Community Care Assistant - Community Equipment Stores in Edinburgh

Community Care Assistant
Community Equipment Stores

Salary: £30,188 - £34,452 (pro rated for part time)
Hours: 32 per week, 52 weeks per year

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the Assistive Living Team, within ATEC24.

The Assistive Living Team (ALT) provides a pro-active, preventative approach to individuals with less complex needs, who may benefit from the provision of equipment, telecare and community-based devices/services. This is provided offering specialist advice and undertaking holistic, person-centred assessments and reviews.

ATEC24 provides equipment, alarms and telecare services to citizens across Edinburgh. The Assistive Living Team is focussed on the implementation of a pro-active approach to equipment and telecare provision/services. The team is responsible for carrying out non-complex assessments and reviews, providing advice and installing equipment.

The successful candidate will be part of a small team of CCAs, led by a Senior Occupational Therapist at ATEC24. The post holder will be required to drive a small CEC van, to carry out home visits to citizens living across the city of Edinburgh.

Major Tasks

• Complete non-complex assessments with a range of citizens from a wide diversity of needs and backgrounds. This includes working with citizens with physical disabilities and mental health difficulties.
• Identify and implement appropriate services to meet assessed needs, primarily including the provision of bathing, toileting, showering and aids for daily living.
• Contribute to the prevention of Falls and take an active role in equipment training.
  

The team are currently working in a hybrid capacity; applicants should therefore be flexible to adapt their work location as necessary.

The post holder will work within CEC core working hours.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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