 – £24,590 per year (pro-rata for part time)
Hours: Various see below

4 on 4 off dayshift only – 8.00am to 1.00pm (17.5 hours per week)
4 on 4 off backshift only – 4.00pm to 10.00pm (21 hours per week)
4 on 4 off split shifts – 8.00am to 1.00pm and 4.45pm – 10.00pm (36 hours per week)

An exciting opportunity is available to those who would like to come and join us as

Social Care Workers within the Home Care and Reablement Service.

Do you want to make a positive difference to the lives of others?

Our Home Care and Reablement services provide support to the citizens of Edinburgh in their own homes to enable them to achieve as much independence as they can. We operate seven days a week with a focus on supporting service

users to regain or attain skills and abilities. This brings positive and life changing improvements to those we work with .Do you have experience of working in a care environment?

We are looking for individuals who have experience of working in a care environment. We will provide you with training to enable you to undertake the role and assist you in developing your skills.

What does the role entail?

As a Social Care Worker within the service, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Community Nurses and Social Care professionals with the aim of supporting, motivating,

and inspiring people to re-learn daily skills and enhance their quality of life. This may be required following a period in hospital or to prevent admission to hospital. You may be required to undertake intimate personal and stoma care. (full training is provided).

This post will require you to have obtained SSSC Registration within 6 months of employment

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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