Care Assistant
Fife Council, Gardeners Land, Fife
Care Assistant
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Fife Council, Gardeners Land, Fife
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 4 days ago, 31 Mar | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: c4a3250edaf64ef0bc98a50f598a150c
Full Job Description
Thank you for your interest in the position of Care Assistant within Accommodation with Care and Support and Housing Support. The service sits within the Complex and Critical Care Portfolio, which forms part of Fife Health and Social Care Partnership. The Partnership delivers a significant range of delegated services for a population of around 370,000 across the Kingdom of Fife. We are a forward-thinking service constantly seeking to deliver high quality, person-centred care and support to service users, which is aligned to the Health and Social Care Standards, Fife's Health and Social Care Partnerships Strategic Objectives, and the National Wellbeing Outcomes. Supporting adults with Learning Disabilities and/or mental health disorders in their own homes.,
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Whilst this is an emotionally and physically demanding role, if you relish a challenge, have sound values, a caring attitude and have a passion to provide the best outcomes for vulnerable people, then this post will provide a great opportunity for you to realise your potential and influence the life of others. This role involves a wide range of shift patterns including: day shifts, late shifts, sleepovers, nightshifts and weekend working. Applicants must be able to do all shift patterns. Support can be within a single tenancy, a group home or the Respite Unit; successful applicants will also be expected to be able to lone work and have the ability to travel throughout Fife. Successful applicants will be provided with a comprehensive induction and all necessary training such as Moving and Handling, CALM, ESCAPES, Dysphagia etc. The person must: - Have a caring attitude
- The ability to manage and prioritise workload
- Be able to work with minimal supervision
- Have good team working skills
- Have excellent literacy skills
- Have good IT skills
- Be able to provide support to individuals with personal care needs
- Be able to work with other professionals
- Be able to undertake physical tasks e.g. being able to comfortably kneel on beds and floors and able to rise without difficulty
- Be willing and able to travel throughout Fife when needed
- Be flexible, Must have or be willing to achieve in the first period of registration, the Social Services and Healthcare SCQF level 5 (equivalent to SVQ2) or equivalent to meet Scottish Social Services Council registration. Communication skills, organisational skills, ability to manage and prioritise workload, ability to work with minimal supervision, team working skills, literacy skills, basic IT skills. Ability to provide support to individuals with personal care needs, medication administration, budgeting, cooking and cleaning, moving & handling, ability to undertake physical tasks e.g. being able to comfortably kneel on beds and floors and able to rise without difficulty. You are required to register with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up employment in this role and to complete the required Post Registration Training and Learning (PRTL) over the first registration period.
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Fife Council
View full company profileWe employ approximately 18,000 employees who provide 900 different services to over 365,000 people yet we have one of the highest overall customer satisfaction ratings for a Council in the UK. The services we provide range from education, social work, housing, and community services to transportation, looking after the environment and developing the economy. We are a large organisation and have a wide range of job roles from teachers, social care workers, community education workers, and planners, to support roles, like accountancy, IT and HR, not to mention communications and marketing, and law. Fife Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and we encourage applications from all sectors of the community. In addition, we are a Disability Confident employer and as users of the scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. If you're looking for a real career challenge, you'll find it here in Fife!
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