Care Assistant - Carer Support Service

Can you show us how you would treat the people we support, with the dignity and respect they deserve? If caring comes naturally to you and you find reward in supporting people, this could be the perfect job for you!

Although experience and qualifications are always desirable, for Entry Grade Social Care Workers your personal values and attitude are the most important attributes.

Community Care Resources provides a range of person centred services to adults with identified care needs through the provision of Day Care Services, Care at Home and Residential Services.

As a Social Care Worker in Community Care Resources:

• You will be responsible for providing direct support to individuals in a variety of settings.
• You will play a key role ensuring that individuals receive high standards of care and support to help maximise their independence and dignity throughout their lives.
• You will support people with varying abilities and complex needs, enabling them to achieve their goals, identified priorities and personal outcomes.
• You will work as part of a team to provide the highest quality of care, including intimate personal care, developing daily living skills, training, social activities and other meaningful activity in accordance with individual needs and wishes, whilst supporting individuals, as far as possible, to avoid danger and harm.

You must evidence that you can demonstrate the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) core values.

Your benefit package includes:

• Excellent Salary and Conditions
• Distant islands allowance
• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Excellent training and development opportunities

In Shetland Islands Council, excellent service is at the heart of everything we do. We provide excellent service by taking personal responsibility and working well together. Providing an excellent level of service, by making sure you understand, meet and manage our service users' needs. Working in an open and honest way, reflecting on your performance and looking for opportunities to improve and develop.

Social Care Workers shall provide care in a variety of settings including within the community. Therefore the worker will, in the majority of cases, be required to travel to undertake their duties. An ability to drive with a full driving licence is therefore highly desirable and may be essential depending on the demands of the service. The travel requirements of each post will be made clear through the recruitment & selection process.

Above all else we’re looking for someone who’s compassionate, respectful, empathetic and honest, with values and integrity to make a very real and positive difference to the people we support.

Rate of pay shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £1.5523 per hour.

Permanent Full Time & Part Time posts available for up to 37 hours per week, 52.18 weeks per year.

The successful candidate will have to complete registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) when they begin in post.

A relocation package does not apply to this post.

You must have the ability to travel throughout Shetland at short notice and where public transport is limited.

We are happy to talk flexible working.

During the application process you are required to give the names of two persons not related to you, who we can contact to provide a reference to support your application.

This post is based at Isleshavn Care Centre, Mid Yell, Yell, Shetland.

If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.

The Islands have a thriving and diverse economy full of opportunities and offer residents the ideal work/life balance. Shetland combines stunning coastal landscapes and wide open spaces with friendly, bustling island communities. Factor in Shetland's impressive modern amenities, highly regarded schools and the Islands offer a work life balance rarely found elsewhere.