1 Social Services / Housing, Adult Social Work jobs in Tranent, East Lothian

Care Assistant

Edinburgh

Full Time, Permanent

Our client is seeking enthusiastic and reliable carers to join their team. They are a small independent Care at Home Provider based in Currie offering services to clients in their own homes. The areas they cover are Balerno, Currie, Juniper Green and Baberton.

They provide support in all aspects of daily living, including personal care, medication, mobility/transfers, shopping, food preparation, companionship, laundry, light housework, and outings.

This role offers you the opportunity to use your skills and experience to help some of the most vulnerable in our community and to make a significant difference to the quality of their lives.

You will be:

• A positive and adaptable individual
• Have excellent interpersonal and observational skills
• Where necessary able to work on your own.
• Have experience of working with older people and assisting them in their daily routines and personal care would be considered an asset however if you don’t have experience, we will provide full training.

Successful candidates will share our clients ethos and will always be willing to go the extra mile for their clients as they believe that caring for others is highly valued, whether in a professional or informal capacity. They provide full training, mentoring and support to all staff and further opportunities of career development through additional training and qualifications like SVQs.

They are a flexible employer and have a number of full, part time and weekend opportunities available. Our client offers a competitive hourly rate. Car and Driving licence are preferred.